AV Technician

Burges Salmon LLP; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative professional services firm in Edinburgh is seeking a skilled AV Technician to ensure seamless AV experiences for various events and meetings. The ideal candidate should have strong knowledge of AV systems and equipment and be flexible to support out-of-hours events as required. The firm values diversity and is open to discussing flexible working patterns.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Friendly working environment

Access to community initiatives

Qualifications

• Proven AV experience ideally in a corporate or professional services setting.
• Strong knowledge of AV hardware/software and platforms.
• Calm, proactive problem-solver with excellent communication skills.
• Flexible to work shifts with occasional out-of-hours support.

Responsibilities

• Be the primary AV support on site; prepping rooms, testing systems.
• Deliver smooth AV experiences for meetings and events.
• Operate and troubleshoot AV equipment and VC systems.
• Support live and recorded events, including streaming.
• Collaborate with IT and Facilities teams.
• Help shape AV best practices.

Skills

AV hardware/software knowledge

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Tools

Crestron

Extron

digital signage

Job description

Are you passionate about cutting-edge AV technology and delivering seamless user experiences? We are looking for an AV Technician to join our Edinburgh office on a full-time permanent basis. This position will be based on-site 5 days a week.

Join Burges Salmon during an exciting phase of growth and innovation as we invest significantly in our AV infrastructure. We're on the lookout for a skilled and motivated AV Technician to be the go-to expert for our meeting suites, ensuring every event, webinar, and hybrid conference runs flawlessly.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Be the primary AV support on site; prepping rooms, testing systems, and supporting users.
• Delivering smooth AV experiences for internal meetings, client events, and hybrid video conferences.
• Operate and troubleshoot AV equipment: displays, microphones, speakers, control panels, and VC systems (MS Teams, Zoom, Webex).
• Work closely with the Front of House team to ensure the room is set up and arranged according to the client's specifications.
• Support live and recorded events, including streaming and media management.
• Collaborate with IT and Facilities teams on multi-site events and system rollouts.
• Help shape AV best practices and stay ahead of emerging tech trends.
• Ensure our spaces are ready for business each day
  
  

What we're looking for:

• Proven AV experience ideally in a corporate or professional services setting.
• Strong knowledge of AV hardware/software and platforms like Crestron, Extron, and digital signage.
• Calm, proactive problem-solver with excellent communication skills.
• Flexible to work shifts (between 7:00am–7:00pm) with occasional out-of-hours support and travel to other UK offices when needed.
  
  

If you are ready for an exciting new opportunity, please apply now!

About Burges Salmon

Our six core values – Ambition, Collaboration, Commitment, Fairness, Quality and Respect - are at the heart of everything we do and help to shape our unique culture. As well as high quality work and exciting development opportunities, we offer our people a professional, friendly and sociable working environment with a real sense of community.

A full overview of all the benefits of working at Burges Salmon can be found on the ‘working at Burges Salmon' section of our careers page.

We are pleased to have been named RollOnFriday's ‘Best Law Firm to Work At', for the third year in a row and one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2023 (previously named ‘The Times Top 50 Employers for Women'), for the third year running. Our commitment to excellence has recently been recognised by the IIP, which awarded us Platinum Certification for Investment in People.

It's important to us that our organisation represents the diverse community in which we operate and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities. As a Disability Confident Leader, we will provide a fully accessible recruitment process and offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job. We're committed to finding the right person for this role and are open to discussing flexible working, full time or part time working patterns.

If you have any questions regarding the role or the interview process, please contact Katarina Athanasakos (Resourcing Specialist) - [email protected] or call on 0117 307 6517.

The advert will close when we receive sufficient amount of applications.