Part-Time AV Inventory Control Specialist

Location: Onsite, Chicago Campus

Job Type: Part-Time

Compensation Range: $22.00 - $25.00 USD Hourly

The compensation above is the estimated hiring range for this position. Final offers are determined based on a variety of factors including skills, experience, qualifications, internal equity, and other job-related considerations.

Part-time benefits include a retirement savings plan, education discounts, and publishing discounts.

What You Will Be Doing

Under general supervision of the Director of Support & Technology Services, the Inventory Control Specialist will be responsible for managing and tracking all check-out equipment and will serve as a liaison with the Music & Media Arts Division to ensure the proper equipment is purchased to support current teaching objectives. They will coordinate to provide training and resources for relevant classes and students regarding check-out and installed equipment in production spaces. They will manage scheduling and approvals for the various studio spaces across campus and ensure that they remain in a state of readiness. They will be available to support other areas within the Technology Services area including Shop AV, Event, and Video Production as needed.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

• Provides excellent customer service through friendly, efficient, and prompt communication with customers using appropriate channels.
• Manage all aspects of the AV equipment inventory available for checkout, including access to the equipment, keeping track of chain of custody, inspecting equipment on its return, and collaborating with the AV Engineering Team to test and perform maintenance on equipment to ensure its proper functioning.
• Report problems to Technical Service Team
• Ensures effective use of Music & Media Arts Division studios and equipment by implementing and enforcing policies and procedures, overseeing scheduling, and consistently monitoring usage.
• Develop and implement studio management schedule
• Monitor use of studios and equipment through Astra
• Maintains the official records of all inventoried equipment, including the initial inventorying of equipment, assigning identification numbers for equipment items, tracking equipment moves, reporting changes in equipment status, and providing reports relating to property control.
• Recording all acquisitions of equipment
• Follow up on overdue equipment
• Supports and assists the broader Technology Services team for productions, projects, and integrations.
• Attends professional development conferences and audio visual related classes/courses in order to promote better technical support to ITS and customers.
• Performs related and special duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• Experience providing high quality customer service
• Experience working with video, audio, and photography equipment.
• Experience working with Microsoft office products (Excel, Word, Teams, etc.)
• Authorized to work in the US legally without sponsorship

Preferred Requirements

• Inventory Control system experience
• Experience working within an institution of higher education
• Experience mixing live audio
• Experience using graphics presentation software (Power Point, ProPresenter 6/7)
• Experience using digital audio workstation and video editing software (Reaper, Adobe Audition, Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro)
• Bachelor's or associate degree

Work Environment/Conditions

Moody Bible Institute is a Christian-based Higher Education and Media Ministry. We exist to equip people with the Truth of God's Word. If you are mission-minded, and have a servant's heart, join us as we look to further impact the Kingdom of God.

This is a part-time position that regularly works 7 hours per day over a four-day work week. There may be occasional evening or weekend work during special events or installations (less than 5% of time).

This position is primarily performed at our downtown Chicago campus.

Additional Information

Moody Bible Institute is a Christ-centered, multicultural community that values and seeks faculty and staff who are committed to diversity, work effectively with diverse populations, and engage others in ways that honor our rich cultural mosaic and biblical foundation. Candidates must align with MBI's Christian identity. Employees are expected to sign a Statement of Faith and adhere to the Community Standards.

We comply with all applicable laws pertaining to nondiscrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, and any other applicable legally protected category. As a religious institution, we have the right to, and do, require that employees hold beliefs consistent with our Doctrinal Statement and conduct themselves in a manner consistent with our religious beliefs, as explained in our Community Standards.