AV Media Specialist

LAUKOA; New London (CT); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

LAUKOA in New London, Connecticut, seeks an AV Media Specialist to maintain galleries, theater, and interactive media experiences in a high-uptime public environment. The role covers audiovisual systems support, content deployment, calibration, preventive maintenance, and event support for government and commercial exhibitions.

You will load and quality-check content across media players, calibrate projectors and audio, troubleshoot AV hardware and networks, and assist with lectures and live

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in digital media, film/video production, audio engineering, or a related technical field.
• Three to five years of professional AV experience in museum galleries, high-end theaters, live-event production, or comparable high-uptime environments.
• Portfolio demonstrating successful multimedia installations, professional video production, or comparable AV systems work.
• Working knowledge of HDMI, HDBaseT, SDI, NDI, audio signal flow, Adobe Premiere/After Effects/Audition, and Crestron, Extron, or Q-SYS control environments.

Responsibilities

• Keep the National Coast Guard Museum galleries, theater, and interactive media experiences reliable and accessible.
• Load, update, synchronize, and quality-check approved digital content across museum media players and interactive displays.
• Calibrate projectors, gallery audio, and theater systems; perform routine maintenance and firmware updates.
• Troubleshoot failures across AV hardware, software, media players, signal paths, network routing, and control systems.
• Support content digitization, remastering, captions, assistive-media features, and accessible-media efforts.
• Assist lectures and events with microphones, presentations, streaming, and related AV systems.
• Coordinate with the IT Specialist and Exhibits Maintenance Technician on high-bandwidth video distribution, cable routing, discreet equipment integration, and exhibit uptime.

Skills

AV experience

Education

Bachelor degree in digital media or related field

Tools

Adobe Premiere

After Effects

Audition

Crestron

Extron

Q-SYS

HDMI

HDBaseT

SDI

NDI

Job description

LAUKOA brings together a diverse portfolio of companies delivering mission-critical services to the Department of Defense, federal agencies, and commercial organizations. From environmental stewardship and infrastructure support to technology, operations, maintenance, and construction services, we help clients accomplish their goals through expertise, innovation, and trusted partnerships. Rooted in Native Hawaiian values, we are committed to delivering results that strengthen organizations, communities, and future generations.

Whether you’re building critical infrastructure in Greenland, supporting federal health programs in Florida, or protecting ecosystems in the Pacific, LAUKOA brings together people who care about what they do.

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AV Media Specialist

Openings: 2 full-time positions | Location: New London, Connecticut (on-site)

Position Summary

The AV Media Specialist keeps the National Coast Guard Museum galleries, theater, and interactive media experiences reliable, accessible, and presentation-ready. The role combines audiovisual systems support, media deployment, calibration, preventive maintenance, and approved event support in a high-uptime public environment.

Load, update, synchronize, and quality-check approved digital content across museum media players and interactive displays.

Calibrate projectors, gallery audio, and theater systems; perform routine cleaning, firmware updates, and equipment-health checks.

Troubleshoot failures across AV hardware, software, media players, signal paths, network routing, and centralized control systems.

Support Government-approved content digitization, formatting, remastering, and accessible-media features, including captions, assistive-listening support, and audio descriptions.

Support approved lectures and events with microphones, presentations, multi-camera streaming, and related AV systems.

Coordinate with the IT Specialist and Exhibits Maintenance Technician on high-bandwidth video distribution, cable routing, discreet equipment integration, and exhibit uptime.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor degree in digital media, film/video production, audio engineering, or a related technical field.

Three to five years of professional AV experience in museum galleries, high-end theaters, live-event production, or comparable high-uptime environments.

Portfolio demonstrating successful multimedia installations, professional video production, or comparable AV systems work.

Working knowledge of HDMI, HDBaseT, SDI, NDI, audio signal flow, Adobe Premiere/After Effects/Audition, and Crestron, Extron, or Q-SYS control environments.

*This Position is Contingent Upon Award.

LAUKOA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/VEVRAA federal contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

LAUKOA offers a best-in-class benefits program including medical, dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) program with employer match; paid vacation and sick leave; employer-paid basic life and AD&D insurance; an Employee Assistance Program; and a flexible work environment. Additionally, employees can choose from several voluntary benefits including critical illness coverage; accident insurance; identity theft coverage; pet insurance, and more.

LAUKOA gives preference to internal candidates. If no internal candidate meets our qualifications, external candidates will be given consideration.