A/V Support Engineer
Technology | Job ID 2892167Job Summary
ABOUT THIS ROLE
As an AV Support Engineer you will support Audible’s AV global portfolio of hardware and services. In this role, an AV Support Engineer supports meeting and event infrastructure and services ensuring that AV rooms are highly available. You have a broad understanding of industry standards and Audible’s hardware and processes. You are responsible for troubleshooting and resolving complex technical issues. You will support all aspects of events, including triaging requests, planning, execution, and post-production. You recommend and support enhancements to the AV program. Successful team members step seamlessly into a corporate events environment, have strong organizational skills, ability to work across multiple teams in Audible and Amazon, demonstrate impeccable customer service, and are energetically driven to meet the needs of their customers and the team.
ABOUT YOU
You have experience supporting AV infrastructure and live events. You can be strategic and are influenced by Technology and Culture but balance that with execution of daily tasks to maintain a high bar for customer service. Not every request will have a clear starting point so you should be comfortable dealing with ambiguity to assess and manage requests and have situational awareness to anticipate and resolve potential issues. When an issue does arise, you always attempt to look for the root cause and solve problems with a bigger picture in mind. We look for people who take responsibility, set their standards high and see every failure as an opportunity to learn.
As an AV Support Engineer, you will...
- Deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot AV systems, particularly complex integrated systems such as large conference rooms, training rooms, executive rooms and bespoke or legacy systems
- Work with on-premise IT and AV technicians, contractors and integrators through troubleshooting and repair procedures
- Support life cycle replacement tasks and manage inventory
- Be a POC during events planning and execution for the team, customers, organizers, production engineers, livestream technicians, third-party production providers and over-hire labor
- Seek opportunities to help others improve skillsets and knowledge base
- Dynamically flex to customer needs and complications, escalates appropriately
- Find opportunities to improve infrastructure and execute events more efficiently to delight our customers
- Maintain relationships with key stakeholders across the business and industry
- Manage team goals, and programmatic initiatives, with increased ambiguity
- Support your team’s operational excellence, including creation of and monitoring of metrics and alerts, gathering of and analyzing customer feedback, regular scrutinization of processes, and maintaining documentation
- Create regular reports to share insights with leadership
- Be able to lift or carry equipment up to 40 lbs and use hand tools as needed
- Have the ability to work at height (<= 8 Feet)
- Maintain a flexible schedule, including occasional after hours work
- Be able to travel several times a year
ABOUT AUDIBLE
Audible is the leading producer and provider of audio storytelling. We spark listeners’ imaginations, offering immersive, cinematic experiences full of inspiration and insight to enrich our customers daily lives. We are a global company with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are dreamers and inventors who are passionate about the positive impact Audible can make for our customers and our neighbors. This spirit courses throughout Audible, supporting a culture of creativity and inclusion built on our People Principles and our mission to build more equitable communities in the cities we call home.
Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in the AV sector with a proven record of effectively commissioning, configuring, troubleshooting or installing corporate AV systems
- Experience working with AV technologies such as Extron, Crestron, BiAmp, Cisco, Shure and Poly; control systems, DTP systems, matrix switchers, extenders and audio DSPs
- Experience with network technology including video and audio over IP (e.g. Dante/AES)
- 5+ years of experience in event or production management
- 5+ years of experience with audio, video, lighting, and staging systems
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams
- Experience in stakeholder management, dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization
Preferred Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience driving end to end delivery and communicating results to senior leadership
- 2+ years of show calling experience
- Crestron DMC-T or DMC-E Certification
- Experience building processes, project management plans, and schedules
- Experience managing vendors
- Experience supporting livestream platforms
- Additional Certifications or formal training by AV manufacturers (e.g. Crestron, Extron, Biamp, QSC, Cisco, Dante, etc.)
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Audible Success Profile
Audible is built on a strong foundation as an Amazon subsidiary, so you’ll get to leverage all of Amazon's technologies while still being on a small team with an entrepreneurial spirit. We’re looking for someone who knows how to use data to provide our customers with engaging and inspiring experiences.
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- Curious You are open to others’ perspectives and ideas. When faced with challenges, you stay inquisitive, collaborating and testing different approaches.
- Imaginative You imagine freely and support your colleagues’ own imagining. You ask “What if…?” and employ original thinking in your work.
- Customer Centric You are passionate about creating delightful experiences. Whether you’re working with creators, customers, or colleagues you aim to exceed their expectations in every way.
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- Inventive You express ideas and navigate complex and ambiguous situations in novel ways, even creating new paradigms or structures for others to follow.
- Socially Conscious You’re mindful of the impact we have on each other and apply empathy into your work with colleagues, communities, and customers.
- Effective Communicator By adapting complex information for your audience, you’re able to foster collaboration and have a positive impact on outcomes
What we can offer you
We are a community of brilliant minds, brimming with fresh ideas and working shoulder to shoulder to achieve greatness. And because of this, we think it’s only fair that we offer some nice little perks to everyone who goes the extra mile at Audible.
Flexible Work
We promote flexibility in how and where we work with our Hub+Home hybrid workplace model.
Health
Dental and vision plans, life insurance, and the medical plan options that suit individual needs.
Savings
Plan for your future with employer-matched savings accounts.
Stock
We grant our employees restricted stock units, because we want them to think and act like owners.
Time Off
We love what we do but everyone needs the opportunity to hit the refresh button. Take advantage of vacation days, sick days, and personal days to rejuvenate.
Community
We are committed to building and sustaining a diverse and inclusive culture and community. Audible’s Impact Groups encourage an environment where you can be you, and bring your whole self to work.
Amazon Discount
As part of the Amazon family, Audible employees are entitled to a discount on products on Amazon.
Learning & Development
We want to help you grow with learning and development programs, leadership training and tuition reimbursement.
Audible's People Principles celebrate who we are and where we've been, and guide the way we work shoulder to shoulder to enhance the lives of our millions of customers around the world. They reflect and apply to everyone who works at Audible—the entrepreneurs and operators, the dreamers and the doers, those who have worked here for 25 years and those who have arrived in the past few weeks and months.
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Community Impact
At Audible, we seek to exemplify what a company can mean beyond what it does. We recruit and cultivate local talent, and we drive forward a wide range of initiatives focused on returning Newark to its roots as a hub of innovation. Our global offices embrace the same principle, and our employees around the world volunteer and serve in their communities in addition to seeding and growing the local creative economy.
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Location Benefits
Our Newark office is at the heart of the audio revolution. We stay inspired by visiting creatives, guest speakers, professional development, and community engagement. We fuel our ideas with daily catered lunch and then take in local culture or hang out with colleagues at weekly happy hours. Getting here is easy with free parking or transit perks, and employees who move to the neighborhood enjoy our monthly Live Local housing subsidy.
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