AV Events Technician

Location: The Francis Crick Institute, Midland Road, London

Short summary

We are looking for an experienced AV technician to join our thriving Events team and be part of the Communications and Public Engagement programme at The Francis Crick Institute.

This new role will support all aspects of AV for a large variety of events at the Crick and will include some weekend and evening work. Reporting to the Senior events producer you will provide technical expertise at a consistently high standard, always ensuring that the Crick’s strategic objectives are supported. Events include, but are not limited to, all day conferences and symposiums, lectures, evening seminars, live podcast recordings, public engagement events, award ceremonies, parties and VIP visits. You will also be involved with any TV events and programmes being hosted by the Crick where in-house technical experience is required. The role will enhance the already busy event schedule at the Crick, boosting production quality for audiences for both live and recorded events.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide AV support to the Comms and Public Engagement team for all events
• Attend pre-planning meetings to help design and implement AV solutions for events including working directly with external partners and clients
• Deliver, install, operate and de-rig in-person and hybrid events
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends
• Provide on-site technical support during events, including troubleshooting and resolving any AV-related issues that should arise including assisting speakers with the operation of AV equipment, ensuring they are comfortable and confident with the setup
• Configure and optimise audio and lighting systems, tailored to different events, and ensuring clear sound quality and appropriate levels for speeches, presentations, and filming/recording
• Record events as needed using remote cameras and share with the relevant teams in a timely manner
• Assist larger scale, multi camera recordings, overseeing sound and lighting in the auditorium

For a full list of responsibilities please see our website.

About us

The Francis Crick Institute is a biomedical discovery institute dedicated to understanding the fundamental biology underlying health and disease. Its work is helping to understand why disease develops and to translate discoveries into new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, infections, and neurodegenerative diseases.

An independent organisation, its founding partners are the Medical Research Council (MRC), Cancer Research UK, Wellcome, UCL (University College London), Imperial College London and King’s College London.

The Crick was formed in 2015, and in 2016 it moved into a new state-of-the-art building in central London which brings together 1500 scientists and support staff working collaboratively across disciplines, making it the biggest biomedical research facility under in one building in Europe.

The Francis Crick Institute will be world-class with a strong national role. Its distinctive vision for excellence includes commitments to collaboration; developing emerging talent and exporting it the rest of the UK; public engagement; and helping turn discoveries into treatments as quickly as possible to improve lives and strengthen the economy.

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