AV Production Specialist
San Francisco, CA
Posted 22h ago
Job Location
San Francisco, CA
Tech Stack
Remote Work Policy
On-site
Categories
Applied AI Engineer
About the job
Anthropic is building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems to be safe and beneficial for users and society. As an AV Production Specialist, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the event technology that supports Anthropic's communications, including all-hands meetings, executive presentations, and live broadcasts. This role requires a blend of operational execution and technical depth, ensuring event spaces are ready and providing a calm, capable presence for executives and partners. Your work will directly enable collaboration and transparency, advancing the company's AI safety mission.
Responsibilities
- Own the technical execution of live and hybrid events, from small executive presentations to company-wide broadcasts.
- Serve as technical director for live productions, operating production systems like video switchers, audio consoles, cameras, and streaming encoders.
- Build and manage the technical run-of-show, including cue sheets, source lists, rehearsal schedules, and backup plans.
- Direct contractors and onsite technicians during productions, delegating tasks under pressure.
- Troubleshoot and escalate complex production issues with clear diagnostic context.
- Communicate status, risk, and resolution to non-technical stakeholders clearly and calmly.
- Handle confidentiality and access requirements for sensitive sessions, including recording and streaming controls.
- Own the end-to-end event technology intake process, including request triage, technical scoping, and staffing.
- Determine the appropriate production approach based on event type, translating stakeholder goals into equipment and staffing plans.
- Develop repeatable standards and templates for novel events to streamline future productions.
- Maintain the event technology calendar and coordinate coverage within the AV Operations team.
- Partner with Events, Internal Communications, and Workplace teams on lead times, expectations, and readiness.
- Execute preventative maintenance programs and recurring room sweeps for event spaces and conference rooms.
- Maintain and test inventory of AV equipment, including microphones, cameras, and production gear.
- Contribute to runbooks, standard operating procedures, and knowledge base documentation.
- Identify recurring operational pain points for potential systemic fixes by AV Engineering.
Requirements
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in AV operations, live event production, or technical event support.
- Experience owning the technical side of live productions end-to-end.
- Working fluency across event audio, video, camera, and streaming systems, with diagnostic capabilities.
- Ability to be a front-facing technical partner to executives and event producers.
- Skill in building systems for repeatable events and bringing structure to ambiguity.