AV Instructional Technology Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title : AV Instructional Technology Technician
Work Type : On-Site
Location : Petersburg, VA
Salary : $13 – $33 per hour
Start Date : September 1, 2026
End Date : June 30, 2027
Industry Category : Information Technology / Audiovisual Technology
Employment Type : 1099 Contract
Requisition ID : 810091

Overview
The AV Instructional Technology Technician provides operational and technical support for audiovisual and instructional technology systems across classrooms, conference rooms, meeting spaces, and university event venues. This role supports reliable AV operations, troubleshooting, maintenance, installations, and live events while delivering professional technical assistance to faculty, staff, students, guests, and event participants.

Application
Interested candidates should submit their application with an updated resume and required contact information. No specific submission deadline was provided in the requisition.

Job Description
The AV Instructional Technology Technician supports the University's instructional, administrative, and event technology needs by maintaining, troubleshooting, and operating audiovisual systems across campus. The technician helps ensure classroom and event technology remains operational and responsive, provides hands-on technical assistance to users, and supports scheduled university events, including evening and weekend activities. The role contributes to a 95% or greater AV system uptime objective and supports AV installations, upgrades, preventative maintenance, and emergency operations.

Responsibilities
Audiovisual Technical Support

• Provide daily operational support for audiovisual and instructional technology in classrooms, conference rooms, meeting spaces, and university event venues.
• Diagnose and resolve issues involving projectors, displays, monitors, microphones, speakers, cameras, control systems, presentation equipment, video conferencing platforms, and related connectivity.
• Troubleshoot, install, operate, and maintain professional audiovisual equipment and systems.
• Perform routine system testing, preventative maintenance, and equipment inspections to maintain operational readiness and support departmental uptime goals.
• Complete minor installation and replacement work, including projectors, monitors, cables, adapters, and similar audiovisual components.
  Classroom and User Support
• Provide professional technical assistance to faculty, staff, students, guests, and event participants.
• Assist users with classroom technology, presentation systems, conferencing platforms, and basic equipment operation.
• Respond promptly to classroom technology issues and provide effective technical solutions.
  Event Support
• Provide audiovisual support for university events, commencements, conferences, meetings, executive functions, and other scheduled programs.
• Coordinate with event organizers to confirm technical requirements and ensure appropriate AV support.
• Monitor and respond to technical issues during live events and scheduled programs.
  Administrative and Operational Support
• Document service requests, repairs, maintenance activities, and equipment changes in university ticketing or inventory systems.
• Support AV installations, technology upgrades, preventative maintenance, and other departmental technology initiatives.
• Assist with emergency operations and other duties assigned by the AV Instructional Technology Manager or ITS leadership.
• Support reliable audiovisual services that contribute to teaching, learning, university operations, and special events.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate degree in Information Technology, Electronics, Audiovisual Technology, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• At least two years of experience supporting professional or enterprise audiovisual systems.
• At least two years of experience troubleshooting, installing, operating, and maintaining audiovisual equipment.
• At least two years of experience supporting live events, meetings, or classroom technology.
• Ability to lift and carry equipment weighing up to 50 pounds and perform work involving standing, walking, bending, kneeling, reaching, and climbing ladders.
• Availability to work scheduled evenings, weekends, holidays, and other non-standard hours.
• Must physically reside within the United States for the duration of the assignment due to Commonwealth of Virginia security policies prohibiting offshore IT contractors.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship, now or in the future.
  Preferred Qualifications
• At least one year of experience using a help desk or ticketing system.
• AVIXA Certified Technology Specialist certification.
• Extron, Q-SYS, Biamp, or Crestron manufacturer certifications.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Electronics, Audiovisual Technology, or a related field.
• Experience supporting audiovisual and instructional technology in a higher education environment.
• Two to four years of professional audiovisual support experience.

Benefits

Compensation
This is a 1099 Contract role.
Pay Rate: $13 – $33 per hour

Schedule

• Assignment period: September 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.
• Assignment duration: Approximately 10 months.
• Full-time contract assignment.
• On-site work arrangement.
• Evening, weekend, holiday, and other non-standard hours are required as scheduled to support university events and campus activities.

Work Location

• Petersburg, VA
• This is an on-site position.
• Candidates must confirm they are able to interview and work on-site at the agency's location.