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Audio Visual Coordinator

Date Posted: 11/20/2024
Req ID: 40772
Faculty/Division: Innis College
Department: Innis College
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00033625

 

Description:

About us:

The Faculty of Arts & Science is the heart of Canada’s leading university and one of the most comprehensive and diverse academic divisions in the world. The strength of Arts & Science derives from our combined teaching and research excellence in the humanities, sciences and social sciences across 29 departments, seven colleges and 46 interdisciplinary centres, institutes and programs.

We can only realize our mission with the dedication and excellence of engaged staff and faculty. The diversity of opportunities and perspectives within the Faculty reflect the local and global landscape and the need for curiosity, innovative thinking and collaboration. At Arts & Science, we take pride in our legacy of innovation and discovery that has changed the way we think about the world.

Innis College serves as both an academic and social community for undergraduate students within the Faculty of Arts & Science at the University of Toronto. We provide an intimate setting and informal home for about 2,200undergraduate students. We value student involvement and leadership and are proud to be the only college at U of T to ensure parity-governance between students and staff/faculty. We seek to cultivate a strong sense of shared purpose and community, while fostering the development of the whole student.

Your opportunity:

Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer and under the general direction of the AV and Event Services Lead, the Audio-Visual Coordinator is responsible for the providing a broad range of moderately complex audio visual and media services at Innis College, including Innis Town Hall and classrooms. This includes functioning as a live event technician for classes and events and maintenance of all film, video, data projection and audio equipment and resources. The AV Coordinator serves as a resource to others by providing job-related guidance and is a contact for faculty and other supportstaff in the daily audio-visual operations of Innis College, including the running of classes, film screening, lectures, and tutorials.

Your responsibilities will include:

 

  • Operating support technologies for classes and events, including digital projectors, playback sources, livestreaming, audio consoles, lightning consoles.
  • Setting-up and maintaining audio/visual systems
  • Troubleshooting and resolving technical issues
  • Performing preventive maintenance on audio-visual equipment
  • Advising on scheduling the setup and takedown of equipment required for events
  • Implementing a rollout plan for new audio-visual technologies
  • Editing post-production audio and/or visual material
  • Following-up with end-users on outstanding technical issues and checking that the work is completed to the satisfaction of the client.
  • Tracking service metrics to inform continuous service improvements.
  • Creating and editing support documentation.

 

Essential Qualifications:

 

 

  • Advanced College Diploma (3 years) or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
  • Minimum three years of relevant experience working with audio-visual, electronic classroom and computer systems, and rear-screen projection and video equipment.
  • Experience screening films, videos and other related presentations.
  • Experience with live audio mixing and livestreaming.
  • Experience setting up, testing, troubleshooting, and taking down equipment for events.
  • Experience updating knowledge and process documents.
  • Advanced working knowledge of MAC OS, Windows OS and MS Office suite.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills,with ability to successfully convey technical information to clients with varying levels of technical knowledge.
  • Ability to demonstrate creativity, manual dexterity, initiative and attention to detail.
  • Ability to follow detailed instructions accurately, prioritize, and deal with multiple tasks to ensure all deadlines are met.
  • Ability to demonstrate good judgement, initiative, tact and diplomacy in working with numerous stakeholders.
  • Ability to work well in a team environment and independently.
  • Knowledge and demonstrated application of equity, diversity and inclusion principals.


To be successful in this role you will be:

 

 

  • Accountable
  • Adaptable
  • Multi-tasker
  • Organized
  • Proactive
  • Team player

 

Closing Date: 11/29/2024, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW 
Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing 
Schedule: Full-Time  Monday - Thursday, 11:50am - 10:10pm.
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 09 -- $66,715. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $85,319. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol. 
Job Category: Information Technology (IT)


Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP.

Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca.


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