<p>Colorado Legislative Council Staff (LCS), is the nonpartisan research agency of the Colorado General Assembly, the legislative branch of the State of Colorado. Legislative Information Services (LIS), the technology team within Legislative Council Staff, is responsible for developing, maintaining and securing all information and technology systems for legislators and legislative staff.</p> <p>Legislative Council Staff is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff; therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.</p> <p>When you join LCS, you can expect:</p> <ul> <li>to fill a vital role in supporting Colorado's lawmakers to serve our state and uphold the democratic process; </li><li>to join a supportive and collegial culture that is driven by our shared mission, vision, and values; </li><li>to work for an organization committed to balancing our important work for the state legislature with employees' lives outside of work; </li><li>to be supported in your continual professional development and growth; and </li><li>to work for an organization that recognizes the unique talents, backgrounds, and contributions of our individual employees. </li></ul> <p>Additional information about Legislative Council Staff can be found at:</p> <p>http://leg.colorado.gov/agencies/legislative-council-staff. </p> <p>Accessibility statement.  The Colorado Legislature is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. Our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation for applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADA Coordinator at OLWR.ga@coleg.gov or call 303-866-3393.</p> <p>We are seeking a highly skilled Audio-Visual Technician with extensive experience in building, supporting, and operating AV/IT systems. The successful candidate will be adept at planning, constructing, operating, and troubleshooting diverse audio-visual and multimedia systems, with a focus on integrating solutions to ensure high system uptime and performance.</p> <p>This role demands proficiency in both preventative maintenance and reactive support to guarantee seamless operation of all AV/IT infrastructure. The ideal candidate will also demonstrate the ability to remain calm in high-stress, public-facing environments with frequent changes in direction. Similar to other LCS professional legislative staff, the successful candidate will work in a non-partisan manner.</p> <p>The Colorado General Assembly is a small but high-profile state government department with approximately 500 users including 100 legislators. LIS provides computing, network and storage technology infrastructure and systems support to all legislative staff, legislators and others in the Capitol building. LIS also implements, and supports audio visual equipment and services in 12 committee rooms, the House of Representatives and Senate chambers. Additionally, remote testimony and participation for committee hearings are managed by this team.</p> <p>This is a full-time, salaried state employment, onsite position with limited work from home options. You must be authorized to work in the US. Persons seeking contract positions or visa sponsorship need not apply.</p> <p>Work Location and Remote Work</p> <p>This position is not a hybrid in-person or work-from-home (WFH) position. During the four-month legislative session (January to May), this position will be working in person 100% of the time to support the office and the needs of the legislature. During the eight-month legislative interim (May through December), on-site presence is required with limited WFH options based on office needs and supervisory approval.</p> <p>The Colorado General Assembly is a small but high-profile state government department with approximately five hundred users including one hundred legislators. LIS provides computing, network and storage technology infrastructure, applications and systems support to all legislative staff, legislators, and others in the Capitol building. Within this unique organization you will experience challenging work while directly contributing to the betterment of Colorado.</p> <p>Employment type, work authorization and remote work.  This is a full-time, salaried state employment position with onsite and limited work from home options. You must be authorized to work in the US.  Persons seeking contract positions, full time remote or visa sponsorship need not apply. Pursuant to the Colorado constitution, legislative employees, including this position, are not part of the state personnel system.</p> <p>The salary range for this position is $65,000 to $85,000 per year, with salary level within this range commensurate with education and experience. Legislative Council Staff employees are not members of the state personnel system.</p> <p>Legislative Council Staff is committed to providing employees with a strong and competitive benefits package that supports you, your health, and your family. Our benefits package includes:</p> <ul> <li>PERA retirement benefits, including the PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus optional 401K and 457 plans; </li><li>Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage; </li><li>Automatic short-term and optional long-term disability coverage; </li><li>Life and AD&D insurance; </li><li>Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs); </li><li>A variety of discounts on services and products available through the State of Colorado's Work-Life Employment Discount Program; and </li><li>Credit Union of Coloradomembership eligibility. </li></ul> <p>Our generous and flexible leave policies include:</p> <ul> <li>A minimum of three weeks of annual leave, based on tenure, and accrued on a monthly basis; </li><li>Eleven annual paid holidays; </li><li>Sick leave; </li><li>Flexible work schedules during the legislative interim; and </li><li>A generous compensation time policy. </li></ul> <p>Education and experience requirements</p> <p>You must possess a substantial background in AV/IT technical support, demonstrating a minimum of five years of dedicated experience in the field.</p> <p>Traits</p> <p>You shall demonstrate the following traits:</p> <ul> <li>exceptional technical competency and be extremely customer service oriented; </li><li>wide-range of problem-solving skills; </li><li>team player - able to work with immediate and extended team members and users at all levels; </li><li>professional phone and desk-side etiquette; </li><li>excellent verbal and written communication skills; </li><li>effective time management and ability to prioritize a high volume workload; </li><li>ability to meet deadlines while multitasking across multiple projects; </li><li>strong technical aptitude, with initiative toward learning new skills and assignments; </li><li>willingness to learn, support and be an expert in existing technologies; </li><li>proactive, independent and collaborative working style with minimal supervision; </li><li>take ownership of and be accountable for tasks, issues, projects and team; </li><li>work well with team members and be able to handle disagreements amicably; </li><li>ability to work calmly in a high-stress, public facing environment with frequent changes in direction; </li><li>able to deescalate critical situations within internal team or with external customers; and </li><li>follow-through on personal and team commitments. </li></ul> <p>Primary responsibilities</p> <p>Your tasks and responsibilities in this position:</p> <ul> <li>provide excellent technical support with a focus on customer service; </li><li>identify, analyze, plan and advise using best practices on AV system solutions to meet business needs based on cost, support, flexibility, and long-term vision; </li><li>monitor and response: analyze, log and resolve software/hardware matters of significance pertaining to A/V networking, microphones, speakers, streaming encoders, DSP (Digital Signal Processor), DMPS (Digital Media Presentation System), and related infrastructure, services and applications to meet business needs; </li><li>manage user accounts, rights, for audio software and services; </li><li>proactive troubleshooting of issues to isolate and diagnose system problems; documenting system events to ensure continuous functioning; </li><li>learn, implement and provide support for end user digital workplace technologies; </li><li>improve existing processes and training; </li><li>collaborate across various technical and business teams; </li><li>exceptional technical competency and be extremely customer service oriented; </li><li>wide-range of problem-solving skills; </li><li>team player - able to work with immediate and extended team members and users at all levels; </li><li>professional phone and desk-side etiquette; </li><li>excellent verbal and written communication skills; </li><li>effective time management and ability to prioritize a high volume workload; </li><li>ability to meet deadlines while multitasking across multiple projects; </li><li>strong technical aptitude, with initiative toward learning new skills and assignments; </li><li>willingness to learn, support and be an expert in existing technologies; </li><li>proactive, independent and collaborative working style with minimal supervision; </li><li>take ownership of and be accountable for tasks, issues, projects and team; </li><li>work well with team members and be able to handle disagreements amicably; </li><li>ability to work calmly in a high-stress, public facing environment with frequent changes in direction; </li><li>able to deescalate critical situations within internal team or with external customers; and </li><li>follow-through on personal and team commitments. </li></ul> <p>Primary responsibilities</p> <p>Your tasks and responsibilities in this position:</p> <ul> <li>provide excellent technical support with a focus on customer service; </li><li>identify, analyze, plan and advise using best practices on AV system solutions to meet business needs based on cost, support, flexibility, and long-term vision; </li><li>monitor and response: analyze, log and resolve software/hardware matters of significance pertaining to A/V networking, microphones, speakers, streaming encoders, DSP (Digital Signal Processor), DMPS (Digital Media Presentation System), and related infrastructure, services and applications to meet business needs; </li><li>manage user accounts, rights, for audio software and services; </li><li>proactive troubleshooting of issues to isolate and diagnose system problems; documenting system events to ensure continuous functioning; </li><li>learn, implement and provide support for end user digital workplace technologies; </li><li>improve existing processes and training; </li><li>collaborate across various technical and business teams; </li><li>exceptional technical competency and be extremely customer service oriented; </li><li>wide-range of problem-solving skills; </li><li>team player - able to work with immediate and extended team members and users at all levels; </li><li>professional phone and desk-side etiquette; </li><li>excellent verbal and written communication skills; </li><li>effective time management and ability to prioritize a high volume workload; </li><li>ability to meet deadlines while multitasking across multiple projects; </li><li>strong technical aptitude, with initiative toward learning new skills and assignments; </li><li>willingness to learn, support and be an expert in existing technologies; </li><li>proactive, independent and collaborative working style with minimal supervision; </li><li>take ownership of and be accountable for tasks, issues, projects and team; </li><li>work well with team members and be able to handle disagreements amicably; </li><li>ability to work calmly in a high-stress, public facing environment with frequent changes in direction; </li><li>able to deescalate critical situations within internal team or with external customers; and </li><li>follow-through on personal and team commitments. </li></ul> <p>Primary responsibilities</p> <p>Your tasks and responsibilities in this position:</p> <ul> <li>provide excellent technical support with a focus on customer service; </li><li>identify, analyze, plan and advise using best practices on AV system solutions to meet business needs based on cost, support, flexibility, and long-term vision; </li><li>monitor and response: analyze, log and resolve software/hardware matters of significance pertaining to A/V networking, microphones, speakers, streaming encoders, DSP (Digital Signal Processor), DMPS (Digital Media Presentation System), and related infrastructure, services and applications to meet business needs; </li><li>manage user accounts, rights, for audio software and services; </li><li>proactive troubleshooting of issues to isolate and diagnose system problems; documenting system events to ensure continuous functioning; </li><li>learn, implement and provide support for end user digital workplace technologies; </li><li>improve existing processes and training; </li><li>collaborate across various technical and business teams; </li></ul> <p>Please send your application to: lis.ga@coleg.gov with the subject "Application for IT Audio Video Analyst" on or before September15th, 2025. Your application should include your resume, a cover letter, and three professional references. Incomplete applications will not receive further consideration. Because this position is with the legislative branch, applications received using the state application process for executive branch employment will not be accepted. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. The position will close once a candidate is selected.</p>