audio visual technician

director of events

technician

audio visual engineer

video engineer

INSPIRE

As an former employee in the Audio Visual Technician role, I found that there were limited opportunities for growth within the position. While the job did require physical strength and the ability to work long hours and holidays, it felt as though the role was focused solely on completing tasks and following strict guidelines rather than on developing skills and fostering a positive work environment.

Moreover, the workload was often unevenly distributed, with one person being responsible for completing all the work. This led to feelings of burnout and dissatisfaction, with limited opportunities for professional development and growth.

While the company provided some benefits, such as a competitive salary and benefits package, there were few opportunities for advancement within the role. The lack of a positive work culture and motivation from colleagues also contributed to a feeling of dissatisfaction with the job.

Overall, while the Audio Visual Technician role provided some benefits, the limited opportunities for growth, uneven workload, and lack of a positive work culture made it a less than ideal job experience.

Daily work routine centers in the assembly, delivery and pickup of audio / video gear for both show services and company branch offices.
I have learned the different peculiarities pertaining to the needs of the company branch offices and how to address them.
Company management is of sound and good leadership, understanding how to go about managing not only the employees, but the contractors who are the most important component of the company.
The only difficult aspect about this type of work is the movement of at time excessively heavy equipment trunks, cases, especially when lifting of such equipment is required.
The most enjoyable aspects of this work is that the heavy workload is well distributed among company employees, and management always ensures employees have more than adequate rest time as a compensation for the workload.

To be fair if you choose this job you did sign up for all that gets thrown at you. This Place likes the saying "Shut tf up and work", and hosts adult children who value their own thoughts and opinions over the job. Management is trying to do better but, compensation is low, raises or advancement is rare and teamwork is very poor. Leadership is also disappointing... Cold shoulders, snarky remarks, lack of care to train, and overall hard to work with.
Scheduling is poor too... if one or more people have to work six days, we all do?! 
Scheduling should be done more efficiently as to not "burn out" your staff.
Employees like to play video games, watch football, and sit on their phone when nothing pressing is happening.

The top managers not only played favorites with a group of employees, but they were tight friends and drinking buddies outside of work. So when techs came in hungover and reaking of alcohol, middle management had their hands tied because upper management was drinking with them. 

There were a whole lot of discussions about ways to improve, but when it came to actually doing it, especially if it involved spending money, nothing would happen.

there is little room for enjoyment because management doesn't really care about your personal lives and all they care about is getting the job done. they have an unspoken saying of "shut up and work"  and they will specifically make you work on days you have requested off for no other reason but that the scheduler has a power trip and doesn't want anyone to care about anything except work even though they barely come into work once a week

I truly loved coming to work everyday when I first started.
My manager was truly knowledgeable and always treated us with humility, as if we were friends- but was able to be stern when needed.

I've been here almost 3 years now and all the people I enjoyed working with have left, and now I work with those who value conformity over quality. Structure is most non-existent, rules are cherry picked and will be used against you, innovation is frowned upon.

I still cannot believe some of the things I've experienced with this company.  

Having worked as both a contractor and a full time employee for JSAV for years I can say with confidence you won't meet a more dedicated and supportive team.  

Everyone that I've worked with has truly made me feel like I was valued, that my options and ideas matter.  There is room to grow, and many opportunities for mentoring and training.

I started out with almost no experience close to 15 years ago.  Now I'm in a management position.

JSAV is always looking to stay a head of the game with all the advancements in technology. They are willing to help you with every aspect of your job, whether coming up with different ways to solve a clients needs or a better way to setup breakout. No problem is to small or to big for the culture and people of this company. You will have some long days when its time to put on a show, but that comes with the territory of doing A/V. Hands down this is a great place to work.

I worked in the Denver office.  I enjoyed working for the company and my managers were some of the best I've ever had.  The pay is very low though and is almost impossible to live on.  They give little to no training and expect you to be able to drive large trucks on your first day.  They promise advancement and opportunities, but none ever come up.  Raises are non-existent to very small. Overall a good company to work for but very low wages.

Great place to work. Hours on a given day vary, but over were steady. Hi paced work environment, with lots of turns, had to be quick to adapt. Management always ensured we were at our best, and never set us up for failure. Hardest part was keeping up with the quick flow of work, but it was a good challenge. Meeting new clients was always enjoyable. And getting to work with amazing staff and co workers is always a plus.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Audio visual technician 32 salaries reported	$23.26 per hour
Director of events 6 salaries reported	$76,750 per year
Technician 1 salary reported	$26.00 per hour
Audio visual engineer 5 salaries reported	$69,000 per year
Video engineer 1 salary reported	$60,000 per year

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