AV Technican

Production Futures; Brentford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established company in the events industry seeks an exceptional Audio-Visual Technician to help create spectacular events. This role involves designing and operating audio-visual solutions, managing projects, and ensuring client satisfaction. With a focus on creativity and technical expertise, you'll work closely with a dynamic team and travel across the country. If you're passionate about events and eager to tackle exciting challenges, this is a fantastic opportunity to join a friendly and innovative team dedicated to delivering outstanding experiences.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Career progression opportunities

Company laptop and mobile phone

Company pension scheme

Annual company social events

Flexible working opportunities

London branch parking space

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in AV or event projects is essential.
• Strong technical knowledge of AV equipment and excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate sound, lighting, and AV solutions for events.
• Manage projects and ensure adherence to health & safety regulations.
• Build relationships with suppliers for optimal pricing.

Skills

Audio-Visual Equipment

Lighting Design

Sound Engineering

Event Management

Customer Service

Communication Skills

Project Management

Education

3+ years in AV/Event Projects

Tools

CAD Software

Capture Lighting Design Software

Hire Software & CRMs

Job description

Who we are

Stage Engage provides professional sound, lighting, staging, and audio/visual equipment hire and technical services for events. Based in Brentford in London and Exeter in Devon, we specialise in conferences, corporate, and live events.

We are an established business with a reputation for bringing precise, professional, and creative solutions to our strong following of clients. We are also well known for providing an extremely knowledgeable service with a notably friendly, can-do attitude, which is a major reason our clients repeatedly come back to us.

We provide a service that we are very proud of, delivered by a growing team consisting of 8 employees and a vast network of freelancers and sub-contractors. The events we produce often bring new and exciting challenges, so we are regularly stretched to find unique solutions.

Who we need

An exceptional Audio-Visual Technician that plays a key role in taking the ideas and briefs of our clients and using your creativity and technical knowledge to create spectacular events. This position is based at our London office in Brentford, but you will be working closely with our Exeter branch and travelling throughout the country and potentially beyond. It’s important that you’re a team player with a passion for what you do, with the ability to see the bigger picture while also having an eye for detail, which is intrinsic to the Stage Engage culture. You must be able to effectively self-manage your own time, use your own initiative, and prioritise tasks. You’ll be a flexible problem solver that’s quick to learn and easily adaptable to managing the fresh challenges of the day.

You’ll have experience of working in events and, more specifically, with AV, lighting, sound, staging, and other areas of the technology involved in events. Most importantly, you are an enthusiastic person looking to make the most of the fun challenges involved in the events industry and wanting to be a part of the Stage Engage family.

Responsibilities

1. Designing, specifying, and operating sound, lighting, staging, rigging, and audio-visual solutions.
2. Being a Project Manager for events when assigned.
3. Working as part of the Technical Team to deliver events.
4. Attending site visits with clients and carrying out detailed site surveys.
5. Ensuring all health & safety controls are produced and adhered to in preparation of, and during, all events. This includes producing risk assessments and method statements.
6. Building trusted relationships with key suppliers to achieve the best possible prices on external elements needed for the proposals.
7. Representing the Stage Engage culture and values at every moment.

The above is not exhaustive, and other duties not outlined may form part of the employee’s job description.

Qualifications & Essential Skills Required

1. 3+ years’ experience in event / AV projects or equivalent.
2. Technical knowledge and experience of working with AV / events technical equipment.
3. Excellent customer service and client handling.
4. Excellent communication skills.
5. Experience of managing costs/budgets and hitting deadlines.
6. Full UK Driver's license.

Desirable Skills

1. Experience of creating CAD drawings / using creative technology / Capture Lighting Design Software.
2. Experience of hire software & CRMs.

The Perks

1. Competitive salary.
2. Career progression opportunities.
3. Company laptop and mobile phone.
4. Company pension scheme.
5. Annual company social events.
6. Flexible working opportunities.
7. London branch parking space.