Junior AV Technician

About Us

Dogpatch Labs is one of Europe’s leading tech hubs fostering entrepreneurship for startups, founded with the mission of making Ireland a world-class place to found a startup. We think that more of the best companies in the world should be started in Ireland. Our alumni include Intercom (valued at $1.6 billion) and our space is the global headquarters for CoderDojo.

Listed as one of Crunchbase’s “top 15 global startup incubators”, Dogpatch Labs events, membership and programmes have supported over 250+ startups & alumni over the last decade, who have raised a combined €490M+ and created over 2,000 jobs. These include Intercom, an Irish ‘unicorn’ valued at over €1 billion which has established over 280 high-value jobs in Ireland.

Dogpatch Labs delivers corporate innovation programmes to a range of industry partners including Ulster Bank, Google, ESB, Pivotal, Unilever and Alltech. One of its notable programmes is Alltech’s Pearse Lyons Accelerator, considered one of the top agtech programmes globally with startups applying from 52 countries.

The startup hub has welcomed hundreds of VIP guests through its doors for entrepreneurial state visits, including the Duke & Duchess of Cambridge, the King and Queen of the Netherlands, the Belgian Deputy Prime minister and most recently welcomed the President and First Lady of Germany.

It also runs the NDRC, Ireland’s national accelerator programme, in partnership with regional hubs Portershed, RDI Hub, Republic of Work, having completed its first Accelerator in 2021 with over 500 live attendees at the inaugural Demo Day.

About the Role

As a Junior AV Technician, you will take on AV support for virtual and on-site events run from our broadcast studio. Reporting into the Events Manager, your day-to-day could involve anything from supporting AV planning, to camera operation, general audio and visual management and operating virtual production. The ideal candidate is someone who thrives in a team environment, with sound knowledge of AV equipment and troubleshooting skills. You might be a recent graduate looking to take the next step in your career.

*Responsibilities *

• Support the AV specialist with creating AV plans for activity working with clients’ requirements
• Support the AV Specialist with creation of high quality photography & videography content
• Support the management of AV equipment (storage, setup, event execution, takedown, quality control)
• Support production via varying virtual platforms (Zoom, Crowdcast, Hopin)

Who You Are

• 1 years’ experience preferred
• A sound knowledge of AV equipment and troubleshooting skills
• Strong ability to work with a team, self-starter and good communicator
• Ability to upload & edit presentations to screens for events as required
• Willing to work evening events (virtual and on-site)
• Willing to work extra hours as needed
• You’re passionate about startups, innovation, and connecting with others
• You thrive in a fast paced environment

Contract Details

Contract: Part-time (20 hours per week), fixed-term (6 months)
Location of Duties: Dogpatch Labs, The CHQ Building, Dublin 1
Start date: March 2022

How to Apply

Apply via our website here.