Visual Systems Specialist
Apple
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Job Description
Summary
Worldwide Events and Experiences brings the best of Apple to life, showcasing our products, services and the values that drive our company. From global product launches and tailored creator experiences to impactful partner engagements and inspiring internal events, this team is charged with managing the end-to-end planning, production, in person experiences and all the unique details that make these events special. The team includes professionals with backgrounds in event design, management, operations, broadcast, and production. We’re looking for inventive and collaborative people from a variety of creative fields. If that’s you, then your next home may be here!
The Visual Systems Specialist is a hands-on technical role supporting the delivery of premium live and broadcast experiences for Apple at Worldwide Events venues and remote locations. This role is responsible for the reliable operation, visual integrity, and aesthetic excellence of large and small format LED display systems across rehearsals, live events, and broadcast productions.
Description
The Visual Systems Specialist works closely with video engineering, systems operations, transmission, and the broader Worldwide Events team, as well as cross functional internal partners and external vendors. Success in this role requires a high level of technical rigor, attention to detail, and calm execution in executive-facing environments with zero margin for error.
Responsibilities
- Support the build, configuration, testing, and commissioning of LED display systems for Worldwide Events at SJT, APO, and off-campus venues.
- Validate tile integrity, calibration, mapping, and color consistency to meet Apple’s visual and camera-ready standards.
- Verify signal flow, redundancy, and overall system health prior to rehearsals, executive QCs, and live broadcasts.
- Partner with Video Engineering, Broadcast, and Production teams to ensure technical execution aligns with creative and experiential intent.
- Perform routine and corrective maintenance to ensure long-term system reliability.
- Operate LED processors and control systems during rehearsals, live events, and broadcast productions.
- Execute show cues and transitions with precision and discretion, following direction from the Show Caller or Stage Manager.
- Monitor LED performance in real time, ensuring image stability, color accuracy, and brightness consistency across environments.
- Quickly identify and resolve issues while maintaining a seamless, uninterrupted experience for presenters, executives, and audiences.
- Support system shutdown, strike, and post event equipment maintenance.
- Document technical issues, damaged tiles, and system anomalies to support long-term system health and planning.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of workflows, documentation, and operational best practices.
- Collaborate with the team to keep LED platforms current and help evaluate next-generation display technologies for Worldwide Events.
- This role requires up to 30% travel, including both domestic and international travel, based on project needs.
- Work may be required during evenings, overnight hours, weekends, and holidays in support of live events and broadcasts.
Minimum Qualifications
- 5+ Years of experience operating LED display systems in corporate, live event, and broadcast environments.
- Working knowledge of professional LED processing platforms (e.g., Brompton, Megapixel, Novastar, ROE, Barco).
- Strong understanding of video signal flow, codecs, aspect ratios resolution management, genlock, and frame synchronization.
- Ability to follow technical documentation and maintain clean, repeatable workflows.
- Experience supporting executive-facing events with high expectations for precision, polish, and reliability.
Preferred Qualifications
- Broadcast LED experience, including camera-specific considerations such as refresh rate, shutter sync, and moiré mitigation.
- Familiarity with media servers and playback systems (Disguise, Pixera, Watchout, Resolume).
- Experience supporting executive presentations, product launches, studio-style broadcasts, or film sets.
- Knowledge of safety standards and best practices for LED installations, including ground-supported and rigged systems.
Key skills/competency
- LED display systems
- Video engineering
- Broadcast production
- Live events operation
- Technical rigor
- Signal flow management
- System calibration
- Troubleshooting
- Workflow optimization
- Event technology
How to Get Hired at Apple
- Research Apple's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor to align with Apple's innovative spirit.
- Tailor your resume: Customize your Visual Systems Specialist resume to highlight experience with LED display systems, broadcast production, and executive events, using keywords from the Apple job description.
- Showcase technical expertise: Prepare to discuss your hands-on experience with LED processing platforms like Brompton or Megapixel, and your understanding of video signal flow in detail for Apple.
- Demonstrate problem-solving: Practice articulating how you've resolved complex technical issues quickly and precisely in high-pressure, executive-facing event environments at Apple.
- Network effectively: Connect with current Apple employees on LinkedIn in Worldwide Events, Production, or Video Engineering to gain insights and potentially secure referrals.
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