Manager, AV Systems

Golden State Warriors; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 119,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401K match

Paid time off

Team tickets & discounts

Job summary

The Golden State Warriors are seeking a Manager, AV Systems at Chase Center to own administration, maintenance, and capital improvement projects for all AVB assets across Chase Center and Thrive City. This role blends strategic systems oversight with hands-on leadership, managing vendor relationships and coordinating internal labor.

Reporting to the Director, AV & Broadcast, you will drive uptime, standardize configurations, and balance internal technicians with external partners to optimize

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 3-5 years in AV systems administration, engineering, or integration, preferably in a high-volume sports/entertainment facility.
• Advanced knowledge of entertainment technology networking, arena sound systems, broadcast cabling architectures, LED control systems, and integrated control systems (Crestron).
• Ability to lead and build relationships with represented labor groups (e.g., IATSE Technicians).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite/Google Workspace.
• Experience managing vendor contracts, capital improvement lifecycles, and cross-departmental maintenance schedules.
• Exceptional communication to translate complex technical issues for non-technical stakeholders, clients, and legal counsel.

Responsibilities

• Lead long-term systems administration, preventative maintenance, and capital improvement projects for all AVB infrastructure across Chase Center & Thrive City.
• Target and maintain a 99.99% uptime SLA for critical venue AV and production systems.
• Document and maintain centralized configurations, drawings, and SOPs to ensure business continuity.
• Manage the technical ticketing pipeline and reduce work order resolution time.
• Provide oversight for the internal represented workforce during event setups, strikes, and maintenance windows.
• Optimize workload division between internal technicians and external vendors to control budgets.
• Strategize scheduling to reduce represented staff overtime.
• Package AV inventory into standardized production packages for events to monetize.
• Fulfill Manager on Duty (MOD) responsibilities for assigned events.
• Support compliance requests from Legal.

Skills

AV systems administration

Leadership

Vendor management

Communication

Office suite

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Crestron

LED control systems

Broadcast cabling

Job description

About the Position

Chase Center is seeking a highly skilled and strategic Manager, AV Systems to own administration, maintenance, and capital improvement (C&D) projects for all Audio / Visual and Broadcast (AVB) assets across Chase Center & Thrive City. As a critical member of our Back of House Operations team, this role will drive long-term technical sustainability, ensure knowledge redundancy, and maximize system uptime. The ideal candidate will strike a balance between high-level technical systems administration and hands-on operational leadership, managing key vendor relationships, optimizing the division of labor between external partners and our internal represented workforce, and generating revenue by leveraging cutting-edge technologies and inventory. This position will report to the Director, AV & Broadcast.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the long-term systems administration, preventative maintenance, and capital improvement projects for all AVB infrastructure across Chase Center & Thrive City
• Target and maintain a 99.99% uptime Service Level Agreement for critical venue AV and production systems
• Document, standardize, and maintain a centralized repository of system configurations, drawings, and SOPs to eliminate knowledge silos and ensure business continuity
• Manage the technical ticketing pipeline, actively working to reduce work order time-to-resolution
• Provide strong, cost-effective oversight for the internal represented workforce during event setups, strikes, and maintenance windows
• Determine and execute the optimal division of workload between internal represented technicians and specialized external vendors to optimize operational budgets
• Strategically manage scheduling and workflows to reduce represented staff overtime
• Design and package existing AV inventory into standardized, a-la-carte production packages for Private Events and Events team to monetize
• Fulfill Manager on Duty (MOD) responsibilities for assigned events
• Serve as technical resource to facilitate compliance requests from the Legal department
• Other duties as assigned

Required Experience & Skills

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• 3-5 years in AV systems administration, engineering, or integration, preferably within a high-volume, multipurpose sports and entertainment facility
• Advanced technical knowledge of entertainment technology networking, arena sound systems, broadcast cabling architectures, LED control systems, and integrated control systems (i.e., Crestron)
• Ability to lead, supervise, and build positive relationships with represented labor groups (i.e., IATSE Technicians)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite/Google Workspace
• Experience managing vendor contracts, capital improvement lifecycles, and cross-departmental maintenance schedules
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical issues into clear updates for non-technical stakeholders, clients, and legal counsel

Time Commitment

• Ability to work flexible and sometimes demanding schedules (including nights, weekends, and holidays)

Physical Demands

• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs

Compensation

• $119,000 - $126,000 Per Year + Bonus
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision benefits for employees and dependents
• Employer 401K match
• Vacation, Summer Half-Day Fridays and a generous paid time off plan for pregnancy and parental leaves
• Warriors home tickets, team store discount and more!

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Golden State is an equal opportunity employer.

We will ensure that qualified applicants with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

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