Rental Agent

NBCUniversal•Long Island City, NY

21h•Onsite

About The Position

The NBCUniversal Studio Services team is looking for a collaborative, results-driven creative and self-motivated Rental Agent for our Lighting and Grip operation in Doraville, GA. In this role you will be an important part of the operation’s leadership team through maintaining the flow of Lighting and Grip equipment and paperwork while assisting in warehouse responsibilities.

Requirements

5+ years of expertise overseeing production support services within the Film and Television industry
2+ years working with and supporting multiple stakeholders, vendors, and customers
2+ years of experience with inventory management systems and warehouse needs
Process-driven – You organize, prioritize, and execute numerous orders in tandem with detail-orientation and strong problem-solving
Communicates with ease – You have a way with words; written and verbal, regardless of with whom you are communicating
Industry-insider – You are knowledgeable in motion picture and television lighting, grip, and electrical equipment, LED technologies and how they impact the industry, follow the trends of the media business, and know how production works
Cool Under Pressure – You handle stressful situations with ease and professionalism while juggling multiple stakeholders and competing priorities
Tech-savvy – You are an MS Office whiz, have experience with asset tracking, and if you know RT Pro (or any rental tracking software), it’s a big plus!
Self-starter – You are motivated, can work with minimal guidance, and can identify helpful resources to get the job done

Nice To Haves

Experience with RTPro (asset management software/billing system)
Knowledge and experience with other Atlanta region studios and broader TV/film market
Customer service experience
Able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
2+ years of experience leading others including coaching, mentoring, and directing work of a team
Is detailed oriented and responsive
Superior organizations skills – must possess the ability to manage multiple priorities

Responsibilities

Be a service-centric professional that develops and maintains positive relationships with customers and vendors of all levels of the production landscape: servicing their needs through excellent communication, exceptional responsiveness, resourceful solutions, and efficient pick-ups and deliveries
Support the warehouse floor from the front with inventory ownership that shows superior organization, clear team communication about all order and equipment changes, and resolving unexpected challenges effectively, while keeping the health safety and training for the warehouse team as a high priority throughout
Create and maintain a best-in-industry workflow process that has timely, accurate inventory levels and testing of all equipment always resulting in minimal downtime of resources and superior quality
Be an order processing wizard cranking through film and television production requests for equipment packages, diligently sourcing and negotiating sub-rental deals with informed industry knowledge and delivering the order over the finish line with timely payment completion
Own the accuracy of all customer and billing files – ensuring they are detailed with main packages, add-on’s, exchanges, PO’s, sub-rentals, missing/damaged equipment and returns to keep all aspects of our business up-to-date and successful