Audio Visual Technician

Talently; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Talently in Tempe, AZ, on-site, seeks an experienced AV technician to install, service, test, and program commercial AV systems and related infrastructure. You will work with Extron, Cisco, and similar technologies, installing projectors, displays, and mounting systems on client sites.

You will also fabricate racks, terminate cabling, and load DSP code under supervision, ensuring safety and high-quality results.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or technical trade completion.
• At least three years installing communications infrastructure (fiber/copper/ coaxial).
• Experience with commercial AV, DSP, and sound systems.
• Knowledge of video technologies and Video over IP.
• Ability to read, organize, terminate, label, and test cabling.

Responsibilities

• Install, service, test, troubleshoot, and program commercial AV systems.
• Install projectors, displays, cameras, speakers, and mounting systems.
• Fabricate racks, backboards, patch panels, fiber enclosures, and related gear.
• Terminate and test copper, coaxial, and fiber cabling per standards.
• Load and test control and DSP code under engineer guidance.
• Use test equipment including multimeters, scopes, and analyzers.
• Support retrofit and new construction projects and client training.
• Maintain daily documentation and site safety; provide leadership when needed.

Skills

AV installation

Fiber/Copper/Coaxial cabling

Video over IP

DSP / audio control

Reading schematics

Documentation

InfoComm Quick Start

Safety compliance

Education

High school diploma or technical trade

Tools

Extron control systems

Cabling tools

Multimeters

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum analyzers

Job description

Location: On Site - Tempe, Arizona, United States

About the IT Services and IT Consulting Company / The Opportunity:

Join a dynamic organization in the IT services and IT consulting industry, delivering sophisticated audio visual and low-voltage technology solutions for commercial environments. This opportunity is ideal for a hands-on technician who enjoys installing, integrating, testing, and servicing systems that help organizations communicate and collaborate effectively. Based on site in Tempe, Arizona, you will work alongside experienced technical professionals while developing expertise across leading audio, video, control, networking, and intercom technologies.

Responsibilities:

• Install, service, test, troubleshoot, and program commercial audio visual systems, including Extron, Cisco, Bogen, and related technologies.
• Install projectors, screens, flat-panel displays, cameras, speakers, microphones, structural mounts, and rigging systems.
• Fabricate equipment racks and install backboards, connecting blocks, patch panels, fiber enclosures, and audio visual equipment.
• Install, terminate, organize, label, splice, and test copper, coaxial, and fiber optic cabling in accordance with industry standards.
• Load and test control and DSP code, and complete minor programming changes under the direction of an engineer or programmer.
• Use electrical and audio visual test equipment, including multimeters, voltmeters, ohm meters, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and impedance meters.
• Support retrofit and new construction projects, cutovers, grounding tests, client training, and completion of assigned project scope.
• Maintain accurate daily documentation, follow safety procedures, communicate with customers, and provide job-site leadership when required.

Must-Have Skills:

• High school diploma, technical trade school diploma, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least three years of experience installing communications infrastructure, including fiber, copper, coaxial, or hybrid systems.
• Working knowledge of commercial audio systems, sound reinforcement, paging, public address, background music, intercom, DSP, balancing, and gain structure.
• Knowledge of video technologies, projectors, video formats, presentation systems, and Video over IP or converging technologies.
• Hands-on experience installing and servicing audio visual systems and structured cabling.
• Ability to read, organize, terminate, label, and test cabling and equipment in commercial environments.
• Successful completion of InfoComm Quick Start to Audiovisual Industry and OSHA 10-Hour Construction courses.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, a valid driver's license, and the ability to work safely, including occasional nights, weekends, overtime, or on-call schedules.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• BSS DSP certification or experience with DSP configuration and commissioning.
• Cisco CCNA certification or knowledge of networked audio visual systems.
• Extron AV Associate or Extron Control System certification.
• InfoComm CTS or CTS-I certification.
• Experience uploading and downloading Extron control programs and making minor control system changes.
• Familiarity with ANSI, EIA/TIA, local codes, and National Electrical Code requirements.
• Ability to mentor junior technicians, complete client training, and work independently or as part of an installation team.