AV Event Technician

Kalahari Resorts & Conventions•Woodford, VA

7d•$22 - $26•Onsite

About The Position

Kalahari Resorts & Conventions is seeking an experienced Audio Visual Technician to support meetings, conventions, trade shows, entertainment, and resort-wide events. The role combines technical event production with guest service in a fast-paced convention center and hospitality environment. Technicians help deliver seamless, welcoming event spaces and extraordinary guest experiences through careful preparation, efficient execution, and attention to detail. The position involves setting up, operating, troubleshooting, and striking audio, video, lighting, and staging systems. It supports events ranging from small board meetings to large general sessions, banquets, trade shows, concerts, and special events, as well as hybrid meetings, streaming, conferencing, and recording. The technician also coordinates with internal teams and outside production partners, maintains equipment and inventories, and provides professional technical guidance and hospitality to clients and guests.

Requirements

Hands-on experience across multiple disciplines, including professional audio, video systems, lighting, rigging, power distribution, and live event production.
Ability to work in a fast-paced convention center and hospitality environment while providing exceptional service and delivering flawless event execution.
Understanding of both the technical and guest-service aspects of live events.
Ability to support events ranging from small board meetings to large-scale general sessions, banquets, trade shows, concerts, and special events.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual skills are preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Set up, operate, troubleshoot, and strike audio, video, lighting, and staging systems for meetings, conventions, expos, entertainment, galas, and resort programming.
Operate audio consoles, wireless microphones, DSPs, playback systems, projection, LED displays, switchers, cameras, video distribution, and lighting controls.
Support hybrid meetings, streaming, conferencing, and recording.
Assist with staging, truss, rigging, and overhead elements using event diagrams, schedules, equipment lists, and floorplans.
Execute technical requirements in Banquet Event Orders (BEOs), production orders, and exhibitor requests, including trade show floor operations, exhibitor power, and floor production.
Coordinate with Convention Services, Banquets, and outside production partners.
Resolve audio, video, network, lighting, and control-system issues professionally under live-event pressure.
Inspect and maintain equipment; keep storage, workspaces, and inventories organized; and handle and track company assets properly.
Provide technical guidance and exceptional hospitality to clients, planners, presenters, exhibitors, and guests, resolving concerns promptly, calmly, and professionally.
Perform other duties as requested by management.