FIRST Global Brand Experience: Freelance Technician (NYC)

Production Assistant is needed in New York, United States.

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Client: FIRST Global Brand Experience Agency

Location: New York, NY

Contract: Full Time, Freelance

About FIRST:

• FIRST is a leading global brand experience agency providing Content, Creative, Digital Technology, Management & Delivery, and Data & Insights services.
• Operating as a full-service agency partner or through embedding specialist talent into client teams.
• Serves clients across industries including financial services, technology, media, consumer electronics, medical and healthcare, automotive, aerospace, and the nonprofit sector.
• Recognitions: Eventex Top 150 Event Organizers & Agencies in the USA, Chief Marketer’s “200 Top Marketing Agencies,” Special Events’ “50 Top Event Companies,” Crain’s New York Business Top 100 “Best Places to Work in NYC,” and The London Stock Exchange Group’s ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain’.

Our Story:

• Started over 25 years ago with a focus on collaboration, innovation, strong culture, and a focus on people.
• Committed to developing creative and connected experiences to connect more people.
• Offers a welcoming, creative, and ambitious workplace that fosters diversity and belonging.

What You Would Get To Do:

• Represent the FIRST brand as a freelance technician for a well-known technology company.
• Execute technical production for events requiring audio/video, staging, and lighting support.
• Provide seamless technology experiences for attendees, press, partners, event staff, and vendors.
• Work with internal teams, external clients, and vendor partners on a daily basis.

Your Overall Contributions:

• Support event set up, rehearsal, and strike of Audio, Video, Camera, and Lighting equipment as needed, including system routing and troubleshooting.
• Provide advanced support during live events, broadcasts, and recordings.
• Operate event production equipment like Yamaha CL 3 or 5, ETC CS20-AV lighting console, Ross Carbonite, etc.
• Provide full event production support including forwarding slide decks, video playback, live stream support, graphic support, multi-camera operation, etc.
• Work well with others in a high-pressure environment.
• Have an advanced understanding of audio and video signal flows.
• Perform basic video editing to provide event recordings.
• Provide white glove customer service to clients and stakeholders.
• Work flexible hours, including early/late shifts and weekends.

Video Specific Contributions:

• Operate video production switchers at an advanced level.
• Manage video assets for live events, broadcasts, live streams, and recordings.
• Key in lower thirds, graphic overlays, banners, logos, PIP’s, closed captioning, animations, green screen support, etc.
• Utilize Ventuz or Watchout to manage content displayed on custom LED Walls.

Audio Specific Contributions:

• Operate audio consoles at an advanced level.
• Support in the role of “A2” mic’ing up presenters/monitoring frequency.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting for audio consoles, audio signal flow, Dante network, etc.

Camera Specific Contributions:

• Operate PTZ cameras at an advanced level.
• Take high-quality shots during events and recordings utilizing PTZ camera controls.
• White balance, calibrate, and shade all cameras for seamless high-quality images.

Lighting Specific Contributions:

• Execute scene shifts and show cues during rehearsals and performances.
• Create lighting scenes and cues as needed.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting.

What We Are Looking For:

• Experience within the technical event production/broadcast environment (3+ years preferred).
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred but not required.
• Fluency in English.
• Ability to work onsite.
• Full understanding of audio-visual technology, including lighting, audio/video output.
• Proficiency with LED walls and WATCHOUT preferred.
• Experience working with specific equipment/tools (optional).
• Proficient in the technical delivery of high-quality events.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to prioritize and adhere to critical project timelines in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of PTZ cameras and controllers.
• Knowledge of livestream/broadcasting, especially streaming to the internet.

United States Residents:

The base hourly pay for this position ranges from $45 to $70.