Video Department Manager - Nashville, Tennessee
Video Department Manager
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Video Department Manager to lead the people, equipment, and day-to-day operations of a busy live-event video department in Nashville.
This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for maintaining high technical standards across corporate events and live productions. The successful candidate will oversee video inventory, prepare systems for upcoming shows, support project teams with technical planning, and build a dependable team of full-time and freelance video professionals.
The ideal candidate will have strong experience with LED, projection, switching, playback, cameras, media servers, signal distribution, and video networking. They should be equally comfortable managing people, improving departmental processes, and providing technical leadership on complex productions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the daily operations of the video department, including personnel, equipment, scheduling, and workflow.
- Recruit, train, mentor, and manage full-time and freelance video technicians.
- Assign department resources based on project schedules and technical requirements.
- Review upcoming projects and assist with video system design, equipment selection, and crew planning.
- Work closely with project managers, account executives, warehouse teams, and other technical departments.
- Oversee the preparation, testing, configuration, and return of video equipment.
- Ensure all systems are show-ready and meet project specifications before leaving the warehouse.
- Maintain video inventory, including LED, projection, switching, playback, cameras, fiber, media servers, processors, and signal-distribution equipment.
- Establish and maintain department standards for equipment preparation, system documentation, testing, and quality control.
- Support complex productions onsite when senior technical leadership is required.
- Troubleshoot technical issues and provide practical solutions before and during events.
- Manage equipment maintenance, repairs, firmware updates, and replacement planning.
- Identify equipment shortages and provide recommendations for rentals and capital investments.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with freelance technicians, vendors, and production partners.
- Monitor department costs, labor utilization, rental requirements, and equipment availability.
- Promote a safe, organized, and professional working environment.
- Stay current with emerging video technology and evolving live-event production practices.
Required Experience
- Significant experience in professional video systems for live events, corporate meetings, conferences, trade shows, or touring productions.
- Previous leadership experience as a Video Department Manager, Video Lead, Lead Video Engineer, Technical Director, or similar position.
- Strong technical knowledge of:
- LED walls and video processing
- Projection and image blending
- Video switching and screen management
- Playback and presentation systems
- Broadcast and production cameras
- Media servers
- Fiber and signal distribution
- Video-over-IP and networking
- Recording and streaming workflows
- Experience preparing and delivering complex video systems for large-scale productions.
- Proven ability to lead, train, and develop technical personnel.
- Strong troubleshooting, communication, and organizational skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and changing priorities in a fast-paced production environment.
- Comfortable working directly with project managers, producers, clients, and other department leaders.
- Ability to work evenings and weekends and travel when required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with platforms and manufacturers such as Barco, Brompton Technology, disguise, NovaStar, Analog Way, Ross Video, Panasonic, Sony, Blackmagic Design, and Christie.
- Familiarity with Vectorworks, AutoCAD, or similar production-design software.
- Experience developing departmental budgets and capital-expenditure plans.
- Knowledge of rigging, power distribution, networking, and wider live-event production systems.
- Relevant manufacturer certifications or industry qualifications.
What We're Looking For
- A strong technical leader who can manage both people and equipment.
- Someone who is hands-on and willing to support the team when required.
- A calm problem-solver who performs well under the pressure of live production.
- A manager who can improve processes, strengthen technical standards, and develop junior team members.
- A collaborative leader who understands how video integrates with audio, lighting, staging, and wider show production.
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