Freelance

AV Technician - Freelance - Washington DC Washington, United States | Posted on 10/21/2023 Since2008, Crunchy Tech has been on a mission to transform the waybusinesses activate their physical spaces to reach customers anddrive collaboration. Today, our award-winning, full-service modelhas helped more than 500 clients design, implement, scale, andmanage high-performance audiovisual experiences from the front lobbyto the back office and everywhere in between. Equipment and Responsibilities Contractorscould be asked to set up and install equipment such as: Soundspeakers,Microphones. Amplifiers Videomonitors Running,terminating, testing & connecting wires and cables Soundand mixing boards for events and functions such as concerts, sportsevents, meetings, conventions & presentations ControlSystems, i.e. Crestron DigitalSignal Processing, i.e. Peavey Media Matrix, BSS Soundweb, Rane VideoDistribution, i.e. HD over IP, AV over Cat5, HDBaseT Setup and wire racks. Monitorsound feeds to ensure quality. Ensureequipment is installed according to designated layout, i.e. PDF andDWG plans & callouts. Testand resolve equipment issues. Diagnoseand correct media system problems. Coordinateaudio feeds with television images. Sendin equipment for repairs as needed. Switchvideo input sources from one source to another. Cleanaudio and video equipment and store properly. 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 Experiencein Audio Video hardware, software, network troubleshooting, basic tointermediate operating system functionality or equivalent trainingand/or education is necessary. Operating systems include: Windows,OS X, iOS & Android. This position also requires basic tointermediate functionality or equivalent training and/or educationin Control Systems and Digital Signal Processing including but notlimited to: Crestron Control Systems, QSC, BSS, and otherProcessing. Certifications held in any of the aforementioned systemswill be highly regarded. COMMUNICATIONSKILLS Customerinteractions must be handled with diplomacy and tact. Individualmust be able to gauge the customer's technical abilty andcommunicate with them in appropriate technical or non-technicallanguage in a non-condescending manner. DECISIONMAKING/JUDGEMENT Thisposition involves projects and/or assignments requiring considerabledecision-making authority regarding procedures, plans, andschedules. Although there are sometimes problem-solving guidelinesfor particular problems, there may be no existing procedures orinstructions for those problems. The technician may be on their ownin solving problems and determining satisfactory solutions. Abilityto work independently and in a team setting is imperative. #J-18808-Ljbffr Crunchy Tech