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Audio Visual Technician - Civic Center Intermittent

Columbus Consolidated Government

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 30 Jun 2026

💰 $31,000/yr

About the role

Posting number: 2026-00000356

Department: Civic Center

Division: Temporary Labor Pool

Job classification: Audio Visual Technician - Civic

Posting type: Open

Categories: Entertainment

Summary

Under direction of the Operations Manager, provides for the audio-visual, stage lighting, closed circuit television, and general needs of user of the facility; and does related work as required.
Reviews event agenda/script to determine equipment and service requirements of user groups. Sets up and takes down audio-visual and closed circuit television equipment.
Performs tasks associated with stage lighting and predetermined plots/designs.
Operates a variety of audio-visual equipment.
Insures that all equipment and systems are in operating order by making minor repairs and adjustments or by reporting need for repairs.
Maintains inventory of related equipment and supplies; maintains control booths.
Meets with users to assist in planning of audio-visual, lighting and other associated needs. Assists in setup of productions.
Performs preventative maintenance on all audio-visual equipment.
May perform some supervision.
Performs other duties of a comparable level/type as required.

Examples of duties

Knowledge of sound reinforcement, television design and method.
Knowledge of safety regulations and procedures relating to productions.
Ability to operate a large, multiple input system and various equipment, including high intensity equipment
Ability to operate preset lighting control system.
Ability to operate cameras, computers and other systems utilized for instant replay.
Ability to operate closed circuit television systems.
Ability to assist in planning of productions.
Ability to establish and maintain effective coordinating relationships with facility users, employees and the general public
Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make fine discriminations in sound, such as when making the fine adjustments on machined parts.

Qualifications

Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with the completion of specialized training in the occupational field, in addition to basic skills typically associated with a high school education. Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position, usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship/internship or having had a similar position for one to two years.

Supplemental information

The work is typically performed while sitting for prolonged periods of time in a driver's seat and/or at a keyboard. The employee must have the ability to: lift up to twenty-five (25) pounds; push an occupied standard wheelchair with weight capacity per ADA standards (600 pounds); open emergency hatch on top of bus; manually lift bus ramp if needed; open emergency exit windows; walk around and inspect vehicle. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:

Balancing – maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
Crawling – moving about on hands, knees, or hands, feet.
Crouching – bending body forward by bending leg, spine.

Feeling – perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
Grasping – applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
Handling – picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
Hearing 1 – perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
Hearing 2 – receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.

Kneeling – bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
Lifting – raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
Manual Dexterity – picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.