Technical Event Producer: Hybrid & Live-Stream Specialist

Morningstar; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 74,000 - 109,000; 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 Chicago campus. You will operate and support production, broadcast, conferencing, audio, video, lighting, streaming, and room-control systems to deliver polished experiences.

As the onsite lead, you’ll partner with event owners, communications, and vendors to plan, rehearse, execute, troubleshoot, and continuously improve event production,

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience producing technical elements for corporate events.
• Own AV event production from requirements to wrap-up.
• Hands-on experience with Teams and Zoom delivery, PTZ cameras, audio mixers, and lighting.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP networking, AV-over-IP, Dante and NDI workflows, and streaming protocols.
• Ability to read technical drawings and schematics, lead crews, work independently, prioritize under pressure, and troubleshoot during live production.
• Strong written and verbal communication, production documentation, stakeholder service, record-keeping, and reporting skills.
• Flexible availability for early starts, late finishes, occasional weekends, out-of-hours maintenance, travel, and cross-time-zone support.

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.
• 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-of-show documents, cue sheets, presenter instructions, staffing plans, schedules, and contingency plans.
• Lead technical checks, speaker coaching, rehearsals, dry runs, and system validation before live events.
• Monitor platform health and participant experience during live events; manage incidents, communicate workarounds, and elevate issues as needed.
• Coordinate crews, vendors, staging, load-in, setup, testing, rehearsal, live operation, teardown, and rental returns.
• Perform preventive checks, troubleshoot faults, document workarounds, and support controlled power and maintenance activities.
• Test failover paths, maintain operating guides and system diagrams, support system upgrades, and serve as a liaison to AV integrators during warranty and service periods.

Skills

Event production

Communication skills

Tools

Microsoft Teams

Zoom

PTZ cameras

Audio mixers

Production switchers

Lighting

Encoders

Projection

NDI

Dante

Job description

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

As the onsite lead, you’ll partner with event owners, communications, and vendors to plan, rehearse, execute, troubleshoot, and continuously improve event production,