The California Film Commission (CFC) is a state program within the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), tasked with retaining and increasing motion picture production, creating industry jobs and boosting business throughout the state. The CFC issues film permits for all state-owned and operated properties, administers the Film and TV Tax Credit Program, maintains an extensive location library, offers production assistance on a wide variety of issues and works closely with cities and counties to create “film-friendly” policies statewide. The CFC’s staff includes dedicated civil service employees and senior staff with extensive film production experience.
The Tax Credit Program Manager (SSMII) works under the general direction of the Film & TV Tax Credit Deputy Director implementing and administering the Film & TV Tax Credit Program. The Program Manager has significant responsibilities for formulating and/or administering departmental policies, regulations, and guidelines for several complex statutes which require high level of management skills and technical expertise; responsible for a complex operation that is central to a department’s primary mission, as set forth by the current statute and upcoming statutes and grant program; supervise a technical staff in a medium size department in the facilitation of film and television tax credits which includes a complex operation with multiple department influence. This position will involve higher level management duties, decision making, and problem-solving.
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Working Conditions

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT:

If you are using education as your basis of meeting the minimum qualifications, you must provide school transcripts and/or a copy of your degree. Please review the minimum qualifications by clicking the link under the “Minimum Requirements” section above.

EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS:

Unless you have transfer or reinstatement eligibility, please take the Staff Services Manager I exam to obtain eligibility for this position:
https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=2193
Application Instructions
Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered. Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application.
Final Filing Date: 5/2/2025

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