The Planet Group is seeking an Audio-Visual Technical Manager to join one of our well-known global pharmaceutical clients.
- Pay : $43-$47 / hr depending on experience (W2 and benefit options)
- Location : 100% onsite (North Chicago, Il)
- Duration : 12 mo to start, potential to extend / conver
The Audio-Visual Technical Manager will be responsible for helping maintain a successful video, meetings and event production business to achieve break-even sales and expenses.
Audio-Visual Technical Manager Responsibilities
Acts as resident SME for all aspects of meeting, event and video production.Consults daily with Account Managers, Project Managers, the Resource Center, and suppliers to facilitate proper scoping for accurate RFP estimates and determines scheduling requirements to ensure events are executed on time and within budget.Provides daily feedback regarding project status needs and issues to the RC schedulers, M&E manager and account teams.Responsible for supervising and developing the M&E AV Technicians who are on staff or under contract.Effectively manage crisis situations (i.e., production problems on sets and locations, during work and off hours, and outside emergencies) and can quickly prioritize logistics to accommodate client needs.Assures all department audio, video and streaming equipment is maintained, facilitates required repairs and coordinates ordering of all department equipment purchases.Assists in new facilities build-out and upgrade efforts from a technical perspective.Fulfills AV Technical Manager role as needed and when appropriate.Understands and enforces the safety codes for meeting rooms and venues both in and outside of the client's location.Responsible for compliance with applicable corporate policies and procedures.Must track time on a daily / weekly basis and meet established utilization numbers for this function.Prefer 5+ years of work experience.Bachelor's Degree in Telecommunications (Audio / Video Production), Communications, Theater Production, Marketing or an equivalent combination of experience and coursework in video production, audio / visual production for live events or other relevant area(s) of study is strongly preferred.The AV Technical Manager must possess significant knowledge and experience in each of the following : current digital video production technology, web streaming systems / platforms and production of, and audio / video systems for, live corporate meetings and events.The AV Technical Manager must have significant hands on experience with pre-production and onsite execution of live web-based video streaming events.Prefer 5+ years of work experience.General Qualifications :
Collaboration : Successfully builds strong productive, mutually beneficial relationships while enhancing collaboration with peers, internal stakeholders and external partners.Communication : Excellent communication skills : written, presentation and oral that persuades and gains understanding and alignment with others in a professional tone.Strong ability to read and display professional non-verbal cues with others.Able to influence and communicate with various levels of the organization.Ability to solve complex problems with innovative thinking resulting in improvements to business solutions and efficiency.Highly skilled at adjusting and adapting service delivery to diverse customer needs and sensitivities. Continues to look for ways to improve service, e.g., TypeCoach methodologies when interacting with peers and stakeholders.Technical Skills : Is SME on related technical, systems and business process skills and consistently seeks opportunity to improve skills to advance business objectives, e.g. training others in department.Able to research and learn technical areas.Ability to work independently with strong attention to detail. Must be able to determine objectives to assignments while prioritizing competing priorities and schedules.