AV Event Technician

Role:  AV Event Technician
Location: New York

Hours: 40 hours per week, variable shift patterns

Salary: $65,000 - $70,000 (depending on experience), plus benefits including: health, vision/dental insurance; disability, vacation, sickness, 401K, commuter benefits & employee assistance program

Kinly is a global leader in Audio Visual and Unified Communications technology, partnering with numerous high-profile organizations to enhance collaboration, engagement, and productivity. We design, engineer, and support AV and collaboration technology solutions that deliver real business value and exceptional user experiences.

We now have a new opportunity for someone to join one of most prestigious client sites as an AV Event Technician; to help manage and oversee delivery of the on-site event services between Kinly and the client and will involve a high degree of client contact, often working with executive management, to provide best in class services across all Audio Visual-related parts of event services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Running AV events, including pre-event testing of audio, video and presentation facilities

• Attend pre-production meetings required for any scheduled special events

• Own the event experiences for the meeting host and attendees

• Escalate any operational issues to the appropriate level of support and make suggestions for improvements

• Video/audio conference set-up and support; ensuring all suites are connected on time and receiving/transmitting good audio/video

• Assist with support for video/audio conferencing problems. Investigate faults and recommend further actions to rectify.

• Presentation/multi-media meeting room support, including duration support.

• Carry out regular preventative room checks, ensuring all equipment functions correctly in accordance with the room check procedure

• Ensure that all faults are reported in the correct way and in a timely manner

• Assist with first line fault repairs.

Skills and experience:

The successful candidate must have experience working in a similar position; within a corporate and commercial environment. They will possess strong communications skills, capable of liaising at all levels and will be highly organised and customer-focused.

Candidates must have strong AV technical knowledge to be considered.

If you do require details of the vacancy or the application process in an alternative format, please either email jobs@kinly.com outlining your requirements; or you can view the vacancy via the Kinly page on Vercida which allows you to customise the content so that you can review in a way that works best for you.

If you are selected for interview, and need any reasonable adjustments made for your interview, please let the Talent Acquisition team know, at the point of scheduling.

About Kinly

Kinly is the globally trusted AV and UCC technology advisor to world-class organisations. Our solutions drive maximum collaboration, engagement and productivity to enable a world where people can work together, from everywhere. Our people are unified by a passion for helping teams achieve their workplace communication and collaboration goals, irrespective of complexity, location or project size. We design, engineer and support audio visual and collaboration technology solutions that add real business value and deliver exceptional user experiences, every time.

Why Kinly?

We are experienced: When you join our family you’ll be part of a multi-award-winning team made up of the industry’s most innovative professionals.

We are proven: The world’s leading global businesses rely on us to deliver secure and reliable meeting experiences. Come with us on our journey.

We are independent: We partner with the world’s best AV vendors to deliver our customers unrivalled access to cutting edge technology tailored to their exact needs.

We are global: You’ll be working with alongside the world’s leading brands and supporting them on high-profile, international projects.

Equal Opportunities:

Kinly is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, age, gender identity, pregnancy, colour, race, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, religion or any other ‘protected characteristics. We welcome your application.