Senior Audio/Visual Systems Specialist

The Scripps Research Institute; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer Contributed Retirement Plan

Health and Welfare plans

Flexible Spending Accounts

Vacation and sick leave

Free on-site parking

Job summary

The Scripps Research Institute in San Diego, CA, is seeking an Audio/Visual Systems Specialist to design, operate, and maintain campus AV systems for programs and events. You will act as the SME for AV design, provide planning, testing, and live troubleshooting during critical events.

You will manage preventive maintenance, documentation, and lifecycle planning while collaborating with IT staff and external vendors. This on-campus role requires 5 days on site at our La Jolla campus.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Minimum 5 years' experience with a broad range of professional audio/visual equipment and integrated AV systems.
• Demonstrated expertise with Zoom, Zoom Rooms, Zoom integrations, and Crestron systems.
• Demonstrated expertise troubleshooting professional audio systems: microphones, mixers, DSPs, amplifiers, speakers, interfaces, cabling.
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting integrated AV environments: displays, cameras, control systems, switching, signaling.
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills; able to support staff and senior management.

Responsibilities

• Designs, plans, implements, configures, and supports campus AV systems.
• Operates professional audio, video, presentation, and conferencing equipment for events.
• Acts as primary technical resource for high-profile campus events including pre-event planning and post-event follow-up.
• Troubleshoots audio systems, signal flow, cabling, and related AV infrastructure.
• Troubleshoots integrated AV environments, displays, cameras, control systems, and conferencing tech.
• Develops and maintains AV system documentation, room diagrams, inventories, and troubleshooting procedures.

Skills

Zoom/Zoom Rooms

Crestron systems

AV equipment setup

Troubleshooting

Documentation

On-site support

Education

Associate degree

Tools

Zoom Rooms

Crestron

Microsoft Office

Video editing software

Job description

The Scripps Research Institute in San Diego, CA, is seeking an Audio/Visual Systems Specialist to design, operate, and maintain campus AV systems for programs and events. You will act as the SME for AV design, provide planning, testing, and live troubleshooting during critical events.

You will manage preventive maintenance, documentation, and lifecycle planning while collaborating with IT staff and external vendors. This on-campus role requires 5 days on site at our La Jolla campus.