A​/V Technician

Job Title: Full-time A/V Experience Technician

Reports To: Manager of Audio/Visual Experience

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

The Experience Technician is essential in ensuring an optimal experience at Arizona Science Center, and is responsible for using exemplary service and technical skills throughout the Irene P. Flinn Giant Screen Theater, the Dorrance DOME, and the Center’s exhibit galleries. The Experience Technician ensures high quality implementation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of the audio & visual technical components of shows, special events and exhibits at Arizona Science Center to inspire, educate, and engage curious minds and create positive and memorable experiences for Center guests of all ages.

Arizona Science Center maintains a strong policy of equal employment opportunity for all Employees and applicants. We recruit, hire, train, promote, compensate and dismiss Employees on the basis of such factors as experience, character, ability and skill, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or heritage, age, marital or veteran status, disability, citizenship, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Division of duties is approximately 70% Audio-Visual, 20% Theaters-focused, 10% Exhibits-focused, and will include work in a non-standard schedule including evenings and weekends.

• Works across teams to understand and implement the technical aspects of special events, anticipate non-stated technical needs, and ensures the set‑up and operation of various audio/visual equipment, including sound mixers, microphones, stage lights, video projectors, etc.
• Assists with Exhibit/Theatrical lighting throughout the Center, including traveling shows
• Operates projectors and audio equipment to provide scheduled daily shows and special events in Giant Screen Theater.
• Under the direction of management, ensures all equipment in booths and theaters are maintained in first‑class condition at all times through regular maintenance
• Provides troubleshooting for all theater and A/V equipment
• Assists in maintaining storage, organization, and inventory of A/V equipment and Projection supplies

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Minimum of two years related experience, education and/or training. An understanding of Audio/Video equipment, systems, tools, software, and programs is required.

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one‑on‑one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees.

Ability to work with basic to moderate mathematical concepts, such as

• add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
• statistics, fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions, and graph development and analyzing.

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

• The employee is required to stand; walk; sit; stoop; kneel; crouch; balance; climb; crawl; reach; and use hands to finger, handle, or feel; to operate, maintain, and/or install equipment;
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds;
• Safely operate equipment carts, pallet…