Av Technician - Freelance - Chicago

Since 2008, Crunchy Tech has been on a mission to transform the way businesses activate their physical spaces to reach customers and drive collaboration. Today, our award-winning, full-service model has helped more than 500 clients design, implement, scale, and manage high-performance audiovisual experiences from the front lobby to the back office and everywhere in between.

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

We are currently sourcing new AV contractors in your area and would love to add you to our list for new installations and/or service calls. If you are interested, please fill out the form below so we can add you into resource view for our project managers and they will reach out when there is an open AV installation or support call in your area.

Contractors could be asked to set up and install equipment such as:

• Set up and wire racks.
• Electric & non electric video projection screens, Projectors
• Coordinate audio feeds with television images.
• Send in equipment for repairs as needed.
• Video monitors
• Monitor sound feeds to ensure quality.
• Diagnose and correct media system problems.
• Sound and mixing boards for events and functions such as concerts, sports events, meetings, conventions & presentations
• Sound speakers, Microphones. Amplifiers
• Digital Signal Processing, i.e. Peavey Media Matrix, BSS Soundweb, Rane
• Control Systems, i.e. Crestron
• Recording equipment
• Test and resolve equipment issues.
• Video Distribution, i.e. HD over IP, AV over Cat5, HDBaseT
• Switch video input sources from one source to another.
• Running, terminating, testing & connecting wires and cables
• Clean audio and video equipment and store properly.
• Ensure equipment is installed according to designated layout, i.e. PDF and DWG plans & callouts.

Requirements

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.

EXPERIENCE:

Experience in Audio Video hardware, software, network troubleshooting, basic to intermediate operating system functionality or equivalent training and/or education is necessary. Operating systems include: Windows, OS X, iOS & Android. This position also requires basic to intermediate functionality or equivalent training and/or education in Control Systems and Digital Signal Processing including but not limited to: Crestron Control Systems, QSC, BSS, and other Processing. Certifications held in any of the aforementioned systems will be highly regarded.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

Customer interactions must be handled with diplomacy and tact. Individual must be able to gauge the customers technical abilty and communicate with them in appropriate technical or non-technical language in a non-condescending manner.

DECISION MAKING/JUDGEMENT:

This position involves projects and/or assignments requiring considerable decision-making authority regarding procedures, plans, and schedules. Although there are sometimes problem-solving guidelines for particular problems, there may be no existing procedures or instructions for those problems. The technician may be on their own in solving problems and determining satisfactory solutions. Ability to work independently and in a team setting is imperative.