Technical Event Producer

Morningstar; Illinois; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Morningstar is seeking a Technical Event Producer / AV Event Technician to support executive, corporate, hybrid, webinar, and live-streamed events in our onsite Chicago space. You will operate advanced production, broadcast, conferencing, audio, video, lighting, streaming, and room-control systems to deliver polished experiences.

You’ll partner with event owners and vendors to plan, rehearse, execute, troubleshoot, and improve production, serving presenters and teams across time zones.

Qualifications

• Hands-on production professional with strong technical judgment.
• Experience supporting executive, corporate, hybrid, and live events.
• Ability to plan, rehearse, execute, and troubleshoot event production.

Responsibilities

• Own technical delivery from intake to media handoff.
• Operate auditorium, control room, audio, video, lighting, streaming systems.
• Support events across offices and venues, incl. remote participants.
• Maintain room readiness, documentation, inventory, SOPs, and backups.
• Partner with stakeholders to deliver seamless experiences.
• Produce in-person, virtual, hybrid events using Teams, vMix, Zoom.

Skills

Technical event production

AV systems

Live events

Streaming platforms

Tools

Microsoft Teams

vMix

Zoom

Job description

About the Role

Morningstar is seeking a Technical Event Producer / AV Event Technician to support high-impact executive, corporate, hybrid, webinar, and live-streamed events. In this onsite Chicago role, you will help deliver polished event experiences by operating and supporting advanced production, broadcast, conferencing, audio, video, lighting, streaming, and room-control systems.

What You’ll Do

You will serve as a primary technical partner for events in Morningstar's Auditorium/Event Space, control rooms, meeting rooms, corporate offices, and external venues. You will work closely with event owners, communications partners, technology teams, and vendors to plan, rehearse, execute, troubleshoot, and continuously improve event production.

This role is ideal for a hands-on production professional who brings strong technical judgment, calm live-event execution, and a service-oriented approach when supporting presenters, executives, and event teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Own technical delivery from intake and event design through rehearsal, live execution, recording, debrief, and media handoff.
• Operate advanced Auditorium, control room, audio, video, projection, camera, lighting, teleprompting, streaming, accessibility, and room-control systems.
• Support events across corporate offices and external venues, including temporary production environments and programs with remote participants across time zones.
• Maintain room readiness, system documentation, signal-flow knowledge, equipment inventory, standard operating procedures, backup plans, and escalation paths.
• Partner with event owners, Corporate Communications, Infrastructure, AV Engineering, venue teams, and external vendors to deliver seamless event experiences.
• Produce in-person, virtual, hybrid, webinar, and live-streamed events using Microsoft Teams, vMix, Zoom, and related production platforms.
• Act as producer, show caller, or technical director, including cueing speakers, playback, cameras, lighting, audio, projection, teleprompter content, and transitions.
• Create production plans, run