Event Technician

Calvin University • Grand Rapids, MI

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Event Technician oversees the technical execution of live events, ensuring high-quality audio, video, and lighting production. The role combines hands-on technical work with leadership responsibilities, including mentoring team members and coordinating resources. Events include concerts, lectures, conferences, and institutional gatherings. The technician supports planning, setup, production, and teardown, as well as live streaming and digital broadcast workflows. The position also involves maintaining production systems, equipment, and venues across campus and assisting the CPT team with project and maintenance work.

This is an in-person, on-campus position working across various campus locations. The schedule is primarily second shift, Tuesday through Saturday, as needed to support events, with flexibility when event support is not needed. Remote work accommodations may be made temporarily or on an ad-hoc basis in consultation with the Associate Director. A commitment to Calvin’s Christian liberal arts educational mission and Christian faith, and to fostering positive relationships and communication across dimensions of diversity, is expected.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university, one to three years of experience in live event production, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of event video production and live streaming.
• Knowledge of digital audio mixing consoles.
• Knowledge of broadcast video and audio infrastructure.
• Experience running audiovisual technology for live events.
• Proficiency in video editing software and audiovisual systems, including live event production.
• Strong communication, organization, and human relations skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to work a varied schedule, including evenings and weekends.
• Commitment to Calvin’s educational mission as a Christian liberal arts university affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church, and to the Christian faith and integration of faith, learning, and student development.
• Demonstrated awareness and commitment to establishing relationships and positive communication across dimensions of diversity.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical lead for live events, including concerts, lectures, conferences, and institutional gatherings.
• Coordinate pre-event planning, on-site setup, and post-event teardown.
• Support event production as needed, including audio mixing, video broadcasting, lighting, and staging.
• Conduct pre- and post-event evaluations and report outcomes.
• Assist with managing live streaming and digital broadcast workflows.
• Troubleshoot technical issues under time-sensitive conditions and within the demands of event production.
• Train and mentor student operators and junior technicians in technical positions.
• Perform daily upkeep of production systems, equipment, and venues across campus.
• Assist the CPT team with project and maintenance work as necessary.
• Use aerial platforms and lifts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time