Video Engineer at Corporate Live Inc — Kentwood, MI
Full job description
Benefits
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
Corporate Live, Inc. has been creating amazing live events for a diverse roster of entertainment, non-profit, corporate, political, and academic clients for over 30 years.
We are looking for a seasoned Audio-Visual Engineer / Production Manager with expertise in Video Engineering. If you have 5 years of proven and verifiable work experience as a project manager in the audio-visual industry, we want to talk to you!
Basic Function:
The PM is responsible for all production elements involved within a live event production. They work closely with the client to assess needs and vision; create and or collaborates on all designs; schedules equipment, assigns personnel, and executes all production elements of a live event. The AV Engineer / PM is responsible for each project from the order stage through final project completion. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background as it relates to event production.
Essential Functions:
- Responsible for coordinating setup and operation of all aspects of multi-media events/projects.
- Takes leadership role regarding customer communications for event.
- Responsible for working with estimating personnel to ensure competitive and accurate proposal to customer.
- Assists in estimating event needs by participating in site-surveys as needed.
- Responsible for coordinating equipment required for events.
- Responsible for bringing the event on budget.
- Works directly with customers to establish project timeline.
- Responsible for communicating project progress to Director of Live Events, support, and technical staff.
- Responsible for scheduling company technical staff and any associated subcontractors.
- Manages and coordinates all personnel on jobsite.
- Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects.
Qualifications
Experience: Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the live event production industry. Supervisory experience is a strong plus.
Working Knowledge: Must possess excellent technical knowledge in video, audio, lighting, staging, rigging, and design. Strong consideration given to individuals with advanced video expertise. A candidate with the ability to create CAD designs with a keen sense seamlessly integrating all aspects of a multimedia event would be preferred.
Licenses and Certifications: Extra consideration will be given to candidates with a Class B commercial driver’s license or willing and able to obtain one.
Travel:
Occasional out of town travel will be required.