Associate, AV Engineer

Revantage, a Blackstone Real Estate portfolio company, is a global provider of corporate services.

With a corporate purpose of ‘In Pursuit of Better,’ Revantage delivers value-added services and world-class talent for Blackstone Real Estate portfolio companies, spanning diverse asset classes, including residential, logistics, office, hospitality and retail sectors. Headquartered in Chicago, the company’s footprint extends across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

Rooted in a commitment to collaboration and inclusivity, Revantage goes beyond traditional corporate services and acts as a trusted partner. Across offerings that include finance, technology, human resources and operations, Revantage proactively anticipates stakeholder needs, recruits exceptional talent and enables its business partners to thrive.

What We Value: Our Culture

Our people are our most important asset, enabling Blackstone portfolio companies and investments to scale and thrive. Together, we foster a workplace where everyone can be themselves, enabling them to do their best work.​

At Revantage, we have exceptional people who live our values and help us pursue better every day. We offer dynamic and meaningful work, competitive compensation, benefits and flexibility. We listen and take action to ensure our organization evolves to reflect our employees’ voices and support an inclusive culture.

Our demonstrated commitment to our people and collaborative culture have earned us numerous awards as a top employer.

Our culture is built on our shared core values and commitment to be:

• Learners – We learn from our challenges and successes
• Leaders – We commit to continuous improvement
• Enthusiasts – We face challenges with optimism and believe anything is possible
• Achievers – We expect high standards for ourselves and enable the success of our teams
• Partners – We deliver value and positive impact to our partners

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Grow your career with us. As a member of our team, you'll gain hands-on experience in the real estate industry and benefit from a supportive environment that fosters personal and professional growth.

Why This Role Is Valuable  

Revantage has a strong culture of collaboration and communication and the importance of a strong Audio Visual/Meeting/Conferencing capability is crucial to achieving this. We have an opportunity to assess and improve our current, robust capabilities and are looking for a thought leader to take us into the future.

How You Add Value

• Help the development, design, implementation and support of Revantage’s corporate AV solutions, meeting rooms, conference rooms and training rooms
• Develop long-term strategies and capacity planning for meeting future AV equipment and corporate technology needs
• Manage the daily video conference operations and all corresponding audio visual related items
• Manage the audio visual services staff members, including recruiting, mentoring and monitoring employee productivity and performance
• Investigate internal system customizations and/or modifications to reduce vendor fees and implement the improved configurations
• Monitor and audit conferences for quality and user experience, recommend and oversee enhancements
• Collaborate with organizational policy-makers to establish and enforce proper AV practices and procedures.
• Advise on the purchase of new AV equipment; assist with its installation.
  Conduct research on, and make recommendations for, AV products in support of procurement and development efforts
• Set up, configure, test, maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot teleconferencing equipment, multimedia devices, televisions, monitors, projectors, recording equipment, speaker sets, digital cameras/camcorders, and other presentation equipment
• Perform onsite analysis, diagnosis, and resolution of complex AV hardware problems for a variety of end users, and recommend and implement corrective solutions, including offsite repair as needed
• Build and maintain a spare parts inventory for all AV equipment. Review and analyze audio visual system development requests to determine the level of IT support required, assignment of priorities and scheduling
• Develop and recommend new policies and procedures that enhance current audio visual processes and provide quality assurance
• Collaborate with the Manager of Collaboration Systems, research advances in audio visual services, and present recommended improvements
• Ability to manage and drive vendors to deliver completed projects with sign off from stakeholders to ensure completion.
• Ability to train users on technology implementations which include documentation to enhance user experience.
• Some Travel will be required, position requires being onsite in office.

What You Bring To The Role

Required:

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in a technical field or heavy work experience in a similar environment
• 4 or more years of professional experience as an Audio-Visual Engineer and/or Leader
• Advanced knowledge of standard audio visual services' tools and methodologies
• Ability to be hands-on but also lead
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word)
  Strong project management skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and prioritize responsibilities
• Ability to work independently and under own direction and initiative
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• You're not satisfied with "good enough" solutions

Base Compensation Range:

Total Direct Compensation:  This job is also eligible for discretionary bonus and incentive compensation on an annual basis.

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Perks for You

• Competitive salary, overall compensation, and 401(k)
• Work-life balance offerings include:
  • Hybrid Work Policy
  • Productivity Hours – weekly meeting-free work time
  • Summer Fridays
  • Work From Anywhere Month
• In-house and external learning & development opportunities
• Generous health insurance and wellness benefits

EEO Statement

Revantage is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant, employee, or other covered person based on any legally recognized basis, including, but not limited to: veteran status, uniformed servicemember status, race, color, caste, immigration status, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, gender, gender expression, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation or related medical conditions), age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), protected leave status, domestic violence victim status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations, if you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please email  [email protected]