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MSC Aggie Cinema

Director

Posted 10 days ago
Closing on Mar 31, 2025 11:59 pm

All Directors have the following responsibilities: 

  1. Attend weekly Executive Team meetings (time TBC) and General Committee meetings (Tuesdays at 7 pm).
  2. Be a supportive, welcoming, and active member of the MSC Aggie Cinema team.
  3. Contribute to fall and spring newsletter
  4. Support the purpose of MSC Aggie Cinema at programs, meetings, socials and when representing Aggie Cinema outside of the organization.
  5. Demonstrate the values of Texas A&M University and the MSC whenever they are representing MSC Aggie Cinema.

 

The following Executive Team positions are available:

Vice Chair

  1. Is the primary contact for all co-program inquiries. Receives emails, identifies need, establishes co-program agreements, and coordinates with the Advisor and/or Exec team to secure a film license and other logistics, as needed.
  2. Operational Lead for Film Festival: Supervises the Blockbuster, Arthouse, and Classic Directors to ensure Film Festival submissions, selections, and festival schedule is on track.
  3. With the Chair, invite and liaise with faculty speakers to participate in the Film Festival.
  4. SOFC Treasurer: approves all SOFC requests, monitors Get Involved Finances, keeps an up to date expense spreadsheet using program receipts
  5. Attends weekly meetings with the Chair and Advisor
  6. Acts as a substitute for Chair in emergency situations


 

Development & Fundraising Director

  1. Seeks sponsors for the Film Festival by emails, phone calls, and visits to local businesses
  2. Develops sponsorship tiers with relevant incentives for levels of giving and makes sure sponsors receive the appropriate level of recognition.
  3. Writes grant requests for Film Festival needs
  4. Acknowledges Film Festival sponsors with a personal thank you letter.


 

Legacy Director

  1. Is the primary contact for all MSC Aggie Cinema Former Students
  2. Communicates with former students, mostly by email and the appropriate Slack channels, to seek funding for committee operational costs, special events, and the Film Festival.
  3. Attends MSC Development tailgate events in the fall semester, as needed.
  4. Writes grant requests to support Aggie Cinema operations and special events.
  5. Acknowledges donors with a personal thank you letter.


 

Web Communication & Print Media Director

  1. Follows the graphic and advertising standards of MSC Aggie Cinema
  2. Ensures the cinema.tamu.edu website is always current with accurate program and committee information.
  3. Produces graphic designs for member t-shirts, event posters, flyers, and any other printed materials, including, but not limited to: popcorn wrappers, recruitment flyers, and the open house trifold. (Printed material designs are always due 2 weeks before the event or day of distribution.)
  4. Writes emails for campus wide distribution to highlight every Aggie Cinema screening (email text is due no less than 2 weeks before the date of distribution).
  5. Collaborates with the Social Media & Advertising Director to ensure printed materials and social media information are cohesive and accurate.


 

Social Media & Advertising Director

  1. Follows the graphic and advertising standards of MSC Aggie Cinema
  2. Plans social media posts in advance to advertise upcoming events, recruit new members, and share news.
  3. Leads the Reels Subcommittee in the production of innovative and engaging video content for social media distribution.
  4. Meets with the Reels Subcommittee regularly and includes subcommittee member input in the writing, planning, filming, and editing of video content.
  5. Collaborates with the Web Communication & Print Media Director to ensure printed materials and social media graphics and videos are cohesive and accurate.


 

Director of Video Editing

  1. Follows the graphic and advertising standards of MSC Aggie Cinema
  2. Supports the Blockbuster, Arthouse, Classic series, and the Film Festival by preparing pre-show videos that include, but are not limited to: trailers of upcoming films, ads for the AggieCinema.TAMU.edu streaming site, member recruitment, messages for general campus interest, and other entertaining content relevant to each event. (Pre-show videos are due for review to the Advisor and the Director of that program no less than 5 business days prior to the date of the event.
  3. In Fall: Produces bumper ad trailers for the AggieCinema.TAMU.edu streaming site (bumper ads play ahead of the selected content). (Bumper ads must be shared with the Streaming Site Director no less than 1 calendar week prior to the event being advertised.)
  4. This position may assist the Social Media & Advertising Director in emergencies.


 

Streaming Site Manager

  1. Is the primary contact with Swank Residence Life Cinema to maintain the AggieCinema.TAMU.edu streaming site
  2. Updates site categories and visuals to highlight special events, awareness months, holidays, or other thematic changes.
  3. Uploads bumper ads, provided by the Director of Video Editing, in a timely manner (bumper ads must run no less than 5 business days prior to the date of the event.)
  4. Customizes monthly polls that allow students to select new movies each month, and shares poll links with the Social Media & Advertising Director for distribution on the MSC Aggie Cinema social media sites.
  5. Reviews poll results and sends monthly selections to Swank Residence Life Cinema.
  6. In the event of site problems, communicates with Swank Residence Life Cinema and MSC Advisor immediately to troubleshoot and find a resolution.



Student Development Director

  1. Is the primary contact and source of information for all current and prospective members of MSC Aggie Cinema.
  2. Reserves informational and weekly meeting rooms with UCEN for the upcoming semester (spring reservations open October 15 and fall reservations open April 1).
  3. Plans and leads the weekly member meeting activities, with assistance from the Chair and Executive team as needed.
  4. Organizes recruitment events (like Open House), social events, committee retreats, the end of year banquet/awards ceremony, Big Event participation, and other member activities, as needed.
  5. Communicates information about upcoming meeting agendas, locations, and minutes with all members using the appropriate Slack channels.
  6. Keeps track of member points.
  7. Get Involved Member Management: Updates the MSC Aggie Cinema new and returning member applications annually. Manages the MSC Aggie Cinema roster in a timely manner.


 

Director of Blockbuster

Fall Semester

  1. Collaborates with the rest of the Exec team to advertise the upcoming Blockbuster screenings using print, graphics, video, tabling, yard signs and more.
  2. Leads the Blockbuster subcommittee members at meetings and screenings.
  3. Completes the post-event budget and evaluation form for each Blockbuster Film event.

 

Spring Semester

  1. Supports the Film Festival by reviewing film submissions for the Blockbuster subcommittee’s assigned genre.
  2. Communicates with Film Festival artists to ensure every aspect of their submission is complete.
  3. Leads the Blockbuster subcommittee in selecting the genre winner(s).
  4. Collaborates with the Arthouse and Classics Directors to secure room locations and schedule film festival talks/workshops and screenings.
  5. Writes Get Involved Program proposal for fall and spring programs (including series and Film Festival).


 

Director of Arthouse

Fall Semester

  1. Collaborates with the rest of the Exec team to advertise the upcoming Arthouse screenings using print, graphics, video, tabling, yard signs and more.
  2. Leads the Arthouse subcommittee members at meetings and screenings.
  3. Completes the post-event budget and evaluation form for each Arthouse Film event.

 

Spring Semester

  1. Supports the Film Festival by reviewing film submissions for the Arthouse subcommittee’s assigned genre.
  2. Communicates with Film Festival artists to ensure every aspect of their submission is complete.
  3. Leads the Arthouse subcommittee in selecting the genre winner(s).
  4. Collaborates with the Blockbuster and Classics Directors to secure room locations and schedule film festival talks/workshops and screenings.
  5. Writes Get Involved Program proposal for fall and spring programs (including series and FIlm Festival).


 

Director of Classics

Fall Semester

  1. Collaborates with the rest of the Exec team to advertise the upcoming Classic screenings using print, graphics, video, tabling, yard signs and more.
  2. Leads the Classic subcommittee members at meetings and screenings.
  3. Completes the post-event budget and evaluation form for each Classic Film event.

 

Spring Semester

  1. Supports the Film Festival by reviewing film submissions for the Classic subcommittee’s assigned genre.
  2. Communicates with Film Festival artists to ensure every aspect of their submission is complete.
  3. Leads the Classic subcommittee in selecting the genre winner(s).
  4. Collaborates with the Arthouse and and Classics Directors to secure room locations and schedule film festival talks/workshops and screenings.
  5. Writes Get Involved Program proposal for fall and spring programs (including series and Film Festival).