Careers

Job Description:

• Working under the supervision of the AV Systems Engineer & Designer, assists with all stages of AV installations for central-pool classrooms, coordinating with internal and external resources as needed.
• Assists with development and maintenance of both point of service and online documentation for AV systems in central pool classrooms.
• Assists AV Systems Engineer & Designer with basic user training and orientations for any supported central-pool classrooms.
• Helps maintain AV control system standards across all central-pool classrooms, making adjustments for special needs or to increase usability as needed.
• Assists AV Systems Engineer & Designer with troubleshooting, testing, and replacing AV system components, as needed, in supported spaces.
• Assists AV Systems Engineer & Designer as an AV consultant and engineer for registrar classroom AV deployments and other AV consulting projects across the University, while following the Universityâ™s AV Standards.
• Consults on special University projects as needed, such as new building AV design or AV renovation projects.
• Assists with maintaining the University AV Standards and hardware documentation.
• Assists in creating and writing project bid documentation, negotiating with vendors to obtain competitive quotes, and to determine cost-effective equipment.
• Responsible for Tier 2 AV Services support in central-pool classrooms or other supported teaching and learning spaces across the University.
• Works closely with the AV Services team on service coordination to make sure maintenance is minimally disruptive to teaching and learning activities.
• Helps coordinate service and maintenance tasks with the AV Services team and 3rd party vendors as needed.
• Under the guidance of the AV Systems Engineer & Designer, assists with AV control system maintenance (software and firmware updates).
• Assists with ad hoc AV projects for special meetings or events as needed.
• Assists the AV Services team with special projects, events, or quarterly maintenance as needed.
• During high demand periods, assists AV techs with AV service calls for assistance in central-pool classrooms
• Participates in design and implementation of AV systems. 
• Performs hands-on AV component installation, replacement, configuration, firmware updates, and troubleshooting using existing procedures to solve routine problems. 
• Conducts trending and analysis AV needs and usage to make recommendations. Configures AV systems and services for the University environment. 
• Identifies problems with AV components and network issues for AV Services personnel. 
• Maintains the production change control schedules, system documentation and logs, and the network security authentication. Maintains growth statistics, space forecasts, storage libraries, and software and hardware inventories.
• Performs or assists in troubleshooting and detecting unusual production problems. Performs recovery procedures, schedules back-ups, and monitors batch processes.
• Administers and maintains security of operating systems.
• Applies moderate/high levels of experience and skills to support the planning, development and execution of audio-visual productions with moderate supervision.
• Researches, develops, installs, operates and troubleshoots audio-visual systems, such as video conferencing, digital media and desktop and network-based technologies.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Associates or Bachelorâ™s degree in the AV field.

Experience:

• Experience setting up, maintaining, and providing customer assistance with AV systems as an AV technician.
• Demonstrated experience in troubleshooting AV systems under pressure.
• Experience in a higher education environment strongly preferred.
• Have a strong technical background in AV equipment; diagnose and resolve technical issues independently.

Certifications:

• Extron certification.

Technical Skills or Knowledge:

• Understanding of Extron GlobalViewer Enterprise.
• Basic understanding of networking principles and wiring for AV systems.
• Good understanding of signal flows for AV systems.

Preferred Competencies

• Strong customer service orientation and interpersonal communication skills related to the delivery of customer service and satisfaction, including excellent written communication skills.
• Communicate effectively with a wide array of technical and non-technical University faculty and staff.
• Manage multiple tasks/projects and support requests while maintaining focus and understanding of assigned priorities.
• Work well independently and as a member of the larger team as needed.

Working Conditions

• Climb on a ladder to a height of 20 feet.
• Carry heavy hardware such as projectors, switchers, av hardware (30-50 lbs). Individual will be required to be on feet for extended lengths of time.
• Some evening/weekend work occasionally, to meet project deadlines.

Application Documents

• Resume/CV (required)
• Cover Letter (required)

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