Module six technical staff. Your technical staff is just as important as your support staff. These people will set up, test and fix the technical applications of your event. Technicians vary in their specialties and the necessity for each technician will vary. Let's explore the different types of technical staff you may need together. Visual technician, a visual technician is also called a lighting technician.

They facilitate the lighting effects for events, their job duties vary depending on the needs of the event. The lighting effects of an event can range from laser shows to just a basic spotlight. Some of the visual technicians duties include setting up the lighting equipment, checking that the equipment is working properly, setting up generators, creating division of the designers lighting plan, programming light shows or changing the colors of the lights. Accessing the best place to run cables for the lighting, backing up equipment after the event. Media technician. A media technician is a person who runs the website, Facebook, Twitter or any other social media applications for the event.

This can entail making a whole website posting an advertisement on Facebook or providing hourly Twitter updates. These technicians are great for getting the buzz started about your event. Having a website especially for a charity event is a great way to get information out that may be too lengthy to explain during a presentation. Audio technician audio technicians are the people who deal with a sound at an event. Their job includes cleaning and repairing audio equipment. They are responsible for making sure the microphones work and are at an appropriate volume.

If there is a video presentation, the audio technician is also in charge of the sound equipment for that the technician should be able to diagnose and resolve any audio issues that the event is having. Basically, if it's unrelated they are the go to people specialized equipment technician, a specialized equipment technician is basically like the miscellaneous of the technical staff category. This is an individual who sets up maintains repairs, operates and takes down specialized equipment. This technician in some cases can be the performer themselves. A magicians props would fall into the category of specialized electrical equipment. If part of your entertainment included aquatic animals, the tank would be included in this category of specialized equipment.