Adam Lyon

Mr

  • Samuel Alexander Building, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures

Personal profile

Overview

Senior AV/Multimedia Technician within the Faculty of Humanities, with a specific focus on the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures.

Providing on-call support and maintenance for the University Centre for Academic English, School-owned teaching spaces and meeting rooms, and small suite of video editing facilities within Mansfield Cooper Building. I also provide event support for the Martin Harris Centre either in the capacity of lighting/sound technician, or as Front of House Manager.

Skillset/Experience

  • Liaising with AV suppliers to specify jobs and obtain quotations
  • Overseeing AV installs, dealing with snagging and project variations
  • Software installs
  • Technical demonstrations
  • Technical repairs
  • Theatre lighting
  • Live sound
  • Videography
  • Video Editing
  • Photography
  • Front of House Management
  • Stage Management
  • Designing AV user guides
  • Managing bookings for video editing facilities

Biography

2022-present: Senior AV/Multimedia Technician, Faculty of Humanities, The University of Manchester

2015-2022: Performance Technician, School of Arts & Media, The University of Salford

2013-2015: AV Unit Technician, BBC, MediaCityUK

2004-2013: Creative Multimedia Technician, Aquinas Sixth Form College, Stockport

Keywords

  • Technology
  • Multimedia
  • Audio
  • Sound
  • Video
  • Film
  • Lighting
  • AV
  • Audiovisual