Video Engineer

CORPORATE LIVE INC; Kentwood (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Job summary

Corporate Live, Inc. seeks a seasoned Audio-Visual Engineer / Production Manager to oversee production elements for live events. You will work with clients to assess needs, contribute to designs, schedule equipment and staff, and manage projects from order to completion.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in live event production with strong video, audio, lighting, and CAD design capabilities, and willingness to travel occasionally.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the live event production industry.
• Strong technical knowledge in video, audio, lighting, staging, rigging and design.
• Ability to create CAD designs and integrate all multimedia event aspects.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate setup and operation of multimedia events and projects.
• Lead customer communications for events and timelines.
• Collaborate with estimating for accurate proposals to clients.
• Assist in site surveys to estimate event needs.
• Coordinate equipment and staffing for events.
• Manage events to stay on budget and on schedule.
• Communicate progress to Director of Live Events and staff.
• Schedule technical staff and subcontractors as needed.
• Coordinate all personnel on job sites and manage multiple projects.

Skills

Video engineering

Project management

Event production

Leadership

CAD design

Tools

CAD software

HD/Video equipment

Lighting gear

Job description

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off

Corporate Live, Inc. has been creating amazing live events for a diverse roster of entertainment, non-profit, corporate, political, and academic clients for over 30 years.

We are looking for a seasoned Audio-Visual Engineer / Production Manager with expertise in Video Engineering. If you have 5 years of proven and verifiable work experience as a project manager in the audio-visual industry, we want to talk to you!

Basic Function:

The PM is responsible for all production elements involved within a live event production. They work closely with the client to assess needs and vision; create and or collaborates on all designs; schedules equipment, assigns personnel, and executes all production elements of a live event. The AV Engineer / PM is responsible for each project from the order stage through final project completion. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background as it relates to event production.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for coordinating setup and operation of all aspects of multi-media events/projects.
• Takes leadership role regarding customer communications for event.
• Responsible for working with estimating personnel to ensure competitive and accurate proposal to customer.
• Assists in estimating event needs by participating in site-surveys as needed.
• Responsible for coordinating equipment required for events.
• Responsible for bringing the event on budget.
• Works directly with customers to establish project timeline.
• Responsible for communicating project progress to Director of Live Events, support, and technical staff.
• Responsible for scheduling company technical staff and any associated subcontractors.
• Manages and coordinates all personnel on jobsite.
• Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects.

Qualifications:

Experience: Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the live event production industry. Supervisory experience is a strong plus.

Working Knowledge: Must possess excellent technical knowledge in video, audio, lighting, staging, rigging, and design. Strong consideration given to individuals with advanced video expertise. A candidate with the ability to create CAD designs with a keen sense seamlessly integrating all aspects of a multimedia event would be preferred.

Licenses and Certifications:

Extra consideration will be given to candidates with a Class B commercial driver’s license or willing and able to obtain one.

Travel:

Occasional out of town travel will be required.