Internal Events Technology Coordinator

Job Summary:

The Internal Event Technology Coordinator facilitates internal event technology services, systems, and personnel; fills production roles at college events with staff, student workers, and freelancers as necessary; attends and leads internal production meetings to assess event technology needs; and assists in training, coaching, and mentoring students.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

- Lead with integrity, building trust and positive working relationships within event tech services and among colleagues in other departments.

- Manage internal event tech needs with oversight from the Event Tech Manager.

- Attend production meetings for internal events.

- Schedule event tech staff and student workers as needed.

- Manage an on-call schedule to support student workers.

- Train and develop event tech personnel for internal events.

- Assist Event Technology Manager with system maintenance, installs, upgrades, and repairs.

- Maintain a safe working environment based on industry standards.

Physical Requirements:

- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

- Prolonged periods of being on your feet.

- Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at times.

Personal Qualities - The ability to identify personal strengths, weaknesses, skills, and limitations and to use this understanding profitably.

- The desire to grow, develop, and mature, both spiritually and professionally.

- The ability to create and maintain a Christian professional atmosphere in all relationships.

- A spirit of cooperation and willingness to serve others.

- The desire and ability to disciple and mentor students.

- Demonstrates professionalism appropriate to the role and represents the College positively in all interactions.

Education and Experience:

- Associate's Degree in a related field preferred .

- At least four years related experience preferred.

Required Skills/Abilities:

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.

- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.

- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

- Ability to function well in a high-paced and, at times, stressful environment.

- Familiar with PC/Windows and Mac/OSX and computer networking.

- Proficient with production-related software: ProPresenter, DAWs, Smaart.

- Experience/Familiarity with Audio

Networked Audio Protocols: AES, Madi, Dante

- Consoles: Digico, Yamaha, Midas

- Processor: BSS

- Experience/Familiarity with Lighting

- Lighting Protocols: DMX

- Consoles: ETC

- Experience/Familiarity with Video

Video Protocols: genlock, SMPTE

- Consoles: Ross, Blackmagic Design

- Projection: Barco

- Preferred experience in stage design and rigging

- Preferred certifications:

OSHA 30

- OSHA Aerial Lift Qualification

- Dante Certification – Levels 1 and 2

- ESA Certification 2020

Duties/Responsibilities:

- Under the direction of the Events Technology manager, facilitates internal event technology operations with advisement from Event Technology Manager.

- Staff internal events with student workers, professionals, and/or freelancers to ensure all tech positions needed are fulfilled.

- Coordinate with vendors, such as Stray on an as-needed basis to ensure internal events are equipped with what they need.

- Help determine necessary purchases/upgrades to the AVL system to best meet the needs of internal events, the student body, and the college and forward that information to the events tech manager.

- Assist in directing student workers before, during, and after internal events. Provide feedback to them in meaningful and measurable ways that help develop the students professionally and spiritually.

- Ensure standard procedures and/or best practices for student workers are followed during internal events.

- Coordinate and update a master calendar that combines the planning center calendar with the student workers academic/personal calendar.

- Attend and/or schedule meetings with internal event stakeholders to ensure tech needs are accurate for internal events.

- Be available for on-call needs during internal event gigs to provide guidance to student workers.

- Keep planning center updated with the latest info for internal events and ensure needs/expectations are communicated to staffed personnel.

- Provides input and recommendations regarding hiring, training, evaluation and discipline of student workers.

- Staff college events when student workers are unavailable.

- Assist in developing and maintaining a network of freelancers that can be hired when student workers are not available or able to work.

- Assist in the training and professional development of all event tech student workers.

- Maintain and strengthen cross-departmental relationships.

- Assist in maintaining and repairing campus-wide AVL equipment in all of the colleges production spaces.

- Assist with installing and integrating new technology as necessary.

- Assist faculty in training students in various areas of production.

- Support the production of weekly chapel services through training, educating, and guiding students.

- Perform other related duties as assigned.