Brown Note Productions, Inc.

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VIDEO TECHNICIAN LEVEL 2

• Brown Note • Careers

Job Title: Video Level 2

 Vision and Statement

We are a premier audio, lighting, and video production company that specializes in full-service production of concerts, tours, music festivals, and special events as well as systems installations, and beginning to end show design. We are dedicated to giving our clients the highest quality production experience.  We do it right the first time, every time by pairing state of the art technology and first class service.

Mission Statement:  Do It Right the First Time

Team Member Values:

  • Do It Right the First Time
  • Be Dependable, Accountable and Prepared to Perform Your Responsibilities to Meet/Exceed Our Customer Expectations every day.
  • Strive to listen, learn and get better every day.
  • Make your teammates better every day.
  • Give credit and say thank you to your teammates.
  • Celebrate the success of your team.
  • Admit mistakes and see them as opportunities for improvement.
  • Stay positive and make people smile:)
  • Consistently follow and produce the Brown Note Experience.

Primary Objective:

Video Technician is responsible for supporting the video productions.

Essential Role and Responsibilities:

  • Generate, understand and navigate event paperwork under minimal supervision
  • Work with shop staff on all lighting/video, prepping, rigging and power system capabilities and general usage.
  • Load/ Unload transportation of all related lighting/video equipment.
  • Must be able to assist and at times lead a crew to accomplish successful events.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Prep:

  • Under minimal supervision prep all assigned projects for video events
  • Work with V1’s and help them to complete cable, rigging, power plots and set up final equipment for them to review.
  • Assist in any Company related event equipment prep where needed.

Event:

  • Works festivals, tours, one-offs, weekend, corporate or any applicable Company event as required or assigned.

Knowledge/Skills:

  • Intermediate to advanced knowledge of:
    • Software Knowledge:
    • Arkaos: Build Library’s and sync with consoles
    • LED Studio, Ability to configure video walls.
    • Hardware Knowledge
    • Video Product Types
      • Different Resolutions: How to scale each type
      • Different Manufacturers: How each product mounts, How each Product Wires
    • Motors, Truss, and Rigging
      • Understanding of how to use rigging and call and mark points
      • Ability and understanding of how to use Chain Motors
      • Understanding of how different types of truss work and how to maintain
    • How to set up Feeder: To a Local service, To a Generator
    • BNP Equipment set up
    • Asset Servicing
      • How to Maintain Video: Replace, Clean and Test Panels
      • Splitters and Cable: Repair Broken Parts
      • Server Maintenance: Clean Surface and Change Filters
      • Cable Maintenance: BNP Wiring Diagrams, How to Test and Repair all Cable Types, How specialty cables are made.
      • Knowledge of BNP Repair / Service Paperwork and procedures
    • Asset Protection
    • Event Knowledge:
    • Ability to Rescale Video walls to adapt to Event Needs
    • Ability to Maintain Dimmer world
    • Ability to interface additional desks into BNP systems
    • Assist BNP and Local staff to produce Event

Experience Required:

  • Basic knowledge of video equipment operation
  • Current with the latest lighting/video technology
  • Working knowledge of video repair, programming, and operation.
  • Actively learning rigging and electricity.

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

  • High School Diploma
  • Must know Wysiwig & Vectorworks
  • 3 -5 years in the touring, concert, event industry
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft, Google products and R2.

 Preferred Skills:

3 years minimum of experience in technical event operations and production.

For more information, email recruiting@brownnote.com