Senior Audio Visual Engineer

Senior Audio-Visual Engineer

The City of Aurora is looking for dedicated and collaborative individuals to join our team of talented and valued employees. At the City of Aurora, we demonstrate our excellence by modeling the CORE 4 Values of:
Integrity, Respect, Professionalism, and Customer Service.

Why Work for Aurora?

• Make a difference in the lives of real people every day
• Diverse community
• Competitive total compensation package
• Well-Funded General Employees Retirement Plan
• Light rail station minutes away
• On-site fitness center and overall employee well-being programs Internal educational programs to assist with career advancement
• Access to innovation work spaces

Overview of Position Job

The Senior Audio-Visual Engineer assesses and optimizes the performance of City of Aurora audio-visual systems. This role is responsible for analyzing the performance of audio-visual systems, resolving IT audio-visual equipment and software issues, and providing audio-visual support to our personnel.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Operates and administers audio/visual and collaboration technologies in support of public meetings, internal meetings, and special events.
• Operates and maintains existing technologies and systems in City facilities, with a particular focus on City Council Chambers and certain alternative meeting venues.
• Performs a lead role in the selection, procurement, installation, and maintenance of new audio-visual and collaboration technologies.
• Collaborates and coordinates with other IT team members as needed in support of hybrid meeting technologies.
• Attends City Council meetings (regular meetings, special meetings, and study sessions) in person to address any technical issues with in-scope systems.
• Works cooperatively with the Media, Community Engagement Department, and City Clerk's Office to ensure a comfortable and cohesive meeting experience for participants, both in person and online.
• Coordinates and collaborates with external consultants as needed to accomplish objectives.
• Works with AuroraTV to ensure successful broadcast of the hybrid meeting leveraging audio and visual capabilities.
• At meeting time, assists presenters with the display and navigation of materials such as PowerPoint slides, PDFs, spreadsheets, Word documents, You Tube videos, and other media within a Teams environment.
• Attends special events and any board/commission meetings requiring audio/visual analyst support.
• Administers eScribe Meeting Management at meeting times and supports staff members using the software.
• Works to streamline and standardize hybrid meeting technologies across city facilities.
• Assists with Request for Proposals (RFP) process regarding audio/visual and hybrid meeting projects.
• Works with other IT team members across a broad range of technological needs, both within and outside of the audio/visual domain.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Minimum Qualifications & Working Conditions

An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that demonstrates required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college.

Experience:

• At least five (5) years of experience in the audio-visual systems, collaboration technologies, or unified communications.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with collaboration technologies (e.g., Web Ex, Microsoft Teams, or similar platforms)
• Experience with audio-visual equipment and related systems (e.g., Crestron, Logitech, Poly, or comparable technologies)
• Experience with audio-visual industry standards and developing technologies and practices.

Knowledge:

• Advanced knowledge of audio-visual system design, integration, and lifecycle management (including signal flow, acoustics, and video distribution)
• Knowledge of collaboration platforms and hybrid meeting technologies (e.g., Microsoft Teams, streaming/broadcast integrations, meeting management systems such as…