Job Description:

• The technical director provides broad-range meeting production, video production and communications
• services. The technical director is responsible providing technical design (e.g., A/V equipment, room/stage layout,
• audience seating, virtual considerations), and providing production scheduling for both pre-production and on-site
• execution of audio-visual services as appropriate to each live, virtual or hybrid meeting or event.

Main Responsibilities:

• Provides creative and technical design recommendations, production coordination and fulfillment of all aspects
• of meetings and video productions.
• Coordinates services and tasks with outside meeting service suppliers (rental companies), outside video
• production suppliers and company service departments.
• Designs and coordinates A/V equipment/systems and technical on-site and virtual support for small- and
• medium-sized meetings and events (10–1,000 attendees).
• Acts as “hands-on” audio, projection and lighting technician for events at company, other company facilities,
• hotels, conference centers and other domestic and international venues.
• Supervises and manages other audiovisual technicians, stagehands and resources, including company employees
• and outside suppliers, in a manner that results in technically flawless meetings delivered within budget. This
• includes managing budget, work schedules, maintaining effective communication with all team members, and
• when appropriate, playing a dual role as technical director and meeting producer.
• Is responsible for creating room layouts using Vectorworks and/or CAD drawings.
• Troubleshoots and maintains department A/V equipment.
• Understands and oversees the coordination of complex technical communications systems to reliably provide
• support for important company events such as the Shareholders Meeting, Management Forum, meetings of
• the Board of Directors, presentations to FDA advisory committees and large divisional meetings.
• Provides technical planning, creative stage and room designs, as well as virtual and hybrid solutions for
• meetings and events at company and other venues both domestic and international.
• Performs detailed technical site surveys.
• Ensures labor rules (union and non-union) are observed when utilizing various labor resources.

Qualifications:

• Proficient at preparing production and labor schedules.
• Possesses experience and technical knowledge of commercial A/V installations and professional rental A/V
• systems (including projection, computer-based presentation, audio recording and sound reinforcement for live
• events, stage and video lighting, satellite broadcasts, videoconferencing, and video playback and recording).
• Demonstrates experience with Vectorworks and/or CAD software.
• Capable of operating equipment (sound, video projection, basic lighting and PC sources).
• Possesses experience in the technical design and production of both large and small meetings/events.
• Is competent in the following areas and must have specialized expertise in one of these technical areas: audio
• reinforcement, lighting design/direction or video and graphics projection.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree (5-10+ years) in Communication Arts or relevant equivalent
• Experience in corporate event management or theatre production