What are the responsibilities and job description for the Audio Visual Specialist position at College for Creative Studies?
STATUS: Full Time
DIVISION: Audio Visual Services
REPORTS TO: Audio Visual Services Manager
SUPERVISES: Work Study Students
FLSA STATUS: Exempt
Position Description
The Audio-Visual Specialist works under the Audio-Visual Services department and is responsible for overseeing the Audio-Visual Center, supporting work study students, and assisting with classroom Audio-Visual support. This position supports the AVS Supervisor and Manager in maintaining all AV related services. This is an 8:00 am to 4:00 pm position but the candidate must be willing to work a flexible schedule including some early mornings, late evenings and weekends as needed.
Position Accountabilities And Essential Functions
This job operates in a professional office and college campus environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to maintain a stationary position, use a computer and other office equipment, and communicate effectively in person, by phone, and virtually. Frequent interaction with others, including staff, faculty, students and third parties is required. Must be able lift and move equipment weighing up to 50 pounds for various event needs. The position may require the employee to kneel, bend, stoop, crouch, and crawl during set ups and installations. Ladder training is required. The ability to move around within the office and between buildings on campus, attend off-site meetings and events, and travel between Ford Campus site to Taubman Center site are required. CCS will make reasonable accommodations that will allow individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
About Ccs
College for Creative Studies is a nonprofit institution; it is one of the leading art and design colleges in the world. CCS is ranked by LinkedIn as a top three design school in the US and the best in the Midwest, based on alumni success. CCS has state-of-the-art facilities to support the complete range of creative production, from traditional art forms such as painting, glassblowing, foundry, and printmaking, to the most contemporary systems, including the latest digital imaging technology and extensive rapid prototyping output tools. The College currently enrolls more than 1,400 undergraduate and graduate students. It offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 13 majors: Advertising Design, Art Education, Art Practice, Communication Design, Craft and Material Studies, Entertainment Arts, Fashion Accessories Design, Illustration, Interior Design, Photography, Product Design, and Transportation Design. It also offers a Master’s degrees in four majors: Color and Materials Design, Interaction Design, Systems Design Thinking, and Transportation Design.
To Apply
Applicants Are Encouraged To Apply Immediately. The Search Will Close When a Suitable Candidate Is Hired. Interested Candidates Should Submit The Following In PDF Format
Resume and a letter of application should be submitted to: hr@ccsdetroit.edu
CCS website: https://www.ccsdetroit.edu/
The College for Creative Studies, a leading college of art and design, represents a community composed of individuals with many perspectives, personal experiences, values, identities and worldviews and we value the diversity this brings to our organization. CCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.
The College for Creative Studies subscribes to the principle of equal opportunity in its employment, admissions and educational practices and strives to provide an environment and workplace free from unlawful harassment or discrimination. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are part of our Core Institutional Values and we encourage applications from all individuals.
DIVISION: Audio Visual Services
REPORTS TO: Audio Visual Services Manager
SUPERVISES: Work Study Students
FLSA STATUS: Exempt
Position Description
The Audio-Visual Specialist works under the Audio-Visual Services department and is responsible for overseeing the Audio-Visual Center, supporting work study students, and assisting with classroom Audio-Visual support. This position supports the AVS Supervisor and Manager in maintaining all AV related services. This is an 8:00 am to 4:00 pm position but the candidate must be willing to work a flexible schedule including some early mornings, late evenings and weekends as needed.
Position Accountabilities And Essential Functions
- Assist operations in the Audio-Visual Centers.
- Assist with setting up equipment for use in classrooms and studios.
- Enforce policies and procedures for work-study, students, faculty, and staff.
- Oversee work study students in the Audio-Visual Center.
- Support student, faculty, and classroom needs.
- Insure that all AVC equipment is appropriately stored before closing each evening.
- Maintain all student and faculty reservations for equipment via our online checkout and reservation system.
- Maintain lists of students who have late fees, replacement fees, or are unable to check out equipment in the AVC.
- Support the AVS Department in loss, damage, or theft prevention strategy.
- Maintain and update the asset inventory list as required.
- Monitor the Help Desk and respond to AV related tickets as required.
- Assist with AV set up for student exhibition i.e. projection, TVs, and cable management strategy.
- Assist with the creation and updating of documentation, guides and “how-to” instructional video production.
- Work professionally with a range of colleagues including, students, faculty, executives and guest.
- Assess and label defective equipment and communicate problems to manager.
- Proactively solve technical problems with constant attention to process improvement.
- Mentor and provide oversight of AVC work-study students to ensure policy process and procedure consistency.
- Assist the AVS Supervisor and Manager as required.
- Minimum associates Degree in related field. BA degree preferred or equivalent experience.
- Documented experience in audio-visual, video production or photography skills.
- A preferred general working knowledge of video and photographic equipment including digital cameras, video cameras, portable sound equipment; projection systems, and various AV connections as related to production set ups.
- Experience with asset control systems or asset management systems desired but not necessary.
- Outstanding organizational, customer relations, and communication skills required.
- Ability to take independent initiative and efficiently manage time devoted to multiple projects with changing priorities required.
- Experience with Mac and PC computers for classroom/boardroom AV environments.
- Experience with Microsoft PowerPoint, Keynote, Excel, and Word.
- Experience with Adobe Suite specific to video and photo editing.
- Able to work effectively and sensitively in a multicultural environment.
- Previous experience in an Academic or Corporate environment desired but not required.
This job operates in a professional office and college campus environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to maintain a stationary position, use a computer and other office equipment, and communicate effectively in person, by phone, and virtually. Frequent interaction with others, including staff, faculty, students and third parties is required. Must be able lift and move equipment weighing up to 50 pounds for various event needs. The position may require the employee to kneel, bend, stoop, crouch, and crawl during set ups and installations. Ladder training is required. The ability to move around within the office and between buildings on campus, attend off-site meetings and events, and travel between Ford Campus site to Taubman Center site are required. CCS will make reasonable accommodations that will allow individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
About Ccs
College for Creative Studies is a nonprofit institution; it is one of the leading art and design colleges in the world. CCS is ranked by LinkedIn as a top three design school in the US and the best in the Midwest, based on alumni success. CCS has state-of-the-art facilities to support the complete range of creative production, from traditional art forms such as painting, glassblowing, foundry, and printmaking, to the most contemporary systems, including the latest digital imaging technology and extensive rapid prototyping output tools. The College currently enrolls more than 1,400 undergraduate and graduate students. It offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 13 majors: Advertising Design, Art Education, Art Practice, Communication Design, Craft and Material Studies, Entertainment Arts, Fashion Accessories Design, Illustration, Interior Design, Photography, Product Design, and Transportation Design. It also offers a Master’s degrees in four majors: Color and Materials Design, Interaction Design, Systems Design Thinking, and Transportation Design.
To Apply
Applicants Are Encouraged To Apply Immediately. The Search Will Close When a Suitable Candidate Is Hired. Interested Candidates Should Submit The Following In PDF Format
Resume and a letter of application should be submitted to: hr@ccsdetroit.edu
CCS website: https://www.ccsdetroit.edu/
The College for Creative Studies, a leading college of art and design, represents a community composed of individuals with many perspectives, personal experiences, values, identities and worldviews and we value the diversity this brings to our organization. CCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.
The College for Creative Studies subscribes to the principle of equal opportunity in its employment, admissions and educational practices and strives to provide an environment and workplace free from unlawful harassment or discrimination. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are part of our Core Institutional Values and we encourage applications from all individuals.
