Exhibits Media Integration Technician I

Our Mission: Since the 1893 World Columbian Exposition, our organization has aimed to connect people to the natural environment and human history.

Under the supervision of the Exhibitions Production Director, this role reports directly to the Senior Exhibits Media Integration Manager.

Primary responsibilities include working independently and as part of a team to install, maintain, troubleshoot, and deinstall audio-visual, lighting, network, and control systems for permanent, temporary, and traveling exhibitions. This includes walking through exhibits on a daily basis replacing and upgrading elements of existing technology. Secondary responsibilities include participating in re-engineering solutions and retrofitting exhibitions with new technological elements to replace existing one-of-a-kind audio-visual experiences.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the maintenance, care, troubleshooting, installation, and de-installation of A/V equipment related to permanent, temporary, and traveling exhibitions.
• Assists on projects with other team members.
• May work under the guidance of a Technician II or Technician III.
• Attends project planning and tracking meetings when appropriate
• Completes clear and concise documentation of work processes, signal flow, and troubleshooting techniques following established templates and style guides.
• Participates in long and short-range department planning and policies.
• Perform audio recording, media duplication, media preparation (encoding, light editing, etc), and media integration when requested.
• Must be willing and able to travel for Field Museum exhibitions up to 20% of the time.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule, early morning, day, evening, and weekend hours, as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Minimum two (2) years of audio-visual set-up, troubleshooting, maintenance, and install/deinstall experience or a Bachelor’s Degree with equivalent education/experience is required.
• Operational knowledge of Audio Systems, including gain staging and design fundamentals.
• Operational knowledge of Video Systems, including projectors, monitors, and video signal distribution.
• Operational knowledge of Lighting Systems, including DMX lighting control systems and other theatrical lighting elements, is a plus
• Operational knowledge of Networking and Computers, including Microsoft Office, Google apps, and Adobe.
• Troubleshooting experience on both Windows and Mac operating systems.
• Ability to operate audio-video control systems, such as AMX or Creston.
• Possess knowledge and an understanding of various audio-visual equipment.
• Possess good time management and planning skills, to ensure equipment for exhibits is set up
• Ability to read and interpret drawings.
• Willingness to quickly learn new software platforms, including existent, dated systems.
• Comfortable communicating with colleagues and vendors, including frequent emails and calls to assess the A/V needs for various exhibits.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
• Ability to walk 3-8 miles daily
• Must be able to use ladders and operate personnel scissors and mast lifts when trained

Important Note: In order to protect the health and safety of our employees, guests and their families, the Field Museum is requiring all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Requests for exemptions from the vaccine will not be considered as given the nature of this position, we are unable to provide an accommodation for anyone who has not been vaccinated.

The Field Museum is an equal opportunity workplace and employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status, or any other protected class. We strive to create a working environment that is free of all forms of discrimination and one that promotes human dignity and mutual respect among all staff. We believe every member of our organization enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, to identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions.

The Field Museum strives to ensure that our career website and recruiting process are accessible to all. If you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our online application, or if you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to accessibility@fieldmuseum.org