Pursuing a career in live events often means committing to touring instead of working in a single location, 但 显示生产 grad Jean Fuemmeler is enjoying the best of both worlds. She’s living and working full time in Denver, Colorado as a video technical specialist for global production company Encore and recently went on her first live tour with singer-songwriter Chelsea Cutler. Jean’s love of production and her experiences at 满帆 helped her find work in the live events industry.

Jean has worked on live productions since high school: She was a theater tech and enjoyed contri但ing to shows without having to be on stage. Jean realized she could take her interests to the next level when she discovered 满帆’s 显示生产 program.

“I was reading about 显示生产 on 满帆’s site and I was like, ‘Oh, that's really cool. I didn't know that was a thing.’ I did pyrotechnics a little bit and I was like, “好吧, obviously someone has to do this kind of stuff in the background,’ 但 I didn't know there was a degree program for it,她说。.

Jean毕业后, she started working as a floor tech at PSAV (now Encore), a global event production company that specializes in corporate AV. She transferred to Encore’s Denver location in 2019. In 2021, she was promoted to a video technical specialist and started working on video projection tasks with live event screen management systems like the Barco E2 and the Christie Spyder x80.

Planning and teamwork are essential when Jean’s creating a live show for one of Encore’s corporate clients.

“For setup days I'll walk into [the client’s] ballroom. 我会看一个图表. I'll gather my team together, we'll build a game plan. 我们要挂放映机, build the LED wall if there's one on show, 连接所有的电缆, set up a little video village backstage, make sure everything's good, 做一个信号测试, get all of our content together, get all of our presets together, and then we just produce the show,琼解释道.

Jean spends most of her time working Encore’s corporate events in Denver, 但 she recently went on her first live tour. She worked on Chelsea Cutler’s 2022 When I Close My Eyes tour as an LED Wall Tech and Resolume Operator.

“我一直想巡演. That's everybody's dream, right? The Chelsea Cutler tour was awesome,她说。.

Whether Jean is working in Denver with Encore or on the road, she can call on her education from 满帆 to overcome obstacles.

“I learned about troubleshooting at 满帆. 我每天都用它. No matter the scale of the problem, it’s all signal flow,她说。.

Jean takes her career day by day and enjoys rolling with the punches, 但 she’s got some advice for determined 满帆 students who are pushing for a career in live events.

“Ask all of the questions. Sit back and listen to what people have to teach you. And don't let your ego take up the room.”