AV Events Technician

Location City of Boston
Discipline: Low Voltage
Salary: $65,000-$75,000
Contact name: Bhanuha Paramanshan

Contact email: bhanu.paramanshan@lesterhamilton.com
Published: 9 days ago
Startdate: ASAP

​Qualifications

  • Understands the technical aspects of the job and demonstrates basic operational ability to troubleshoot and problem solve with equipment and software issues

  • High School Diploma required

  • Instills Trust

  • Safety Conscious

  • Communicates Effectively

  • Team members are required to meet the specified physical criteria to effectively execute essential job functions

  • Peripheral Vision

  • Carrying 51-100 lbs

  • Pushing/Pulling Over 100 lbs

  • Color Vision

  • Depth Perception

  • Lifting 16-50 lbs

  • Carrying 16-50 lbs

  • Pushing/Pulling 16-50 lbs. & 51-100 lbs

  • Distance Vision

  • Hearing

  • Lifting 0-15 lbs

  • Carrying 0-15 lbs

  • Pushing/Pulling 0-15 lbs

  • 2-3 hours/day: Sitting, Stooping, Crawling, Kneeling, Bending, Reaching (above your head)

  • 4-5 hours/day: Standing, Walking, Grasping

Responsibilities

  • A Technician is responsible for the set up and operation of basic / small-scale audiovisual systems in a hospitality environment while ensuring complete customer satisfaction

  • This position reports to an Operations Manager, Operations Director or Director, Event Technology

  • Equipment Operation

  • Ensures a flawlessly executed event through accurate and timely setup, operation, and breakdown of basic audiovisual equipment as listed in the technical qualifications section

  • Strives to exceed the expectations and needs of internal and external customers

  • Maintains a positive relationship with all clients through effective communication

  • Meets with guests on site to ensure that their needs are met, and the equipment setup is working properly

  • Monitors events and checks in on customers throughout the day

  • Understands and fosters the hotel/client relationship

  • Handles equipment challenges and changes in a timely and professional manner

  • Understands company processes, follows procedures, and completes systems entry and paperwork accurately

  • Uses the equipment sheets to determine the equipment scheduled for set up and for strike

  • Interacts with other staff and outside vendors for equipment

  • Increases revenue by utilizing floor up-selling techniques

  • Works with clients to finalize invoices

  • Completes order entries in Navigator, as needed

  • Work is performed in a hotel/convention center environment with moderate exposure to outdoor temperatures and to dirt, sand and/or dust

  • Team members will use high-end audio-visual equipment and electrical components and will be exposed to heights via lifts and ladders

  • Team members may be asked to work in multiple hotel locations

  • Working times will include irregular hours and on-call status including days, evenings, weekends, and holidays

  • Team members must adhere to appearance guidelines as defined by Encore based on an individual hotel or a representation of hotels in that city or area

  • The frequency options for these requirements are categorized as Continuously, Frequently, Occasionally, and Never