Overview

By Light is hiring an AV Technician to join our team supporting a DOD customer. The A/V Technician is responsible for providing technical support of AV systems, conference rooms, Video Teleconferencing (VTC) rooms, control rooms, audiovisual display systems, and auditoriums.

Responsibilities

• Provides AV technical support to identify, isolate and repair AV/VTC equipment and systems.
• Performs periodic preventive maintenance of AV / VTC equipment to reduce down time.
• Coordinates and processes conference room requests via Microsoft Outlook.
• Provides operation of video switchers for up to 8 cameras plus other video and computer sources with a full understanding of live video switched events and video lighting techniques.
• Operates analog, digital videotape machines and digital disk recorders for playback and recording.
• Monitors and manages multi-image and multiple screens, electronic based presentations.
• Monitors and controls audio using audio mixers, audio amplification, enhancement equipment, audio source assignments, routing, patching, and distribution.
• Monitors and operates AMX or other control systems via touch screen or computer interface.
• Troubleshoots all systems to solve problems before, during, and after live presentations.
• Terminates fiber, BNC, audio and digital display cables/wires.
• Assists with technical aspects of audiovisual production and sets up audiovisual equipment for training and public information presentations.
• Communicates with customers over the telephone and in person on troubleshooting issues to establish priorities and troubleshoot work in-progress technical issues.
• Maintains AV systems.
• All other duties as assigned by management.

Required Experience/Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years Audio Visual experience

Preferred Experience/Qualifications

• Must have knowledge of microphone types, usage and placement.
• Must have experience with both wireless and hard wired microphones.
• Must have a full understanding of all signal routing via patch panels as well as RGB, SDI, standard and digital video, and audio routers.
• Must have an in depth understanding of broadcast audio and video, multimedia, VTC (Video Teleconferencing) systems, video and audio streaming technologies and standards.

Special Requirements/Security Clearance

• TS/SCI clearance required
• By Light does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters; vaccination requirements and testing are subject to the status of the federal contractor mandate and customer site requirements; testing is at the cost of the employee.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to lift large AV items such as televisions. All large format televisions will be a group lift