Media & Event Production Assistant
Media & Event Production Assistant
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$ 150000 - 165000
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Job Description
Y Combinator is the leading startup accelerator for entrepreneurs. Since 2005 YC has invested in over 5000 companies including Airbnb Coinbase DoorDash Dropbox Instacart Reddit Stripe and OpenAI. Today YC has built the most powerful startup community in the world alongside the products and programs to support founders for the life of their company.
About the Role:
Y Combinator is introducing a Media & Events Production Assistant to support our Media and Events teams. This is a cross-functional support role ideal for someone who is part AV technician part video editor and part logistics coordinator. Youll contribute to the behind-the-scenes excellence that makes our events memorable from setting up AV equipment to transforming raw footage into polished shareable content.
Youll be a key operational partner ensuring that both our creative output and event experiences are technically sound visually engaging and flawlessly delivered.
This is a full-time position. Candidates must live in the SF Bay Area and be available to work onsite at our offices located at Pier 70 San Francisco. Evening and weekend work is required.
Responsibilities:
Assist with setup testing and operation of audio-visual equipment for live and virtual events (projectors mics mixers cameras etc.).
Provide technical support during events troubleshooting sound lighting and streaming issues in real time.
Support event logistics including venue setup vendor coordination and production crew assistance.
Help prepare and maintain run-of-show documents and event toolkits.
Edit and deliver post-event content such as highlight reels interviews and recap videos.
Organize and manage footage B-roll and production assets.
Apply basic post-production techniques (color correction sound leveling adding intros/outros).
Support video exports and optimizations for various platforms (YouTube internal channels social).
Maintain AV equipment inventory perform gear check-ins/outs and assist with tech upgrades.
Must-Haves:
13 years of experience in event support AV/technical operations or creative production roles.
Hands-on experience with video editing and video editing software (e.g. Adobe Premiere Pro Final Cut Pro).
Comfort with event tech setups including microphones video switchers lighting rigs and streaming gear.
Calm under pressure with the ability to troubleshoot tech issues quickly and clearly.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Familiarity with tools like OBS Zoom or Restream for livestream production.
Passion for events storytelling and making things work smoothly behind the curtain.
Interest in startups community or content-led organizations.
Every employee at YC has a lot of individual responsibility and access to sensitive information so we need to hire people we can trust. Your ability to make good trade-offs and exercise good judgment is particularly important to us.
Location: YC is headquartered in the SF Bay Area. Candidates must live in the SF Bay Area and be available to work onsite at our offices located at Pier 70 San Francisco. Evening and weekend work is required.
Compensation: $150000 to $165000 annual salary.
Benefits: Our full benefits package includes medical vision and dental plans infertility benefit STD/LTD life insurance commuter benefits flexible spending account health savings account 401(k) 4% matching generous parental leave paid holidays and flexible paid time off policy.
Work Authorization: This position does not support work authorization/visa sponsorship.
Y Combinator considers qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal state and local law including San Franciscos Fair Chance Ordinance. Y Combinator is committed to protecting the privacy of the personal information of job applicants and complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act. The privacy policy of Ashby Inc. the hiring platform used by Y Combinator governs the collection of such data and can be found here.
Employment Type
Full-Time
