Employment Type:
Full Time
Compensation Range:
$24.00 - $35.00
Description
The Event Staging Senior Video Engineer is a high-level technical/leadership position. In this position, the technician has gained a vast amount of varied field and exhibits some leadership experience in the Audio Visual industry. This person may function in their experienced field as a dedicated technician/engineer while concurrently functioning as onsite leadership contributing to the overall scope of the event with client interaction and input. This person will exhibit leadership within their technical expertise and insure that the event adhere to the stringent quality IMS sets forth event-wide. This person will be intrinsically motivated toward personal excellence within their particular expertise and will insure event quality in their assigned area(s). This person, in some cases will be appointed a technical position in addition to a leadership position within the scope of an event where they will be responsible for supporting the excellence of the event. They may also be responsible for show flow in their particular location or event wide and must solicit input from client to drive the event communicating client needs/desires to other crew members in a concise technical fashion to insure excellence. This position may require decision, delegation, and decision-making that will affect client experience and show quality.
Position Accountabilities and Expectations
- Work on the jobsite as V1, V2, Video Utility and/or Lead Tech.
- Demonstrate strong leadership skills by communicating concisely via email, phone or in person.
- Supervise and delegate onsite video/staging projects and other event related tasks to crew in timely and professional manner in accordance with event scope. and timeline. May function as a V1, V2, Video Utility and/or Lead Technician.
- Recommend equipment for purchasing.
- Maintain and update Outlook with tasks, appointments, meetings and other event related activities.
- Must be able to work nights and weekends as necessary.
- An independent worker that effectively leads others is a fast paced environment.
- Excellent driving record.
- Ability to be a trainer and understand different manufacturers products.
- Significant knowledge of all AV discipline.
What You Will Bring
- Mastery of video set-up and operation, large scale projection and camera operation.
- Barco Event Master Certified.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred in Communications, Marketing and/or equivalent work experience.
- Minimum of 6 years experience in Live Event Video Systems and Signal Workflow.
- A strong knowledge of our industry, live events, technology products and services, as well as those of our competitors and clients in order to make sound decisions.
- Strong planning and organizational skills to effectively manage numerous events and resources simultaneously.
- Must be strategic, curious, thoughtful, articulate and adaptable, and have strong communication, listening and problem-solving skills.
- Client-facing experience is critical, must be comfortable and polished presenting information to groups; as well as effectively responding to feedback from clients and project team.
- A demonstrated and consistent positive attitude in high-pressure situations while driving successful results in accordance with client’s vision.
- Ability to apply best practices and learnings from previous events to elevate performance level of self and team.
- Exceptional communication, organizational and problem-solving skills.
- An ability to work nights and weekends as necessary.