Audio Visual Event Broadcast Engineer

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul and Tokyo.

TikTok is a technology company operating a range of content platforms that inform, educate, entertain and inspire people across languages, cultures and geographies. As TikTok continues to take the world by storm, attract the best talent, and offer build the greatest last mile logistics platform, we need to make sure that we are providing state of the art resources for our team to work. TikTok has offices spread across the globe and we have plans to grow, expand and upgrade every single one of those locations but we need someone with a strong audio-visual background to lead that effort. This will be a very fast paced role and priorities can change at a moments notice so the ability to adapt and run concurrent projects all while planning future projects is an absolute must. This position will require some domestic and international travel.

Why Join Us
At TikTok, our people are humble, intelligent, compassionate and creative. We create to inspire - for you, for us, and for more than 1 billion users on our platform. We lead with curiosity and aim for the highest, never shying away from taking calculated risks and embracing ambiguity as it comes. Here, the opportunities are limitless for those who dare to pursue bold ideas that exist just beyond the boundary of possibility. Join us and make impact happen with a career at TikTok.
- Be an audio-visual system expert and provide technical support for high profile events, Town Hall or All Hands events. Scope includes gathering user requirements, setup, operating and managing the AV system for these events.
- Support and Manage Pro AV & broadcast system in Training Rooms, All Hands Area, Exhibition Area, Studio and special venue setup with Pro AV system. Pro AV & broadcast system including broadcast camera, production lightings, LED Video Wall, HDMI & SDI video matrix, AVoIP, wireless microphone, Ceiling Array Microphone, Dante audio, digital audio mixer, BGM, video conference, recording and live streaming system. Ensure functionality and foster collaboration with BD support teams and users.
- Traffic management to strategically help determine priorities, workload, internal studio and event timelines, resource availability and risks.
- Operate Pro AV / Broadcast System including broadcast cameras, lighting, backdrop, microphones, video & audio mixer, recording & streaming devices, and video conference system.
- Establish and maintain a prominent and proactive control room presence to best ensure smooth and orderly control room technical operations. Deployment processes to increase efficiency and automation.
- Monitor live shot activities. Ensure proper audio / video levels, camera framing, and necessary communications.
- Ability to effectively communicate and act as an escalation point for the project stakeholders, content creators, vendors, and internal ByteDance / Tiktok teams.
- This role requires flexibility to occasionally work outside of traditional office hours for setup, teardown and rehearsal need.
- 5+ years of experience in the audio visual industry hands-on experience, including installing, configuring and programming audio visual / studio production environments.
- Excellent organizational and leadership abilities.
- Outstanding communication and people skills.
- Knowledge of the event production industry including audio visual, lighting and IT services.
- Understanding of video streaming, video production, and other audio-visual technology.
- Ability to multi-task in a non-structured, entrepreneurial environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in broadcast technology/ engineering/ production or equivalent related experience is required.
- Proficiency with studio hardware, studio software, and multi-platform computer systems (MAC/PC).
- Ability to setup the Pro AV / Broadcast system for events including UPS, broadcast cameras, lighting, TV cart, backdrop, microphones, video & audio mixer, recording & streaming devices, and video conference system.
- Ability to operate the broadcast cameras, lighting, backdrop, microphones, video & audio mixer, recording & streaming devices, and video conference system.

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- Master's degree or advanced technical degree.
- Agile development, Scrum Master, and PMP Certification is a bonus.
- AVIXA Essentials of AV Technology, Project Management for AV & CTS desired.
- Accredited Audio-visual qualifications from Pro AV or Broadcast industry. (Crestron, Q-Sys, Dante, Sony broadcast, Black Magic, Biamp, Shure, Sennheiser, Extron, AVoIP and etc).

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our