AV Technician; Intercollegiate Athletics

Overview

At the University of California, Berkeley, we foster a community where everyone can thrive. We support professional development and aim to attract talented staff and students who contribute to our strategic plan and excellence across disciplines.

Departmental Overview:
The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics comprises more than 275 staff and coaches, sponsoring 30 varsity sports programs with more than 850 student-athletes participating in NCAA programs annually.

The AV IT Engineer 4 works with Cal's Broadcast Operations Department to orchestrate live event production for events produced for ACC Network, ESPN, and other digital platforms. This role serves as a self-motivated, team-oriented problem solver responsible for ensuring all broadcast equipment is in good working order, properly set up, and operated appropriately. The position maintains all broadcast infrastructure and collaborates with full-time, part-time, and student staff.

It provides innovative solutions to complex problems in a fast-paced, multi-purpose space supporting an intercollegiate athletics program with 30 teams and 900 student-athletes. It requires a thorough understanding of the Intercollegiate Athletics mission and goals and compliance with NCAA and ACC expectations.

• Broadcast Systems Operations & Live Event Support – 25% Provide technical execution and engineering support for all live broadcasts, streams, podcasts, studio productions, and video board shows. Serve as the primary technical responder during events, ensuring all production systems remain operational and meet ESPN, ACC, and Strawberry Creek Studios quality standards.
• Signal Flow, Transmission & REMI Infrastructure – 25% Design, maintain, and troubleshoot end-to-end signal paths connecting campus venues to centralized production facilities. Manage contribution feeds, transmission systems, fiber infrastructure, JPEG-XS encoding/decoding, Dante audio transport, and REMI workflows supporting Bishop Ranch operations.
• Control Room & Production Technology – 20% Configure, operate, and maintain production control room systems including switchers, replay servers, graphics engines, multiviewers, audio consoles, monitoring systems, and associated production technology. Ensure systems are configured properly and optimized for live production workflows.
• Communications & RTS Ecosystem – 15% Administer and support the campus-wide RTS communications infrastructure, including ODIN frames, keypanels, beltpacks, announcer systems, IFB workflows, and truck integration. Develop and maintain communication architectures that support multiple simultaneous productions across campus venues and Bishop Ranch.
• Preventive Maintenance & System Reliability – 5% Establish and execute preventative maintenance programs for all broadcast equipment and infrastructure. Monitor system performance, perform repairs, coordinate service needs, manage firmware/software updates, and ensure all systems maintain operational readiness throughout the year.
• Engineering Documentation & Asset Management – 5% Develop and maintain signal-flow diagrams, technical drawings, patch maps, rack elevations, equipment inventories, maintenance records, and engineering standards. Track equipment lifecycle, warranty status, replacement schedules, and operational history.
• Strategic Planning, Capital Projects & Vendor Coordination – 5% Support long-term technology planning, facility upgrades, and broadcast infrastructure projects. Collaborate with vendors, integrators, IT, facilities, and production leadership to evaluate emerging technologies, manage implementation projects, and support Cal Studios' future growth and modernization efforts.

• Strong creativity and problem-solving abilities to apply principles, practices, and procedures within the discipline to complete difficult assignments.
• Demonstrated ability to create AV flow diagrams, schematics and AV infrastructure drawings.
• Demonstrated knowledge of applicable codes and regulations and ability to provide technical advice based on sound understanding of AV principles and practice.
• Demonstrated experience…