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AV Installation Technician – Build Iconic Commercial Audio Visual Environments

Company: Professional Audio Designs, Inc.

Location: Wauwatosa, WI

Travel: Up to 40% overnight travel

Pay: $25–$33 per hour, based on experience

Job Type: Full-Time

Schedule: Generally 8:00 AM–4:30 PM, with variation based on project needs

About the Role

Professional Audio Designs, Inc. is hiring AV Installation Technicians to support high-end commercial audio visual projects across the country. Our work includes performing arts centers, houses of worship, athletic facilities, and corporate environments.

This role is a strong fit for someone with hands-on construction, carpentry, mechanical, low-voltage, rigging, or technical installation experience who also has a real interest in audio, music, sound systems, or AV technology.

You do not need to be a licensed electrician, and commercial AV experience is preferred but not required. The right person will be mechanically inclined, comfortable working on active job sites, able to read plans or learn to read them, and willing to travel for project work.

What You’ll Do

• Install commercial audio visual systems in high-end project environments.
• Pull, route, terminate, and label AV cabling.
• Mount and install equipment such as speakers, displays, projectors, racks, and control panels.
• Read and interpret drawings, schematics, and project plans.
• Identify field conditions that may conflict with drawings and help solve installation challenges.
• Fabricate and organize equipment racks.
• Troubleshoot wiring, equipment, and installation issues in the field.
• Document site details such as serial numbers, IP addresses, equipment locations, and completed work.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized job site.
• Work closely with lead technicians, project managers, and field teams.

What We’re Looking For

• Hands-on mechanical, construction, carpentry, automotive, low-voltage, or technical installation experience.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think ahead on a job site.
• Interest in audio, music, sound systems, or AV technology.
• Ability to measure, drill, level, mount, assemble, and troubleshoot.
• Willingness to travel overnight up to 40% of the time.
• Ability to lift up to 75 lbs. and carry up to 50 lbs. regularly.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Reliable, safety-minded, and comfortable working as part of a field crew.

Preferred Experience

• Commercial AV installation experience.
• Low-voltage wiring or structured cabling experience.
• Basic rigging experience.
• Experience reading blueprints, schematics, or construction drawings.
• Familiarity with AV cables, switchers, routers, racks, speakers, displays, or control systems.
• Soldering or cable termination experience.
• Basic Windows and Microsoft Office skills.

Compensation & Benefits

• $25–$33 per hour, based on experience.
• Overtime potential.
• Annual bonus opportunities.
• Four weeks of PTO beginning on day one.
• Eleven paid holidays and five personal days annually.
• Immediate 3% employer 401(k) contribution with no personal match required.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Company-paid life insurance.
• Company-paid long-term disability insurance.
• Paid training, safety certifications, manufacturer training, and apprenticeship opportunities.
• Travel expenses covered with per diem.
• Company uniforms, safety equipment, and technology package provided.

About Professional Audio Designs, Inc.

Professional Audio Designs, Inc. is a commercial audio visual design and installation firm based in Wauwatosa, WI. For more than 35 years, PAD has supported complex, high-quality AV projects for performing arts venues, houses of worship, athletic facilities, and corporate clients.

Our team specializes in custom systems where every project requires technical skill, field judgment, and strong problem-solving. PAD is also actively working toward becoming a 100% employee-owned company by 2031.

Learn more at www.proaudiodesigns.com.

Professional Audio Designs, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender expression, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or any other status protected by law or regulations. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.