Audio Visual Supervisor | Full Time | Lynnwood Event Center

Oak View Group

Oak View Group is the global leader in venue development, management, and premium hospitality services for the live event industry. Offering an unmatched, 360-degree solution set for a collection of world-class owned venues and a client roster that includes the most influential, highest attended arenas, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions on the planet.

Overview

The Lynnwood Event Center strives to provide excellent guest service through our principles of being professional, resourceful, accommodating and precise, while always being safe. Members of the Lynnwood Event Center team share in the values of being adaptable to event needs, being aware of guest requirements, showing character, and being team-centric. We are looking for an experienced audiovisual aprofessional who models these values in their work behavior, decision making, personal contributions, and guest interactions. This position shall provide audio visual services for the venue including convention audio visual, production for live events, live streaming services, IT services for events, and other technical services.

This role will pay an hourly salary of $31/hour.

For FT roles: Benefits: Health, Dental and Vision insurance, 401(k) savings plan, 401(k) matching, and paid time off (vacation days, sick days, and 12 holidays).

job expires 9/6/2024

About the Venue

Lynnwood Event Center, previously Lynnwood Convention Center, is a vibrant venue located 15 miles north of downtown Seattle. With sweeping mountain views and a short ride by car to the Puget Sound, we offer our clients and guests more than the typical meeting space. Built in 2005, we currently have 34,000 square feet of meeting space that stays busy year round and we're looking forward to a future expansion that will include additional indoor and outdoor event spaces and a remodel of our existing space. At Lynnwood Event Center, we create, nurture, and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to seamlessly exceed the expectations of our tenants, team members, the local community, and all guests who come through our doors.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Set up and strike various audiovisual equipment and components for events

• Operate and troubleshoot audiovisual equipment prior to and during scheduled events

• Meet and greet presenters prior to start of event

• Act as a dedicated Audiovisual Technician for events when needed, operating multiple components including lights, mixer board, slides and videos

• Perform routine preventative maintenance and repairs of audiovisual equipment

• Maintain inventory of equipment and consumables

• Pre and post events and rehearsals with clients, presenters, and event managers

• Guidance on equipment lifecycle, purchases and projects as needed

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Attend weekly event planning meeting

• Schedule team members according to event and building needs

• Supervise room conversions

• Delegate tasks to other members of the crew to ensure efficient completion of work

• Review teams' daily tasks and project work for quality assurance

• Fill out daily work logs for each shift and submit to Director of Operations

• Assist with training and development of new team members

• Assist with requitement and hiring of new team members

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Knowledge of audiovisual industry standards and best practices

• Intermediate electrical, electronic, and mechanical knowledge

• Lift operation and entertainment rigging is a plus

• Ability to supervise the work of others

• Ability to communicate with employees, co-workers, volunteers, management staff and guests in a clear, business-like and respectful manner which focuses on generating a positive, enthusiastic and cooperative work environment

• Ability to speak, read and write in English

• Ability to work well in a team-oriented, fast-paced, event-driven environment.

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in a similar role

Strengthened by our Differences. United to Make a Difference.

At OVG, we understand that to continue positively disrupting the sports and live entertainment industry, we need a diverse team to help us do it. We also believe that inclusivity drives innovation, strengthens our people, improves our service, and raises our excellence. Our success is rooted in creating environments that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities in which we operate and serve, and this is the reason we are committed to amplifying voices from all different backgrounds.

EEO

Oak View Group is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis ("protected class") including, but not limited to veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.