Overview
Senior Event Production Technician Jobs in Greater London, UK at Firstagency
Location: Greater London
In this capacity, the ideal candidate would represent the FIRST brand as an implanted team member for a well‑known technology company. The Senior Event Technician will be responsible for leading the technical production for mid‑to‑complex level events requiring support with Audio/Video, staging, lighting and design needs. The role requires strong technical understanding and practical experience operating event production systems, with extensive experience in A/V and technical direction for both corporate events and live experiential events.
For events, the goal is to provide a seamless technology experience to all attendees, press and partners, as well as create a more efficient and reliable technical environment for event staff and vendors. In this role you’ll work with internal teams as well as external clients and vendor partners on a daily basis.
Your Contributions
- Ensure your event production studio is clean, operational, and ready for business daily
- Responsible for the tech teams readiness on all events
- Coordinate across teams to ensure all technical requests for events are executed as desired
- Act as a technical lead on events as assigned
- Demonstrate the ability to troubleshoot and understand audio and video workflows throughout the facility
- Serve as the subject matter expert on the technical capabilities of the studio to external agencies, production companies, and clients
- Maintain detailed documentation on studio capabilities regarding LED wall specs, rigging, lighting, video, audio, etc
- Ensure all external agencies and production companies are informed and adhere to all rules and regulations of the facility
- Organise and maintain production switcher layouts and other auxiliary equipment associated with “show calling”
- Explain complex technical systems to non technical clients and stakeholders as needed
- Provide technical solutions and support to the wider team and assist in the hands‑on delivery of all events
- Identify new and alternative ways of approaching FIRST’s technical production offering to clients by collecting feedback, identifying trends and implementing changes
- Ensure team adheres to standard operating procedures and compliance processes
- Actively discuss technical errors and ensure that they will be rectified/escalated accordingly
- Serve as the main point of contact for all production and technical related matters for your assigned event studio
- Coordinate with engineering resources to ensure AV systems are properly maintained and optimised for events
- Collaborate as needed with show callers, technical directors, or external agencies to ensure the flawless execution of technical cues
- Operate audio, video, lighting, or camera equipment as needed to ensure the seamless delivery of events
- Train and mentor technicians operating in your assigned event studio
- Coordinate with cross functional teams to ensure the seamless execution of events in your assigned studio
- Perform regularly scheduled system maintenance checks to ensure all audio equipment is working properly, in collaboration with the engineering team
- Flex into operating other event production areas as skills and training allows
What We Are Looking For
- 5-7 years of relevant experience
- Expert/in-depth understanding of audio visual technology and advancements including lighting, audio/video output, rigging and power
- High proficiency with LED walls, Ventuz, and WATCHOUT
- Experience working with the following equipment/tools is helpful but not required:
Yamaha CL series desks;
Final Cut ProX;
Keynote;
Google G‑Suite; ETC Ion lighting desk;
Crestron Control systems, ROSS Carbonite desks, Panasonic PTZ camera controllers, Dante Controller, Shure Wireless Workbench, Playback Pro, and Clear‑Com systems, Meyer Galileo, QSYS, media ingest servers, etc. - High level of proficiency in the technical delivery of high-quality events
- Live video switching experience with strong technical understanding of systems
- Live audio mixing experience with strong technical understanding of signal flow and processing
- Excellent communication and customer service skills are a must to build and maintain relationships
- Ability to prioritise while adhering to critical project timelines in a…
Title: Senior Event Production Technician
Company: Firstagency
Location: Greater London, UK
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