Audio Visual Technician

2 weeks ago

Vancouver, Canada Alma Mater Society of UBC Vancouver Full time

The Alma Mater Society (AMS) is the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) student society, and works to improve the academic, social and personal lives of the 56,000 UBC students at its Vancouver campus. The AMS also runs nine food and beverage outlets, a catering and conference operation, and the AMS Student Nest, providing on-campus employment opportunities and generating revenue that goes directly back into supporting the students at UBC.

**Position title**: Audio Visual Technician

**Department**: Food & Beverage - Catering & Conferences (C&C)

**Reports to**: Catering & Conferences Operations Manager

**Status**: Independent Contractor (Non-AMS employee)

**Hours per week**: On-call, Event Based

**Date revised**: January 2019

Position Purpose

Audio visual technicians operate and maintain equipment used to amplify, record and display sound and images at live events.

**Services Rendered**:

- Set up and operation of small to large-scale audiovisual systems
- Providing friendly, prompt, courteous, professional service to all guests
- Setup, operation, and breakdown of basic audiovisual equipment including speakers, mixers, lighting, fast fold screens, projectors, wireless microphones
- Understands the technical aspects of the job and demonstrates basic operational ability to troubleshoot and problem solve with equipment and software issues.
- Handles equipment challenges and changes in a timely and professional manner.
- Efficiently pull, terminate, label, and test cabling between audio, video, data, and control equipment.
- Demonstrate your knowledge and experience with audio-visual systems, programming and products/components to our clients and other partners.
- Audio visual technicians must be creative and flexible
- Provide service in line with the AMS mission statement and values
- Contractors must maintain a professional appearance
- Other services as required

Qualifications and Experience
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to interact with AMS employees and clients, often under deadline pressure
- Able to sit and stand for long periods and have good hearing and eyesight.
- Able to work independently
- Ability to perform shift work (daytime, evenings, overnights, weekends and holidays) and on call
- Must be able to climb ladders up to 20’ high
- Must be able to lift and carry at least 50 lbs.
- Solid written and verbal communication skills
- Understanding of video, audio, and control connectors and cabling
- Ability to understand programming systems and interfaces and equipment configuration
- High school diploma or GED and/or an associate's degree
- Excellent customer service skills
- Ability to work independently with minimum supervision
- Language: Required to speak, read and write English, with fluency in other languages being an asset

**To Apply**:
Please submit your resume.

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