AV (Audio Visual) Technician-Dubai American Academy

GEMS DUBAI AMERICAN ACADEMY; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 84,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

Dubai American Academy, part of GEMS Education, seeks an outstanding AV Technician to support our auditoriums, classrooms, and school events from Oct 2026. You will install, configure, and maintain AV gear, ensure safe setups, and help teachers and students use tech for meetings, podcasts, and performances.

Ideal candidates have hands-on experience with projectors, displays, sound and lighting systems, and live streaming. Join a world-class international school in Abu Dhabi.

Qualifications

• Experience with AV systems in educational or event settings is advantageous.
• Ability to set up and operate audio/visual equipment for assemblies and performances.
• Familiarity with safety and cable-management standards.

Responsibilities

• Ensure reliable AV infrastructure for auditoriums, podcast rooms, drama studios, meeting rooms, and event spaces.
• Enable teachers, staff and students to use technology effectively for meetings, events, podcasts and school productions.
• L1 support for classroom technology and cabling.
• Install, configure, relocate, and maintain AV/lighting devices: projectors, interactive displays, speakers, microphones, mixing consoles, cameras, control systems, and digital signage.
• Perform routine cleaning, testing, preventative maintenance, and minor repairs; arrange external service for complex faults.
• Maintain service manuals, asset inventories, warranties, and replacement plans.
• Set up and operate sound, lighting, projection, video, and streaming for assemblies, concerts, and events.
• Run sound/lighting boards, manage multi-camera live streams and recordings, and provide calm troubleshooting during live events.
• Manage student community professionally and provide support aligned with safeguarding policy.
• Advise event planners on technical solutions, risks, room layouts, staging, and logistics.
• Prepare and set up AV resources for Music, Drama, Art, and general lessons; support practical lessons with recordings and showcases.
• Provide tier-1 support and training to staff/students on using projectors, microphones, speakers, control panels, and basic software.
• Support exam recordings, lectures, and academic assessments that require audio/video capture.
• Lead school musical events and coordinate students across age levels.
• Guide students in AV tech projects and mentor peers at DAA.

Skills

AV hardware

Event setup

Troubleshooting

Staff training

Tools

Projectors

Interactive displays

Speakers

Microphones

Cameras

Job description

Job description

Dubai American Academy is GEMS Education's flagship American curriculum school, offering an exceptional education from PreK to Grade 12 alongside the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.

Rated Outstanding by the KHDA for 13 consecutive years, DAA is recognised for its academic excellence, vibrant international community and state-of-the-art facilities.

We are seeking an outstanding AV (Audio Visual) Technician to join our exceptional team from October 2026. The successful candidate will inspire curiosity, foster a passion for scientific enquiry and contribute to the continued success of one of the UAE's leading international schools.

Responsibilites

• Ensure reliable AV infrastructure for auditoriums, podcast rooms, drama studios, meeting rooms, and event spaces.
• Enable teachers, staff and students to use technology effectively for meetings, events,podcasts and school productions.
• L1 support for the classroom technology and cabling.

Installation & maintenance:

• Install, configure, relocate, and maintain AV/lighting devices: projectors, interactive displays, speakers, microphones, mixing consoles, cameras, control systems, and digital signage.
• Perform routine cleaning, testing, preventative maintenance, and minor repairs; arrange external service for complex faults.
• Maintain service manuals, asset inventories, warranties, and replacement plans

Event Performance and Support

• Set up and operate professional sound, lighting, projection, video, and live-streaming systems for assemblies, concerts, graduations, parent events, conferences, exhibitions, and sports.
• Run sound/lighting boards, manage multi-camera live streams and recordings, and provide calm troubleshooting during live events.
• Manage the student community in a professional way. Address their requirements and provide the support inline with the school safeguarding policy.
• Advise event planners on technical solutions, risks, room layouts, staging, and logistics.

Classroom and teaching support

• Prepare and set up AV resources for Music, Drama, Art, and general lessons; support practical lessons with recordings and showcases.
• Provide tier-1 support and training to staff/students on using projectors, microphones, speakers, control panels, and basic software.
• Support exam recordings, lectures, and academic assessments that require audio/video capture.
• Lead or Manage the schoool musical events. This includes managing the students of different age level, teaching them the scope of work for the musical show.
• Lead or Manage the students with AV technology aspirations and students lead them on how to use the technology at DAA.

Systems, safety, and compliance

• Ensure setups meet health & safety standards (e.g. safe rigging, cable management, electrical safety) and liaise with MSO managers for performances.
• Develop simple user guides and documentation; keep logs of productions, repairs, and service requests.

Preferred candidate

Years of experience

No experience required