Audio Visual Technician

CompQsoft Inc; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

CompQsoft Inc. in Alexandria, VA seeks an Audio Visual Technician to install, test, operate, and maintain audiovisual systems for meetings, training, and events.

You will diagnose hardware and software issues, support in-person, hybrid, and virtual meetings, manage AV cabling, and train users on conference-room tech.

Qualifications

• Clearance: Secret Clearance

Responsibilities

• Set up, test, operate, and break down AV equipment for meetings, presentations, training sessions, and events.
• Configure and support equipment such as projectors, displays, video walls, microphones, speakers, mixers, cameras, lighting, conferencing systems, and control panels.
• Provide real-time technical support to presenters, facilitators, leadership, and event participants.
• Troubleshoot hardware, software, network connectivity, signal-routing, audio-feedback, and video-display issues.
• Conduct pre-event equipment checks and verify rooms are configured per event requirements.
• Support in-person, hybrid, and virtual meetings using approved video teleconferencing platforms.
• Manage audio levels, microphone placement, camera framing, presentation displays, and recording during live events.
• Install and route AV cabling, connectors, mounts, and related infrastructure while maintaining a safe workspace.
• Perform routine maintenance, firmware updates, cleaning, inventory checks, and minor repairs on AV equipment.
• Maintain accurate equipment inventories, service logs, setup diagrams, and incident or trouble-ticket documentation.
• Coordinate with facilities, IT, network, security, event planners, and vendors to resolve technical requirements.
• Train users on basic operation of conference-room and presentation equipment.
• Ensure equipment configurations comply with safety, cybersecurity, access-control, and information-handling procedures.
• Recommend equipment upgrades or configuration improvements based on recurring issues or operational needs.

Job description

Description

An Audio Visual (AV) Technician installs, operates, maintains, and troubleshoots audiovisual equipment used for meetings, presentations, training, conferences, events, and multimedia communications. The technician ensures systems are reliable, user-friendly, and ready to support mission, business, or event requirements. Familiarity with commercial audiovisual systems, including displays, projectors, microphones, speakers, audio mixers, PTZ cameras, video switchers, conferencing systems, AV control panels, AV-over-IP equipment, cabling, signal extenders, mounting hardware, and power-protection devices. Ability to diagnose basic audio, video, connectivity, and equipment-control issues in conference rooms, training spaces, and live-event environments.

Core Responsibilities

• Set up, test, operate, and break down AV equipment for meetings, presentations, training sessions, and events.
• Configure and support equipment such as projectors, displays, video walls, microphones, speakers, mixers, cameras, lighting, conferencing systems, and control panels.
• Provide real-time technical support to presenters, facilitators, leadership, and event participants.
• Troubleshoot hardware, software, network connectivity, signal-routing, audio-feedback, and video-display issues.
• Conduct pre-event equipment checks and verify that rooms are configured according to event requirements.
• Support in-person, hybrid, and virtual meetings using approved video teleconferencing and collaboration platforms.
• Manage audio levels, microphone placement, camera framing, presentation displays, and recording functions during live events.
• Install and route AV cabling, connectors, mounts, and related infrastructure while maintaining a safe, orderly workspace.
• Perform routine maintenance, firmware updates, cleaning, inventory checks, and minor repairs on AV equipment.
• Maintain accurate equipment inventories, service logs, setup diagrams, and incident or trouble-ticket documentation.
• Coordinate with facilities, information technology, network, security, event planners, and vendors to resolve technical requirements or issues.
• Train users on basic operation of conference-room and presentation equipment.
• Ensure equipment configurations comply with applicable organizational safety, cybersecurity, access-control, and information-handling procedures.
• Recommend equipment replacements, upgrades, or configuration improvements based on recurring issues or operational needs.

Requirements

Clearance required: Secret Clearance

CompQsoft provides equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and in the working environment to all employees and applicants. CompQsoft does not take any non-merit factors like race, color, religion, sex (gender), mental/physical disability, and age into account for purposes of recruitment, hiring and development