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Founded in 1986, St. Charles Community College (SCC) has a reputation as one of the best two-year colleges in the state of Missouri. SCC's service area includes a six-county region with a population exceeding 540,000. SCC's main campus, located in Cottleville, has won architectural awards for its innovative, contemporary design. The college's Dardenne Creek Campus features the Center for Healthy Living and the Field to Table Institute. Opening Fall 2025, the Innovation West Campus located in Wentzville features the Regional Workforce Innovation Center. With a focus on innovation, St. Charles Community College is a leader in delivering high quality education in a state-of-the-art learning environment. The success of SCC is rooted in the mission of serving the community by "focusing on academic excellence, student success, workforce advancement, and life-long learning within a global society."
Position Summary
The Audio Visual (A/V) Systems Engineer will lead the design, development, and installation of A/V technology hardware, peripherals, and system installations located in classrooms, conference rooms, offices, event spaces, theaters, and digital signage for the College. This position will consult and collaborate with campus stakeholders, vendors, architects, electrical and carpentry trades, and internal IT departments. Provide A/V event and classroom support, media duplication, light duty event videography for internal events and assist with computer support when needed. Develop and maintain expertise in A/V system configuration and programming and stay up to date on the latest trends and best practices in the A/V industry.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Provide advanced technical expertise; develop, design, document, and commission installations of AV technology and systems to include AV control, digital signal processing, and wireless presentation to assure the AV technology needs of the College are met. Work with Academic Deans and Directors and IT leadership to plan all A/V enhancements to classrooms and meeting rooms on campus.
Design, implement, and manage assisted listen systems to ensure the College's AV environment meets the accessibility, compliance, and risk standards.
Plan ongoing enhancements and make recommendations concerning functionality, system requirements, and capabilities of the physical and virtual AV technology infrastructure and systems at the institution. Make purchase recommendations to the Director of Technology Support for A/V systems and equipment.
Develop and review Statement of Work and Bill of Material specifications for each initiative.
Serve as a liaison with AV hardware and software vendors and service providers; obtain technical specifications and knowledge of technological changes relevant to the College's AV systems; analyze and make recommendation regarding AV systems, technologies, architectures, designs, and products.
Provide system administration for the enterprise AV technology management systems supported by Information Technology. Troubleshoot network and digital AV technologies and work collaboratively with internal Information Technology teams to assure AV systems meet design, security, safety, and system standards. Make minor programming updates and changes to A/V control systems.
Coordinate all A/V activities on SCC campuses. Work with master calendar scheduling coordinator to ensure coverage for all A/V activities. Set up and operate A/V equipment such as video cameras, sound reinforcement equipment, control systems, computers, and visual display systems. Work with the IT Director of Technology Support to manage workflow and staffing for A/V support needs. Oversee video recording and live streaming of internal campus events and activities.
Prepare strategic plans for A/V technology replacements and additional A/V classrooms on SCC campuses.
Provide training to the Technology Support department for all A/V related requests. Provide A/V system usage instruction for faculty and staff.
Assist with the operation and maintenance of technology classrooms as needed.
Provide Tier II Technical Support, as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 3 years' technical hands-on experience with audio-visual system design, technical support, and integration.
Experience working with vendors to specify, purchase, and implement A/V systems and equipment.
Experience working and configuring Crestron/Extron systems. Experience coordinating schedules and project management experience.
AV system design for classrooms and event spaces.**Will be subject to a criminal background check and may require fingerprint participation.
St Charles Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Position Summary
The Audio Visual (A/V) Systems Engineer will lead the design, development, and installation of A/V technology hardware, peripherals, and system installations located in classrooms, conference rooms, offices, event spaces, theaters, and digital signage for the College. This position will consult and collaborate with campus stakeholders, vendors, architects, electrical and carpentry trades, and internal IT departments. Provide A/V event and classroom support, media duplication, light duty event videography for internal events and assist with computer support when needed. Develop and maintain expertise in A/V system configuration and programming and stay up to date on the latest trends and best practices in the A/V industry.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Provide advanced technical expertise; develop, design, document, and commission installations of AV technology and systems to include AV control, digital signal processing, and wireless presentation to assure the AV technology needs of the College are met. Work with Academic Deans and Directors and IT leadership to plan all A/V enhancements to classrooms and meeting rooms on campus.
Design, implement, and manage assisted listen systems to ensure the College's AV environment meets the accessibility, compliance, and risk standards.
Plan ongoing enhancements and make recommendations concerning functionality, system requirements, and capabilities of the physical and virtual AV technology infrastructure and systems at the institution. Make purchase recommendations to the Director of Technology Support for A/V systems and equipment.
Develop and review Statement of Work and Bill of Material specifications for each initiative.
Serve as a liaison with AV hardware and software vendors and service providers; obtain technical specifications and knowledge of technological changes relevant to the College's AV systems; analyze and make recommendation regarding AV systems, technologies, architectures, designs, and products.
Provide system administration for the enterprise AV technology management systems supported by Information Technology. Troubleshoot network and digital AV technologies and work collaboratively with internal Information Technology teams to assure AV systems meet design, security, safety, and system standards. Make minor programming updates and changes to A/V control systems.
Coordinate all A/V activities on SCC campuses. Work with master calendar scheduling coordinator to ensure coverage for all A/V activities. Set up and operate A/V equipment such as video cameras, sound reinforcement equipment, control systems, computers, and visual display systems. Work with the IT Director of Technology Support to manage workflow and staffing for A/V support needs. Oversee video recording and live streaming of internal campus events and activities.
Prepare strategic plans for A/V technology replacements and additional A/V classrooms on SCC campuses.
Provide training to the Technology Support department for all A/V related requests. Provide A/V system usage instruction for faculty and staff.
Assist with the operation and maintenance of technology classrooms as needed.
Provide Tier II Technical Support, as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 3 years' technical hands-on experience with audio-visual system design, technical support, and integration.
Experience working with vendors to specify, purchase, and implement A/V systems and equipment.
Experience working and configuring Crestron/Extron systems. Experience coordinating schedules and project management experience.
AV system design for classrooms and event spaces.**Will be subject to a criminal background check and may require fingerprint participation.
St Charles Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer