Job Summary:
The Internal Event Technology Coordinator facilitates internal event technology services, systems, and personnel; fills production roles at college events with staff, student workers, and freelancers as necessary; attends and leads internal production meetings to assess event technology needs; and assists in training, coaching, and mentoring students.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Lead with integrity, building trust and positive working relationships within event tech services and among colleagues in other departments.
- Manage internal event tech needs with oversight from the Event Tech Manager.
- Attend production meetings for internal events.
- Schedule event tech staff and student workers as needed.
- Manage an on-call schedule to support student workers.
- Train and develop event tech personnel for internal events.
- Assist Event Technology Manager with system maintenance, installs, upgrades, and repairs.
- Maintain a safe working environment based on industry standards.
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Prolonged periods of being on your feet.
- Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at times.
Personal Qualities - The ability to identify personal strengths, weaknesses, skills, and limitations and to use this understanding profitably.
- The desire to grow, develop, and mature, both spiritually and professionally.
- The ability to create and maintain a Christian professional atmosphere in all relationships.
- A spirit of cooperation and willingness to serve others.
- The desire and ability to disciple and mentor students.
- Demonstrates professionalism appropriate to the role and represents the College positively in all interactions.
Education and Experience:
- Associate's Degree in a related field preferred.
- At least four years related experience preferred.
Required Skills/Abilities:
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Ability to function well in a high-paced and, at times, stressful environment.
Familiar with PC/Windows and Mac/OSX and computer networking.
Proficient with production-related software: ProPresenter, DAWs, Smaart.
Experience/Familiarity with Audio
Networked Audio Protocols: AES, Madi, Dante
Consoles: Digico, Yamaha, Midas
Processor: BSS
Experience/Familiarity with Lighting
Lighting Protocols: DMX
Consoles: ETC
Experience/Familiarity with Video
Video Protocols: genlock, SMPTE
Consoles: Ross, Blackmagic Design
Projection: Barco
Preferred experience in stage design and rigging
Preferred certifications:
OSHA 30
OSHA Aerial Lift Qualification
Dante Certification - Levels 1 and 2
ESA Certification 2020
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Under the direction of the Events Technology manager, facilitates internal event technology operations with advisement from Event Technology Manager.
- Staff internal events with student workers, professionals, and/or freelancers to ensure all tech positions needed are fulfilled.
- Coordinate with vendors, such as Stray on an as-needed basis to ensure internal events are equipped with what they need.
- Help determine necessary purchases/upgrades to the AVL system to best meet the needs of internal events, the student body, and the college and forward that information to the events tech manager.
- Assist in directing student workers before, during, and after internal events. Provide feedback to them in meaningful and measurable ways that help develop the students professionally and spiritually.
- Ensure standard procedures and/or best practices for student workers are followed during internal events.
- Coordinate and update a master calendar that combines the planning center calendar with the student workers' academic/personal calendar.
- Attend and/or schedule meetings with internal event stakeholders to ensure tech needs are accurate for internal events.
- Be available for on-call needs during internal event gigs to provide guidance to student workers.
- Keep planning center updated with the latest info for internal events and ensure needs/expectations are communicated to staffed personnel.
- Provides input and recommendations regarding hiring, training, evaluation and discipline of student workers.
- Staff college events when student workers are unavailable.
- Assist in developing and maintaining a network of freelancers that can be hired when student workers are not available or able to work.
- Assist in the training and professional development of all event tech student workers.
- Maintain and strengthen cross-departmental relationships.
- Assist in maintaining and repairing campus-wide AVL equipment in all of the college's production spaces.
- Assist with installing and integrating new technology as necessary.
- Assist faculty in training students in various areas of production.
- Support the production of weekly chapel services through training, educating, and guiding students.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.