Bring deep, hands-on knowledge across most or all core technical disciplines — lighting, audio, video, power, rigging, stage management, tenting, and scenery/fabrication — since the specific mix of what's critical shifts from event to event; ask the deeper technical questions (power capacity, screen pixelation, load limits) that go beyond day-to-day vendor advancing. Advanced-level drafting ability in AutoCAD required — including floor plans, load calculations, power distribution, and rigging plots; Vectorworks experience is a plus but does not substitute for AutoCAD proficiency.