Strategic AV & Production Systems Lead

Foundry 42 Ltd. Uk; Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cloud Imperium Games in Manchester seeks a Lead AV & Production Systems Engineer to own the AV environment end-to-end across live event stages, motion capture facilities, and conference spaces. You will triage faults daily and manage installs with external contractors to professional standards.

Applicants should have a strong background in live events or broadcast, with FOH mixing, AV over IP, and livestream workflows.

Qualifications

• Proven high level background in Live events, Broadcast or Touring production e.g. festivals, concerts, theatre, or outside broadcast.
• Strong audio engineering foundation – FOH mixing, multi-mic setups, signal flow, and live sound at scale.
• Hands-on experience with Dolby Atmos, large-format projection, broadcast cameras, AV over IP, and conferencing infrastructure.
• Experience managing and coordinating AV vendors and technical contractors.
• Solid networking and diagnostic skills to isolate and triage AV-related infrastructure issues.
• Familiar with livestreaming workflows, video codecs, and mixed audio for network presentations.
• Working knowledge of DaVinci Resolve or similar and QSYS (desirable).
• Ability to balance needs of multiple teams and stakeholders for a coordinated approach.
• IT literate – AV stack awareness.
• Calm and decisive under pressure from high-stakes live productions.

Responsibilities

• Own the AV environment end-to-end across all spaces, including live event stages, motion capture facilities, multi-set production environments, immersive audio and mix rooms, briefing suites, and conferencing spaces.
• Perform daily operational checks across all AV spaces and triage faults quickly; resolve in-house or escalate as needed.
• Act as primary point of contact for AV vendors and contractors – briefing, managing, and overseeing installs and upgrades to a professional standard.
• Manage complex audio and video systems across multiple spaces, including multi-mic setups, front of house mixing, live sound, and signal flow integrity.
• Ensure broadcast-quality camera and studio setups across production sets remain operational, supporting livestreaming and mixed audio workflows.
• Contribute to and lead on the long-term AV strategy for the site.
• Document systems, processes, and technical specifications.

Skills

Live events

Broadcast

FOH mixing

Multi-mic setups

Signal flow

Live sound

Dolby Atmos

AV over IP

Conferencing infrastructure

Vendor management

Networking diagnostics

Livestreaming workflows

DaVinci Resolve

QSYS

IT literacy

Calm under pressure

Tools

DaVinci Resolve

QSYS

Job description

Cloud Imperium Games in Manchester seeks a Lead AV & Production Systems Engineer to own the AV environment end-to-end across live event stages, motion capture facilities, and conference spaces. You will triage faults daily and manage installs with external contractors to professional standards.

Applicants should have a strong background in live events or broadcast, with FOH mixing, AV over IP, and livestream workflows.