A-V Services, Inc. is hiring: Audio/Visual Commissioning Technician in Chicago

A-V Services Inc., a leading AV company with multiple fortune 100 contracts within the financial, pharmaceutical and computing industry, seeks an Audio/Visual Commissioning Technician. Audio/Visual Commissioning Technician will be responsible for commissioning, delivery, and execution of new multimedia deployments.

The position requires a deep level of technical and operational knowledge, as well as the ability to work and communicate efficiently with minimal oversight. Collaborate with various teams to communicate our operational standards and work in a quality assurance role to ensure requirements are delivered. Travel will be essential for commissioning projects, training onsite staff or end-users, and executing high-level events.

Objectives:

• Deliver a quality assurance approach to system designs, narratives, products and the overall delivery to the user experience.
• Develop training curriculum to ensure the end users are comfortable on using room systems.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Stage and commission new multimedia deployments using AV9000 methodologies
• Work with vendors, engineers and project managers to deliver systems that meet the operational requirements for end users and event technology
• Attend project design and programming meetings
• Review and redline drawings sets, bill-of-materials, test fits, etc.
• Research and recommend new technologies that may fit well into our workflow
• Product test new technologies
• Attend manufacturer trainings, both in-person and remotely, to fully understand new products deployed into our environment
• Create and implement training plans for new and existing sites
• Provide hands-on-training to AV operators in our production spaces
• Oversight and training for the onsite events team to turnover conference rooms at their respective site
• Create and revise standards as the environment and show requirements evolve
• Travel for staging, commissioning, training, and event support
• Travel can include nights, weekends and overtime hours
• Project time tracking, reporting and data analytics for dashboards
• Responsive communication with management, stakeholders and team members
• Event support when available

Job Qualifications

• A strong understanding of integrated AV systems, including mixers, switchers, routers, DSPs
• Preferred CTS and CQT certifications
• 3-5 year experience in integrated AV environment
• Basic understanding of AV over IP ecosystems

Full Time Position has benefits including employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), competitive and comprehensive health insurance, life insurance, dental program, 401k, short-term and long-term disability insurance, FSA, HRA, Commuter Benefit Card, full paid vacations, and paid holidays.

A-V Services Inc. provided the following inclusive hiring information:

We are an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status. Our human capital is the most valuable asset we have. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and company’s achievement as well. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.