Junior AV Engineer- Santa Monica, CA

Junior AV Engineer - Santa Monica, CA (Finance)

Job Title:

Junior AV Engineer - Santa Monica, CA

Requisition : R026816

Job Description

As a Junior AV Engineer, your mission is to ensure every meeting and event runs smoothly and professionally. You'll support the setup, operation, and troubleshooting of AV systems across conference rooms, executive meetings, town halls, and hybrid events.

Working alongside the Senior AV Engineer, you'll provide real-time support, maintain and test equipment, assist with room upgrades, and help keep our AV spaces organized and reliable. Your goal is simple: deliver seamless, stress‑free audio and video experiences every day.

This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, and the home studio for this role is Santa Monica, CA.

The video game industry and therefore our business is fast‑paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners. Therefore, this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:

• Assist with the setup, operation, testing, and breakdown of AV equipment in conference rooms, executive meetings, town halls, and studio spaces.
• Support day‑to‑day AV operations alongside the Senior AV Engineer, including troubleshooting audio, video, and conferencing issues.
• Provide real‑time meeting support for Zoom, Microsoft Teams, webinars, and hybrid events.
• Perform routine maintenance and health checks on AV systems (displays, microphones, cameras, control panels, DSPs, cabling, etc.).
• Assist with small‑to‑medium AV projects, upgrades, and room buildouts.
• Document room configurations, troubleshooting steps, and standard operating procedures.
• Partner with IT, Facilities, and external vendors to resolve AV‑related issues.
• Maintain inventory of AV equipment and ensure proper storage and organization.
• Provide white‑glove support for executive and high‑visibility meetings when required.

• 1–2 years of experience in audio‑visual support, live event production, IT support, or related technical field.
• Experience supporting conference room technology, live events, or classroom AV environments is a plus.
• Basic understanding of AV signal flow (audio and video) preferred.

• Foundational knowledge of audio‑visual equipment (microphones, speakers, mixers, displays, cameras, switchers, control systems).
• Familiarity with Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and other video conferencing platforms.
• Basic troubleshooting skills in Windows and macOS environments.
• Understanding of cabling types (HDMI, SDI, XLR, Cat6, etc.).
• Ability to follow technical documentation and assist with system installations.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Eager to learn and develop technical AV skills in a hands‑on environment.
• Calm and composed under pressure, especially during live meetings or events.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work well within a team.
• Customer‑service mindset with a professional presence.
• Reliable, punctual, and proactive.
• Willingness to occasionally support early morning or after‑hours events as needed.

Activision Central Tech works to support our development studios and their titles. Comprised of seven main teams, we have many specialties including big data, privacy and security, motion capture and animation pipeline technologies, graphics, build and infrastructure for studio development and data centers, optimization, systems programming and online services including matchmaking and networking. Central Tech is distributed globally with offices across the U.S., and in Canada, England, Ireland and Japan.

Most of our teams are comprised of both engineering and research talent, allowing us to always have an eye on the future. Our talented engineers help with title development and provide valuable knowledge sharing between studios while our researchers are action‑oriented and keep a strong connection with the needs of the game studios.

Central Tech is part of Activision. To learn more about us…