Av Production Technician

**AV Production Technician**
- Temporary, up to 12 months
- Full-time, 35 hours per week
- Sydney CBD - The Domain
- Clerk Grade 5/6
- Total Remuneration Package up to $120,972
- Salary Range ($97,027 to $107,059)

Established in 1871, the Art Gallery of New South Wales is located in Sydney's The Domain adjacent to the Royal Botanic Garden and near the Central Business District, the Gallery acknowledges the original custodians of this land - the Gadigal people of the Eora nation.

The Art Gallery attracts around 2 million visitors annually and runs Australia's largest education program with over 90,000 student and teacher visits per year.

With our expanded campus the Art Gallery has a new state-of-the-art building located next to our existing and much-loved building. Providing us with close to double the exhibition space, the expanded Art Gallery enables us to share more art with more people and provide more family, learning and educational programming for all our audiences.

We are seeking diverse, collaborative, supportive and brilliant individuals to work alongside our existing talent and build on our rich history to create an even more inspiring Art Gallery for the future.

**About the Role**
This position works within the Audio Visual Services team and provides audio visual production services for exhibitions, events, multimedia production projects and programs at the Gallery. Provides advice and technical solutions for the development, realisation and delivery of allocated projects, while ensuring safe and compliant delivery of department services.

For more information about the role please view the role description and information for applicants or call the nominated contact person listed in the advertisement.

**What Technical/Soft Skills you require**
- Relevant qualification with subsequent relevant experience, or equivalent competence gained through combination of on-the-job training, and experience.
- Experience and knowledge in a broad range of audio visual and multimedia installation and operation which may include - but not limited to: audio visual hardware configuration and installation, rigging, cabling and fit off, sound and video signal flow, digital projection and alignment, sound systems, event lighting, electronics and wiring, control systems, media content capture and delivery systems, automation, data and networking.
- Relevant experience in an art gallery or museum or multi venue multi artform cultural institution environment.
- Strong communication and documentation skills and a record of successful delivery of customer service focused audio visual related projects and experience working in a multi-discipline technical team with a commitment to sharing knowledge and multi-skilling.
- Advanced computer skills across OSX and Windows platforms. Experience in business enabling systems such as event/project and asset management systems as well as well as word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.

**Targeted Questions**
- Describe a technically challenging corporate or live music event you worked on. How did you manage the technical delivery while balancing stakeholder expectations and handling last-minute changes? (300 words max)
- What preventative maintenance routines do you follow to ensure AV equipment performs consistently, and how have these routines helped avoid issues during events? (300 words max)
- What steps do you take to ensure AV setups are safe for the public during live events? Can you share an example where you identified and mitigated a crowd safety risk? (300 words max)

Part of the assessment process may include additional online capability testing, skills testing or work samples in accordance with the Government Sector Employment Act 2013, therefore you may be contacted to participate.

Pre-employment checks are a critical part of our recruitment process and can include reference checks, working with children checks, criminal history checks, medical assessments, as well as various other checks to ensure your suitability for the role. It should be noted that discretion may be granted from the Art Gallery for those with a background check record. This is dependent on the role, its requirements, and the impact it has on the Art Gallery as a whole. A risk assessment will be carried out before a determination is made in this regard. Any criminal record information is kept in the strictest confidence, is not placed on an applicant's personal file, and is destroyed within very strict timeframes.

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**How to Apply**

Please submit a copy of your resume along with a one to two page cover letter addressing the technical / soft skills and responses to the targeted questions.