Workplace AV Engineer

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

VERSANT Media is seeking an experienced A/V Engineer to own and evolve enterprise audio/visual and workplace systems. You will design conference rooms, collaboration spaces, and large-format installations, defining standards for signage, room layouts, and integration with collaboration platforms across 20+ locations.

You’ll collaborate with Workplace Engineering, Network, Facilities, and Security to deliver secure, resilient, and scalable office technology for its HQ and global offices.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and supporting enterprise A/V environments at scale.
• Hands-on experience with conference rooms and telepresence systems, including Zoom Rooms.
• Experience designing digital signage and wayfinding systems.
• Solid understanding of network QoS, VLANs, bandwidth and redundancy for A/V.

Skills

A/V system design

Zoom Rooms

Telepresence systems

Digital signage

Wayfinding systems

Network QoS

Security & compliance

Job description

• Compensation: USD 120,000 - USD 150,000 - yearly

Company Description

VERSANT (Nasdaq: VSNT) is an industry-changing media and entertainment business and home to trusted brands that shape culture, inform audiences, and build lasting connections. It operates across four core markets: political news and opinion, business news and personal finance, golf, and sports and genre entertainment. These markets are served through a powerful portfolio of iconic and innovative brands, including CNBC, MS NOW, USA Network, Golf Channel, Oxygen, E!, SYFY, and Versant's sports division USA Sports, along with complementary digital assets including Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow and GolfPass.

Job Description

As an A/V Engineer, you will be a technical owner and subject-matter expert for VERSANT’s enterprise audio/visual, telepresence, and workplace experience systems. Reporting into the Workplace Engineering Manager, Unified Communications (UComm), this role is responsible for designing, standardizing, and evolving the technologies that shape how employees navigate, collaborate, and engage within VERSANT offices.

You will lead the technical design of conference rooms, collaboration spaces, executive environments, and large-format A/V installations, while also owning the engineering standards for digital signage, wayfinding systems, and workplace seating displays. This role is expected to define repeatable, scalable patterns that integrate A/V, collaboration platforms, and physical workplace experiences.

You will play a central role in delivering the state-of-the-art workplace technology experience for VERSANT’s new HQ, establishing room typologies, device standards, signage architectures, and integration models that will be replicated across 20+ global locations. You will collaborate closely with UComm, Network Engineering, Workplace Product & Operations, Facilities, and Cyber Security to ensure these systems are secure by design, resilient, and operationally sound.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• Significant experience designing and supporting enterprise A/V and workplace technology environments at scale
• Deep hands-on expertise with conference room and telepresence systems, including:
  • Zoom Rooms and Zoom-integrated A/V solutions
  • Executive boardrooms and large-format collaboration spaces
• Strong experience evaluating, selecting, and standardizing A/V hardware and control systems, including:
  • Cameras, microphones, speakers, DSPs, codecs, room controllers, and displays
• Experience designing and supporting digital signage and wayfinding systems, including:
  • Lobby and campus displays
  • Room scheduling and seating visualization
  • Integration with workplace platforms and data sources
• Solid understanding of network architecture as it relates to A/V and signage, including:
  • QoS, VLAN design, bandwidth planning, latency, and redundancy
  • Close collaboration with network teams on transport dependencies
• Proven ability to define repeatable room, signage, and workplace experience standards and deploy them globally
• Advanced troubleshooting skills across hardware, software, and network layers
• Experience operating in environments with formal security, compliance, and change-management requirements

Desired Characteristics:

• Experience contributing to HQ or flagship office builds used as global reference architectures
• Strong understanding of hybrid collaboration and in-office navigation challenges
• Security-aware approach to:
  • Firmware and device lifecycle management
  • Access control and system hardening
  • Secure integration with collaboration and workplace platforms
• Ability to operate with high autonomy, translating architectural direction into technical execution
• Strong documentation skills, including room standards, signage patterns, diagrams, and operational handoffs
• Comfort mentoring other A/V engineers and serving as a technical escalation point

Additional Requirements:

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• Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with a VERSANT Media employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. VERSANT Media's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [e-mail].

VERSANT Media is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We include a good faith pay range for each position to comply with applicable state and local pay transparency laws and to promote equity across our organization. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, experience, and location and may include additional forms of compensation and benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, etc.