Senior Event Technician

Senior Event Production Technician

The Senior Event Production Technician plays a critical hands-on role in the technical design, setup, execution, and support of onsite, hybrid, and virtual events for an established multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company. This role is responsible for using their technical expertise and creative innovation to contribute to the overall technical strategy of live events based on the creative vision and unique event scope.

They utilize deep knowledge of video equipment and technology to ensure flawless operation of all video equipment and decision-making skills to make real-time adjustments as needed to ensure quality control. They collaborate with team members to optimize the operational setup of the production control room and oversee the maintenance and troubleshooting of all aspects of the client's production facilities and control rooms.

They support virtual event production and live meeting execution in a producer capacity, including managing event flow, platform operations, speaker coordination, and real-time show direction depending on event scope and complexity.

Day to day responsibilities include providing technical consultation on the production design of live and virtual event experiences through professional quality video, audio, and presentation to allow the client and external partners to connect and communicate their message in a distinct and technologically innovative way to colleagues and customers alike. They support the coordination and execution of virtual meetings and events across enterprise platforms such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and comparable technologies, including live production support and moderation as needed.

They meet with client teams to understand event scope and provide a strategy and solution to meet production requirements. They act in a producer or technical producer capacity when required, including managing show flow, coordinating speakers, controlling timing, and ensuring smooth execution of virtual and hybrid events. They coordinate the technical production needs for all events and ensure requirements are in full compliance with established policies and procedures.

They support presenter preparation, including rehearsals, run-throughs, technical checks, and live-day readiness. They ensure fully quality check and optimization of facility, event assets, and experience prior to production. They assist with presenter preparation including direction, facilitating rehearsal and other pre-event needs. They oversee postproduction needs including basic editing and delivery of recordings. They organize event metrics and feedback and provide recommendations on areas for improvement.

They participate in assessment of technical challenges and oversee creation of incident and postmortem reports. They collaborate on the assessment and recommendation of solutions around overall strategy for event spaces based on operational requirements. They participate in regularly scheduled meetings with team members to ensure alignment on event procedures, scheduling, and production briefs as required.

Technical events responsibilities include overseeing the production design, setup and configuration of all necessary control room elements to ensure a high-quality event for client productions. They determine and validate required hardware, equipment, and technical assets for events, ensuring readiness through testing and quality control processes. They operate and support full production workflows, including but not limited to: technical direction and show control audio mixing and sound management virtual and hybrid production platforms graphics creation and playout systems video playback and media server operation live streaming and encoding workflows.

They execute virtual events on various virtual event platforms such as Microsoft Teams Town Hall. They apply expert knowledge of production equipment to optimize configurations, troubleshoot issues, and support repair or replacement decisions. They mentor Event Technicians and collaborate on the strategy of training programs to develop personnel and ensure they have the skillset and knowledge to effectively perform their roles and provide recommendations and opportunities for advancing capabilities.

They serve as the primary onsite support for troubleshooting of all control related equipment. They perform regular preventative maintenance on all production equipment and ensure optimization of all equipment configurations and setups, and initiate troubleshooting of more complex issues. They coordinate repair and maintenance support needs with location and regional technical leadership to ensure operational readiness of facility. They support postproduction workflows including basic editing and creation of supporting graphics or event assets.

Must-have skills and job qualifications include 5+ years of experience in live event production, broadcast, video production, or related technical event…