IT Project Specialist- AV Technology

Clayton State University; Georgia; On-site; USD 49,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition Assistance Program

Paid holidays

Job summary

Augusta University seeks an AV Project Specialist to coordinate upgrades and installations across its campuses, bridging project management, technical coordination, and stakeholder communication to ensure on-time delivery within scope and standards.

You will work with AV engineers, facilities, and IT leadership to maintain a high-quality experience for campus AV projects while pursuing professional growth and certifications where applicable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• OR Associate's degree from an accredited college or university with two years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop schedules, milestones, and resource plans.
• Track project progress, identify risks, and elevate issues to leadership.
• Maintain project documentation including meeting notes, action items, timelines, and change requests.
• Support procurement workflows by gathering quotes, tracking equipment receivables, and coordinating vendor deliveries.
• Serve as primary point of contact for project stakeholders including faculty, staff, integrators, and IT partners.
• Coordinate site visits, walkthroughs, and installation schedules with internal teams and external vendors.
• Communicate project updates, timelines, and impacts to campus partners in a clear professional manner.
• Assist in maintaining/developing AV standards, templates, project workflows, and project execution standards.
• Manage and report on project roadmaps.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Verbal communication

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associate's degree with 2 years experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Databases

Job description

Augusta University is Georgia's innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than 12,000 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia's cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences. Augusta is home to Georgia's only public academic health center, where groundbreaking research is creating a healthier, more prosperous Georgia, and world-class clinicians are bringing the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today. Our mission and values https://www.augusta.edu/about/mission.php make Augusta University an institution like no other.

Augusta University's distinct characteristics in education and research include real-world experiences and community engagement, as well as a culture of building community, corporate and government partnerships that address health, security, economic and societal concerns locally and across the state.

The Division of Information Technology's mission at Augusta University is to anticipate and respond effectively to a changing world with agile, innovative, robust and secure services that educate and inspire students, empower clinicians, educators, researchers and administrators, advance learning, discovery and care.

Job Summary

The AV Project Specialist primary focus is effective coordination and implementation of AV projects across the enterprise of Augusta University. This role bridges project management, technical coordination, and stakeholder communication to ensure AV upgrades, installations, and initiates are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with institutional standards. The AV Project Coordinator works closely with the AV Engineers, Associate AV Engineers, AV Installers, Facilities, and IT Leadership to maintain consistent, high-quality experience for AV projects across all of Augusta University's campuses.

Responsibilities

The duties include, but are not limited to:

PROJECT COORDINATION & PLANNING, STAKEHOLDER COMMUNICATION:

• Develop schedules, milestones, and resource plans
• Track project progress, identify risks, and elevate issues to leadership
• Maintain project documentation including meeting notes, action items, timelines, and change requests
• Support procurement workflows by gathering quotes, tracking equipment receivables, and coordinating vendor deliveries

STAKEHOLDER COMMUNICATION & COLLABORATION:

• Serve as primary point of contact for project stakeholders including faculty, staff, integrators, and IT partners
• Coordinate site visits, walkthroughs, and installation schedules with internal teams and external vendors
• Communicate project updates, timelines, and impacts to campus partners in a clear professional manner

TECHNICAL COORDINATION:

• Support AV Engineers, Associate AV Engineers, and AV Installers along with other trades during installation phases by coordinating access and verifying deliverables
• Maintain inventory records for AV equipment and project related assets

OPERATIONAL SUPPORT:

• Assist in maintaining/developing AV standards, templates, project workflows, and project execution standards.
• Manage and report on project roadmaps.

OTHER:

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

OR

Associate's degree from an accredited college or university with two years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Experience

• Experience in higher education, enterprise IT, or AV integration environments.
• CTS, PMP, or CAPM certifications.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

KNOWLEDGE

Proficient in Microsoft Office and other computer software/databases

SKILLS

• Detail-oriented
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills

ABILITIES

Ability to maintain confidentiality

Shift/Salary/Benefits

Shift: Days/M-F (Work outside of normal business hours may be required)

Pay Band: B9

Salary: Minimum $48,800/annual - Midpoint: $50,467/annual

Salary to be commensurate with the qualifications of the selected candidate within the established range (generally minimum midpoint) of the position.

Recruitment Period: 9/11/2026-Until Filled

Augusta University offers a variety of benefits to full-time benefits-eligible employees and some of our half-time (or more) employees.

Benefits that may be elected could include health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, Teachers Retirement System (or Optional Retirement Plan), as well as earned vacation time, sick leave, and 13 paid holidays.

Also, our full-time employees who have been employed with us successfully for more than 6 months can be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program.

Conditions of Employment

All selected candidates are required to successfully pass a Background Check review prior to starting with Augusta University.

If applicable for the specific position based on the duties: the candidate will also need to have a credit check completed for Positions of Trust and or approved departmental Purchase Card usage.

Motor vehicle reports are required for positions that are required to drive an Augusta University vehicle.

For Faculty Hires: Final candidates will be required to provide proof of completed academic degree(s) as well as post-secondary coursework in the form of original transcript(s). Those candidates trained by a foreign institution will also be required to provide an educational/credential evaluation.

All employees are responsible for ensuring the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of sensitive [patient, student, employee, financial, business, etc.] information by exercising sound judgment and adhering to cybersecurity and privacy policies during their employment and beyond.

Augusta University is a tobacco-free environment, and the use of any tobacco products on any part of the campus, both inside and outside, is strictly prohibited.

Augusta University is proud to be an equal opportunity employer welcoming applicants from underrepresented groups, including individuals with disabilities and veterans.