Cinema Technical Operations Coordinator (Contract)
About this role
Join the leader in entertainment innovation and help us design the future. At Dolby, science meets art, and high tech means more than computer code. As a member of the Dolby team, you’ll see and hear the results of your work everywhere, from movie theaters to smartphones. We continue to revolutionize how people create, deliver, and enjoy entertainment worldwide. To do that, we need the absolute best talent. We’re big enough to give you all the resources you need, and small enough so you can make a real difference and earn recognition for your work. We offer a collegial culture and challenging projects.
Dolby’s consumer entertainment and cinema businesses are bringing Dolby’s breakthrough technologies, powering the world’s top movies, TV shows, music, games, and live sports to more places around the world across a wider range of consumer experiences and devices.
We are seeking a Cinema Technical Operations Coordinator to provide temporary support during awards season, a period of increased screening activity, partner engagement, and operational demand.
Location: Burbank, CA (occasional support in Hollywood required)
Schedule: Flexible part-time schedule (approximately 24 hours per week). Workdays and hours may vary based on screening schedules, events, and operational needs.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide on-site support for screenings and events.
- Operate and monitor cinema projection and audio/video equipment.
- Support daily screening room operations and scheduled screenings.
- Serve as a point of contact during screenings and events.
- Assist with basic troubleshooting of screening room technology and playback systems.
- Maintain schedules, records, reports, and operational documentation.
- Work with cross-functional teams to deliver a high-quality experience for clients and partners.
- Coordinate screening schedules and requests from internal teams and partners.
- Support vendor coordination and administrative processes.
Required Qualifications
- Experience with digital cinema projection is preferred.
- Interest in cinema, media, entertainment technology operations.
- Basic knowledge of audio/video equipment or a willingness to learn.
- Excellent communication and customer service skills.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and Outlook.
- Comfortable working on-site and supporting evening screenings or events.
This contract role is a great opportunity for an early-career professional looking to gain hands-on experience supporting screening operations and partner events in a fast-paced entertainment environment.
The Los Angeles area hourly range for this contract position is $30-32 an hour, which can vary if outside this location. Our hourly ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, competencies, experience, market demands, internal parity, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific hourly range for your location during the hiring process.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
Dolby is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our success depends on the combined skills and talents of all our employees. We are committed to making employment decisions without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, marital status, family status, medical condition, disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws and ordinances.
Company at a glance
We're the rain on the roof in a movie. The music flowing through your earbuds when you're at the gym. The footsteps lurking behind you in a video game. The voice of a colleague on a call who seems to be right next to you. The sight of a breathtakingly bright and vivid sunset on your TV.
Making experiences come alive through technology is what we do. It's been our mission since day one.
It began with our founder, Ray Dolby, a visionary scientist and inventor. As a young engineer and music lover, he was driven to improve the listening experience. And with that simple motivation, plus countless hours of experimentation, he created a solution—a solution that was elegant and practical, highly sophisticated, and wholly devoted to the artist's vision. Even as we've become a global company, Dolby Laboratories continues to reflect Ray Dolby's values. Here, science meets art. And high tech goes far beyond computer code.
Founded in 1965 and headquartered in San Francisco, Dolby has grown into a leading global innovator and developer of audio, imaging and voice technologies for cinema, home theaters, PCs, mobile phones, and games. Our products include Dolby Digital Plus, TrueHD, Dolby Voice, Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision. Today, over 2,000 individuals around the globe share their talents and energy to enable the most immersive experiences that technology can deliver.
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