How to hire a screen making technician

How to hire a screen making technician, step by step

Here's a step-by-step screen making technician hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a screen making technician job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new screen making technician
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The screen making technician hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   Hiring the perfect screen making technician also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   This list shows salaries for various types of screen making technicians.

   Type of Screen Making Technician	Description	Hourly rate
   Screen Making Technician		$12-19
   Compositor	Compositors are the creators of a frame, shot, or sequence final image. They usually combine various digital elements to produce a believable picture... Show more	$11-40
   Offset Press Operator	Offset Press Operators print different printed materials by setting up, adjusting, and operating offset printing presses. They adjust, clean, and lubricate the offset printing presses to attain successful printing operation... Show more	$14-28

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Customer Service
   • Hand Tools
   • Plumbing
   • Caulking
   • HVAC
   • Baseboards
   • General Maintenance
   • Blood Pressure
   • OSHA
   • Drug Screens
   • Vacant Apartments
   • NICU
   • Cleanliness
   • Light Fixtures

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   Responsibilities:

   • Operate and perform routine maintenance and repairs on HVAC equipment and relate systems.
   • Inspect all caulking and replace as needed.
   • Install baseboards after new carpet is install.
   • Help in QC loading waters machines and other machines.
   • Install dishwashers, disposals and hot water heaters, HVAC.
   • Screen the hearing of healthy newborns and newborns in the NICU.

   More screen making technician duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your screen making technician job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A screen making technician can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, screen making technicians' average salary in iowa is 35% less than in washington.
   • Seniority. Entry-level screen making technicians 38% less than senior-level screen making technicians.
   • Certifications. A screen making technician with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a screen making technician's salary.

   Average screen making technician salary

   $15.59hourly

   $32,429 yearly

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   Entry-level screen making technician salary

   $25,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 14, 2025

   Average screen making technician salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	Washington	$42,326	$20
   2	Massachusetts	$37,073	$18
   3	Virginia	$36,746	$18
   4	Colorado	$34,596	$17
   5	California	$33,763	$16
   6	Illinois	$33,465	$16
   7	Texas	$32,739	$16
   8	Nebraska	$32,490	$16
   9	Oklahoma	$32,183	$15
   10	New York	$32,138	$15
   11	Nevada	$32,014	$15
   12	North Carolina	$31,517	$15
   13	Louisiana	$31,235	$15
   14	Pennsylvania	$31,207	$15
   15	Georgia	$31,100	$15
   16	Kansas	$30,952	$15
   17	Missouri	$30,705	$15
   18	Indiana	$30,422	$15
   19	Florida	$29,281	$14
   20	Ohio	$29,055	$14

   Average screen making technician salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Mars	$41,177	$19.80	3
   2	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	$39,975	$19.22	5
   3	Colgate-Palmolive	$38,056	$18.30
   4	P&G	$37,733	$18.14
   5	Chicago Public Schools	$36,402	$17.50	1
   6	New Seasons Market	$35,883	$17.25
   7	Hormel Foods	$35,234	$16.94	1
   8	Gillette	$34,994	$16.82
   9	4over	$33,935	$16.31
   10	ASRC Federal	$33,808	$16.25
   11	MEDNAX	$33,467	$16.09
   12	Coty	$33,319	$16.02	2
   13	Surgery Partners	$33,287	$16.00	1
   14	Netflix	$33,131	$15.93
   15	Cooper University Health Care	$32,895	$15.81	3
   16	Therapy Resources Management	$32,891	$15.81
   17	Denver Public Schools	$32,596	$15.67	4
   18	Ada County	$32,502	$15.63
   19	Wagner Spray Tech	$32,228	$15.49
   20	Lone Star Realty	$32,178	$15.47

4. Writing a screen making technician job description

   A screen making technician job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of a screen making technician job description:

   Screen making technician job description example

   The Opportunity
   Netflix is driving industry standards in the promotion of new technologies such as immersive sound, HDR, and groundbreaking displays. As the creative work on Netflix Originals evolves, the demand to review content in an immersive, technically accurate and creatively engaging environment grows.
   
   The Screening Operations Team facilitates various screenings and reviews in Netflix's in-house facilities. We aim to deliver exceptional service and experience to our filmmakers and creative executives. The team supports a rapidly expanding slate of current and upcoming screening rooms in LA and worldwide. We are looking for an experienced Screening Technician to join the LA Screening Operations team at this exciting time of growth.
   
   The Role
   The Screening Operations team is committed to cultivating a creative environment, fostering filmmakers' confidence in Netflix's creative services and facilities while also preserving creative intent throughout the post-production exhibition process. In this impactful role, you will be bringing expertise to highly complex projects and facilitating screenings and reviews in various room types, including Digital Cinema projection-based screening rooms, consumer-grade Screening Lounges which are designed to emulate a high-end subscriber experience, and technical review spaces that support critical playback of work-in-progress content.
   
   You will partner and liaise with various Netflix user groups in Post Production Management, Content Creative, Licensing & Acquisitions, Publicity, Awards, Marketing, etc., to ensure exceptional execution. This role is not restricted to only supporting and facilitating screenings but also becoming an involved partner and leader in industry defining initiatives with the goal to elevate the experience in our facilities while also optimizing our services. This is an opportunity to have a direct impact on how a disruptive, innovative, and forward-thinking creative service operates and to contribute to the design and strategy of our global expansion.
   
   Qualifications5+ years working in a high-volume motion picture exhibition, post-production, production, live production, or studio environment in a client-facing capacity Deep knowledge and experience of content creation, post-production workflows, and exhibition standards encompassing Digital Cinema, sound processing, color science, calibration procedures, playback performance, and picture and audio mastering. Experience with theatrical equipment such as Barco, Christie, QSC, and DolbyUnderstanding of audio and video signal flow Understanding of DCI specifications and/or SMPTE standards is preferred Knowledge of digital audio and video file formats, including but not limited to DCP, IMF, Quicktime, EXR, DPX, etc.Elementary network skills Familiarity with post-production software such as Avid Media Composer, ProTools, DaVinci Resolve, Colorfront Transkoder, Clipster, and Shotgun is a plus. Mac and PC proficiency Ability to learn, operate, and troubleshoot consumer gear, including AVRs and emissive screens Passionate about our culture and values in the workplace
   About YouYou have excellent communication and client relationship skills.You can quickly and accurately identify faults with content and room setup and successfully troubleshoot in real-time.You derive great satisfaction in diagnosing the root causes of problems, correcting them, and documenting the solutions to share with others. You have interacted with a variety of filmmakers and have provided excellent service and support to facilitate a creative process; you understand filmmakers' goals and expectations. You are a team player who thrives in a fast-paced, team-oriented setting.You are comfortable with pivoting quickly and easily adapt to last-minute changes in schedule.

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5. Post your job

   To find screen making technicians for your business, try out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important talent pools for any company is its current employees.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and your current work to ask if they know any screen making technicians they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit entry-level screen making technicians with the right educational background.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter have more than 3.5 billion users, and they're a great place for company branding and reaching potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your screen making technician job on Zippia to find and recruit screen making technician candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with screen making technician candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new screen making technician

   Once you have selected a candidate for the screen making technician position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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