AV Engineering Specialist III

Brigham Young University • Provo, UT

12d • Onsite

About The Position

BYU’s Audiovisual Events team impact thousands of students, faculty, and staff every day! We use leading-edge systems and state-of-the-art technologies to support our nationally ranked university. BYU/OIT (Office of Information Technology) offers an increasingly diverse culture, where collaboration, friendship, and integrity add to a unique environment where people really care! If you are looking for stability, meaning, and an opportunity to help students with their experiential learning, then we need you!
As a member of the AV Production Events team, this position will provide or oversee live production support for Office of Information Technology (OIT) customers, specifically in the area of Live Production Video Engineering, Infrastructure Design and Project Management. The OIT AV Production team provides events services on a 24×7 basis to all of Brigham Young University, for a broad variety of clients and venues. All events are considered important, and many are high profile, including international broadcasts of events. The person filling this position will fill the role of Engineer -In-Charge, and as such will oversee all systems of assigned events including maintaining equipment and infrastructure. This person will specialize in video engineering support and will supervise/direct others who provide engineering support for these events. The AV Events Engineer is in charge of production facilities including all infrastructure with event venues and all production equipment used during events. They must assist the AV production department with LED boards, projection, sound, lighting, teleprompter and recording equipment. They must coordinate complex infrastructure projects and communicate the technical implications to others, training and teaching others of all levels. They must also perform upgrading and maintenance of circuits to the component level and troubleshoot and repair complex electronic systems. This position requires a rare and extremely high capacity to prioritize tasks according to urgency, handle multiple tasks concurrently, and work with others to accomplish complex technical goals, under pressure of extremely high production standards for events that are frequently broadcast internationally and to large audiences locally. Must be able to design and implement systems used by the AV team. The individual filling this position must possess great commitment to the University, as well as outstanding diplomacy and grace and the ability to function in high stress situations. This person must possess exemplary professionalism and inspire confidence in the AV department’s ability to consistently produce excellent support for all events.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and three years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience required (for Level 54T).
• Bachelor’s degree and five years of related experience, or master’s degree and 3 years, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience is required (for Level 55T).
• Minimum of 3 years of technical supervision experience is required (for Level 55T).
• Expert in all technical areas.
• Understand financials.
• Expert knowledge/understanding in the following areas: AC/DC theory/semiconductor theory, Wireless communication technologies, Voice and data transmission technology, Digital broadcasting systems, Computer hardware and operating systems, Fabrication (welding, panel construction, etc.), Soldering, Test equipment utilization (fiber, copper), System troubleshooting, Construction management, Cable, fiber, wire codes, LED Board Displays.
• Ability to handle detail.
• Ability to prioritize multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Communication, leadership, and team member skills.
• Problem solving skills.
• A strong customer service orientation.
• Must hold and be worthy to hold a current temple recommend (for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints).

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree and five years of related experience preferred (for Level 54T).
• Supervision experience preferred (for Level 54T).

Responsibilities

• Provide or oversee live production support for Office of Information Technology (OIT) customers, specifically in the area of Live Production Video Engineering, Infrastructure Design and Project Management.
• Oversee all systems of assigned events including maintaining equipment and infrastructure.
• Specialize in video engineering support and supervise/direct others who provide engineering support for these events.
• Assist the AV production department with LED boards, projection, sound, lighting, teleprompter and recording equipment.
• Coordinate complex infrastructure projects and communicate the technical implications to others, training and teaching others of all levels.
• Perform upgrading and maintenance of circuits to the component level and troubleshoot and repair complex electronic systems.
• Design and implement systems used by the AV team.
• Operate, maintain, and supervise production control rooms and mobile production units for events.
• Coordinate production facilities, crews, vehicles and tools.
• Perform camera setup, calibration, color & shading, temperature, balance, rendition, exposure, and all other technical parameters of multiple cameras before, after and during events.
• Perform high definition camera installation, positioning, configuration and use.
• Perform color correction for single and multi-camera indoor and outdoor environments.
• Manage campus-wide and building-wide backbone fiber and network distribution systems.
• Manage head-end program origination and signal processing systems.
• Manage individual room, office, and classroom connections.
• Manage back feed systems for in-building program origination.
• Install, maintain, and configure end-user systems.
• Perform projection design/development research and design consultation.
• Purchase and install projection systems.
• Observe and monitor LED board displays, including remote monitoring.
• Design video recording systems.
• Perform dubbing, mixing and general production of post-event videos and audio.
• Perform indoor live event lighting for massive activities at major activity centers.
• Perform outdoor live event lighting.
• Perform athletic event lighting.
• Perform studio lighting.
• Manage classroom, auditorium, and Church speech reinforcement systems.
• Manage classroom and auditorium playback reinforcement systems.
• Manage large venue and specialty sound systems.
• Manage ADA-required hearing assistance systems.
• Provide acoustic consultation.
• Manage classroom media systems.
• Manage radio systems.
• Provide RF safety compliance consultation.
• Consult and coordinate on new building and remodel projects.

Benefits

• 401k. BYU automatically contributes 8% at no cost to you. Additionally, if you contribute 5%, BYU adds an additional 4% (Rehires may qualify for different retirement plans).
• Excellent work-life balance: 13 paid holidays + 22 days paid vacation + 12 sick days, accrued annually.
• Employee assistance program, available to the employee and all members of their household.
• Tuition benefits for employees and eligible family members.
• Access to athletic facilities.
• Excellent medical/dental benefits.
• Short/long-term disability benefits.
• Paid parental and maternity leave.
• Wellness Program.
• Free on-campus parking.
• Free UTA passes for employees, spouses, and qualified dependents.
• Discounts at the BYU Store and for many events at BYU.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level