About the role
The California Academy of Sciences is looking for an on-call Audio Visual Technician to keep its event and meeting spaces running smoothly — from day-to-day conference room support to evening events like Nightlife. Shifts average around 40 hours a month, roughly five shifts, with weekend and evening availability expected.
Responsibilities
- Set up, operate, and break down AV equipment for events onsite and offsite
- Maintain and service the Academy's installed audiovisual systems
- Troubleshoot AV equipment and hybrid-meeting software issues as they come up
- Respond quickly to service requests and radio calls during events
- Follow safety procedures while working in a public-facing museum environment
Requirements
- High school diploma required; a production-related degree is a plus
- 2+ years of hands-on AV experience
- 2+ years working with hybrid-meeting equipment
- 1+ year of customer-service experience
- Comfortable with audio mixers, video switchers, cameras, and platforms like Zoom
- Able to work weekends, evenings, and holidays, and to lift up to 50 lbs
What we offer
- On-call flexibility with averaging ~5 shifts a month
- Benefits package scaled to hours worked
- Hands-on experience across a wide range of event and exhibit AV systems
- Work inside one of San Francisco's most visited cultural institutions