Event Technician
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 to deliver seamless event experiences. The technician supports events such as concerts, lectures, conferences, and institutional gatherings, and helps maintain production systems, equipment, and venues across campus. The position requires an in-person, on-campus presence in various campus locations. Work is primarily second shift, Tuesday through Saturday, as needed to support event production, with flexibility when event support is not needed. Remote work accommodations may be made temporarily or ad hoc in consultation with the Associate Director. The role requires a 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. It also requires awareness and commitment to building relationships and communicating positively across dimensions of diversity.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university, one to three years of live event production experience, 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 AV technology for live events.
- Proficiency in video editing software and audiovisual systems, including live event production.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, organization, and human relations skills.
- Ability to work a varied schedule, including evenings and weekends.
- Ability to use a keyboard and mouse to enter and retrieve data and good eyesight to view a computer monitor and phone.
- Ability to lift and/or carry 40+ pounds and push and pull carts.
- Ability to use aerial platforms.
- 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 communicating positively across dimensions of diversity, including race, gender, physical limitations, class, and religious perspectives.
Responsibilities
- Serve as 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, 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 event conditions.
- 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 as required.
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Job Type
Full-time
