Production & Management
Lead Technician Jobs
A Lead Technician is a senior tech who oversees all departments on smaller events without the full scope of a Technical Director. Common in hotel and convention AV, they serve as the primary client-facing technical contact and coordinate between departments. Lead techs are expected to be proficient across audio, video, and lighting.
What You'll Do
- •Serve as the on-site technical lead and client contact
- •Coordinate between audio, video, lighting, and staging teams
- •Manage vendor deliveries and equipment check-in
- •Oversee room setups for multi-room events
- •Troubleshoot cross-department technical issues
Gear You Should Know
Multi-department AV systems, Intercom, Client communication tools, Cue sheets
Lead Technician Jobs by City
San Francisco, CA
$650 – $1,050 / day
Los Angeles, CA
$625 – $1,000 / day
San Diego, CA
$600 – $975 / day
San Jose, CA
$625 – $1,025 / day
Sacramento, CA
$550 – $875 / day
Las Vegas, NV
$575 – $950 / day
New York, NY
$675 – $1,100 / day
Chicago, IL
$575 – $925 / day
Dallas, TX
$525 – $850 / day
Orlando, FL
$525 – $850 / day
Nashville, TN
$500 – $825 / day
Atlanta, GA
$500 – $825 / day
Seattle, WA
$600 – $1,000 / day
Denver, CO
$550 – $900 / day
Miami, FL
$550 – $925 / day
Related Roles
Ready to get booked as a Lead Technician?
Create your free profile. Set your rate. Get found by producers.
Create Your Free Profile