Audio Visual Technician

***This role starts as a 4 month contract and could extend or convert FTE***

Interested in learning more about this job Scroll down and find out what skills, experience and educational qualifications are needed.

Responsibilities

• Install and route low voltage (coaxial, network, fiber, audio, and control) cabling throughout studios, control rooms, equipment rooms, technical operations centers, offices, production spaces, and other facility areas.

• Install broadcast, network, audio, video, intercom, monitoring, and control equipment in equipment-room racks.

• Review rack elevations and equipment installation drawings to verify equipment locations, rack-unit assignments, spacing, ventilation, and installation requirements.

• Install rack rails, shelves, mounting brackets, blanking panels, cable-management devices, patch panels, fiber enclosures, power strips, and related rack accessories.

• Secure equipment using the proper rack hardware, mounting methods, manufacturer specifications, and facility installation standards.

• Dress, secure, and manage equipment power, signal, network, fiber, and control cabling within racks.

• Apply equipment labels, rack-unit labels, port identifiers, power-source labels, and asset tags according to facility standards.

• Assist engineers and vendors with equipment turn-up, initial power-on, configuration, testing, commissioning, and acceptance.

• Remove decommissioned equipment and associated cabling while maintaining accurate records and protecting active systems.

• Read and interpret system drawings, cable schedules, rack elevations, floor plans, signal-flow diagrams, and installation specifications.

• Follow company safety requirements and applicable electrical, building, fire, and low-voltage installation codes.

• Identify installation conflicts, material shortages, drawing discrepancies, and potential project risks, and escalate them to the appropriate project lead.

• Maintain tools, test equipment, consumable materials, and assigned company equipment.

• Participate in scheduled maintenance windows, overnight work, weekend projects, and emergency support when required.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Associate degree, technical certificate, or vocational training in electronics, telecommunications, audiovisual technology, networking, electrical systems, or equivalent work experience.

• At least two years of experience installing low-voltage cabling or technical equipment in a commercial, industrial, data center, telecommunications, audiovisual, or broadcast environment.

• Demonstrated experience installing and terminating copper data, coaxial, audio, video, or control cabling, including ability to terminate and test common connectors such as RJ45, BNC, XLR, fiber, and other low-voltage connector types.

• Familiarity with cable labeling, cable management, pathway utilization, bend-radius requirements, and industry-standard installation practices.

• Working knowledge of hand tools, power tools, cable-certification equipment, multimeters, tone generators, and continuity testers.

• Three or more years of low-voltage cabling and equipment-installation experience within a television studio, broadcast facility, production center, post-production facility, data center, or live-event environment.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a technical project team.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to coordinate effectively with engineers, vendors, contractors, and operational personnel.

• Ability to follow established procedures and work safely in equipment rooms, studios, ceilings, raised-floor areas, and other technical spaces.

• Ability to lift and position equipment and cable weighing up to 50 pounds. Heavier equipment must be installed using appropriate lifting equipment or team-lifting procedures.

• Ability to climb ladders, work above ceilings, stand for extended periods, and perform work in confined or elevated areas.

• Must be willing to work evenings, overnights, weekends, holidays with little or/no notice depending on production schedules

• Must be willing to travel on an as-needed basis.

Desired Characteristics

• Associate degree, technical certificate, or vocational training in electronics, telecommunications, audiovisual technology, networking, electrical systems, or a related field.

• Experience working in active, mission-critical environments where systems must remain operational during installation activities.

• Experience updating cable databases, computer-aided design drawings, asset-management systems, project-management systems, or electronic documentation platforms.

• Familiarity with basic IP networking concepts, including Ethernet, switches, VLANs, Power over Ethernet, and network-cable certification. xhqgsiq

• Experience with broadcast video standards and infrastructure, including SDI, HD-SDI, 3G-SDI, 12G-SDI, analog audio, AES audio, MADI, Dante, or SMPTE ST 2110 systems.