Studio Production Technician - 7874-3737

AVI-SPL - Bentonville, AR

Full-time

Bentonville, AR

Telecommunications

About the position

The Studio Production Technician at AVI-SPL is responsible for the design, setup, and support of productions within client-provided television and radio studio facilities. This role requires technical expertise and creative innovation to contribute to the overall technical strategy of productions, ensuring flawless operation of all equipment and making real-time adjustments as needed. The technician will collaborate with team members to optimize studio operations and troubleshoot production facilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the design, setup, and configuration of all necessary control room elements to ensure high-quality production outcomes for client studio productions.
• Determine the required production studio assets needed for production support and oversee the necessary testing and quality control on all items prior.
• Oversee the operational approach to fulfill the creative production needs for client studio productions, including technical direction, audio mixing, robotic cameras, virtual platforms, graphics, video playback, streaming, lighting design, and teleprompter.
• Use expert knowledge of production equipment to ensure optimization of all equipment configurations and setups, recommending repair or replacement as necessary.
• Support post-production needs including basic cleanup and content editing for event recordings.
• Assist in troubleshooting and maintaining all studio-related equipment.
• Collaborate on the assessment and recommendation of solutions around overall strategy for studio and event spaces based on operational requirements.
• Participate in regularly scheduled meetings with team members to ensure alignment on production procedures, scheduling, and production briefs.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in television and radio production or a similar field.
• 1+ years of experience in onsite, virtual, and hybrid live productions.
• Studio production and event experience.
• Experience with control room equipment including video switchers, audio consoles, robotic cameras, and video playback software.
• Knowledge of virtual production and meeting platforms.
• A keen eye for detail with knowledge of what creatively works well for broadcast production.
• Track record of being strategic, organized, detail-oriented, flexible, and able to work well in a team atmosphere as well as independently.
• Ability to maintain composure and a positive attitude during high-pressure situations.
• Strong work ethic, self-direction, self-motivation, patience, persistence, and perspective.
• Excellent collaboration and customer relationship skills with an understanding of the importance of white glove service.
• Ability to work independently and be self-reliant in the execution of daily responsibilities.
• Consistent proactive preparation and timely responses to multiple channels of communication.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with various production environments and video switchers including Grass Valley and Ross Acuity.
• Experience with audio production systems including Yamaha audio consoles, Dante audio routing networks, Shure microphones, and intercom systems.
• Experience with Telemetrics, Sony, Panasonic, and Black Magic robotic cameras.
• Experience with Adder KVM systems.
• Experience with Haivision encoding and decoding systems.
• Familiarity with post-production software including Adobe Premiere.

Benefits

• Competitive salary package
• Balanced work-life culture
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Collaborative work environment