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AV Events Engineer
Company | OpenAI |
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Location | San Francisco, CA, USA |
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Salary | $225000 – $225000 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | |
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Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- 7+ years of experience supporting and running internal AV events in fast-paced tech environments.
- Expertise with enterprise AV systems and production technology (e.g., QSC, Yamaha, Vizrt, Ross, Barco, Blackmagic).
- Deep familiarity with AV-over-IP technologies like QSC Q-LAN, Dante, NDI, and Crestron NVX.
- Hands-on experience with video conferencing tools (Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex) and how they integrate with enterprise AV setups.
- The ability to calmly troubleshoot under pressure—before, during, and after events.
- Experience managing AV requests and support through ticketing systems with SLA tracking.
- A strong understanding of enterprise networking concepts as they relate to AV systems.
- A high bar for quality, strong documentation habits, and a passion for creating a reliable, delightful AV experience.
Responsibilities
- Be the subject matter expert for our global ITAV event support program and event space technologies.
- Own AV event planning end-to-end—from design and coordination through on-the-ground execution.
- Operate, program, and configure event AV systems (e.g., Yamaha, Vizrt, Panasonic, Ross, Analogway, Reidel, Clearcom).
- Serve in key AV roles during events (Technical Director, Video/Audio Engineer, Graphics, QA).
- Support events ranging from executive offsites to all-hands meetings and multi-office productions.
- Build and maintain scalable ITAV event processes in partnership with our workplace and events teams.
- Troubleshoot AV issues, manage escalations, and proactively maintain reliability across environments.
- Travel as needed to support AV setup and operations at other OpenAI locations.
- Mentor junior teammates and document processes to scale knowledge across the team.
- Provide feedback to AV Engineering to continuously improve our AV infrastructure.
Preferred Qualifications
No preferred qualifications provided.