AV Infrastructure Specialist

Audio/Visual Systems

• Install, configure, maintain, and support AV systems for instructional spaces, meeting rooms, and performance venues
  Set up and troubleshoot projectors, displays, sound reinforcement systems, microphones, mixers, amplifiers, DSPs, and control systems

• Run, terminate, label, and test low-voltage cabling for audio, video, control, and data systems

• Configure signal flow, gain structure, and basic system programming to ensure consistent and reliable performance

• Perform system testing, tuning, documentation, and user acceptance after installations or upgrades
   

Computer Networking & Infrastructure

• Install and maintain structured cabling systems, including Cat5e/Cat6/Cat6A and fiber optic cabling

• Terminate, test, label, and document network cabling, patch panels, racks, and enclosures

• Install and support network equipment such as switches, routers, wireless access points, and network racks.

• Assist with basic network configuration, IP addressing, VLANs, and troubleshooting

• Support AV-over-IP and networked systems in coordination with campus IT staff
   

Security Camera & Access Control Systems

• Install, configure, and maintain electronic security systems, including IP-based security cameras, network video recorders (NVRs), and video management systems (VMS)

• Mount and aim cameras, run and terminate low-voltage cabling, and verify network connectivity and image quality

• Assist with the installation and support of access control systems, including card readers, door controllers, strikes, and associated hardware

• Work with campus safety, IT, and facilities to ensure security systems meet institutional standards and policies

• Troubleshoot camera, access control, and related network or power issues

• Maintain accurate documentation of security system layouts, configurations, and cabling while adhering to confidentiality and data security requirements
   

Campus & Operational Support

• Read and interpret construction drawings, system diagrams, and technical documentation

• Coordinate with IT, facilities, campus safety, and external vendors on installations, renovations, and upgrades

• Maintain accurate records of system configurations, service requests, and repairs

• Follow institutional standards, safety policies, and applicable building, electrical, and low-voltage codes

• Assist with preventative maintenance, inventory management, and lifecycle planning of AV, network, and security systems

• Provide event, instructional, and operational support, including occasional evenings or weekends as required

• This position will also be required to hire, support, and supervise student employees.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills across AV, network, and security systems

• High attention to detail and documentation accuracy

• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical users

• Professional discretion when working with security and access control systems

• Customer-service mindset appropriate for a campus environment

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team-oriented setting
   

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Audio Engineering, Networking, Electronics, or a related field
  OR a minimum of four (4) years of relevant professional experience in audio/visual systems, computer networking, low-voltage infrastructure, or electronic security systems

• Demonstrated experience installing and supporting AV, networking, and/or security systems

• Working knowledge of audio signal flow, video standards, IP networking, and low-voltage systems

• Experience using hand and power tools for AV, network, and security installations

• Ability to lift and carry equipment (up to approximately 50 lbs) and work on ladders or lifts

• Valid driver’s license
   

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting instructional technology and/or campus security systems in a higher education environment.

• Industry certifications such as CTS, CTS-I, CompTIA Network+, or relevant security system certifications

• Experience with AV control systems (Crestron, Extron, Q-SYS, Daktronics, etc)

• Familiarity with digital audio networking, AV-over-IP, and IP-based video surveillance systems

• Experience with live sound or performance venue support

• Knowledge of rack building, structured cabling standards, labeling best practices, and security system documentation

Salary and Benefits:

The salary range for this position is $52,200-$62,600.  In addition to salary, Adams State University offers a competitive benefits program including medical, dental, vision, disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, and retirement savings plans. For detailed benefits information please visit our Human Resources Benefits Page. 

How to Apply: 

All interested candidates must submit application materials electronically through Adams State University’s Workday application portal.

No other format of application material will be accepted.

Completed applications include the following:

• Cover letter

• Resume

• Unofficial transcripts (official transcripts will be necessary at the time of appointment)

• Three professional references, including phone number and email for each

For full consideration, applications should be received by 3/10/2026. Review of applications will begin immediately after this date.

The position will remain open until filled. Applications received after the priority deadline may be reviewed at the discretion of the search committee.

Questions about the position may be directed to Brittany Raines at braines@adams.edu

Adams State University is committed to building and expanding the talent of its professional staff and actively seeks qualified applicants who bring unique perspectives, experiences, skills, and attributes that can augment the perspectives of our current faculty and staff and can contribute to serving and preparing our students to engage and thrive in their learning, leadership, and service.

We strive to create a more representative workforce that mirrors the people who study, work, and lead our institution and welcome applications from candidates from all walks of life, especially members of communities who fall within state and federally protected classes such as: women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+ individuals, veterans, and people with disabilities.

We value qualified candidates, with varied language skills, who have a record of successful experience with varied communities and student populations, and who have a deep understanding of and commitment to the unique geographical and historical characteristics of the place we are situated in and the intersecting perspectives that define our university being a low-income, first-generation, and Hispanic-serving, rural anchor university. Therefore, we seek individuals committed to intentionally supporting students and colleagues who possess these characteristics through their teaching, service, and scholarship.

The successful candidate will join a campus that is dedicated to inclusive excellence and acknowledges Adams State’s purpose to foster the educational goals of its students and the well-being of the surrounding community.

Additional information about the university and the academic mission may be found at www.adams.edu/academics/
 

Disclosures:

In compliance with the Immigration Control Act of 1968 candidates for positions must provide proof of eligibility to work before an offer of employment can be made final.

Adams State University is committed to providing a safe and secure environment for its students, faculty, staff and visitors, and to protecting its funds, property and other assets. Well-informed hiring decisions contribute to this effort. Therefore, Adams State University has adopted a policy on background screening for its prospective, continuing, and returning employees as well as students in certain circumstances. Offers of employment will be contingent upon the completion of an acceptable background check. The information received in response to a background check will be treated as confidential to the extent provided for by law.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Part 106 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, including in admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and CFR 106 to Adams State University (ASU) may be directed to ASU's Office of Equal Opportunity, Director Ana Guevara, and/or to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the Department of Education. Support resources for sexual misconduct, ASU's  sexual misconduct policies, contact information for the Adams State University's Office of Equal Opportunity & Title IX, as well as a detailed  procedure for filing a grievance due to discrimination on the basis of sex may be found online at  https://www.adams.edu/administration/oeo/reporting-sexual-harassment/.  These  procedures also describe the University's response to reports and/or complaints of sex discrimination or sexual harassment.  

Adams State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Applications are sought from all qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex, disability, and, as covered by law, veteran status. In addition, University policies prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation including transgender status and gender expression, marital status, and parental status.

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