Job Description

The Digital and Technology service is key in delivering on this vision, with a growing team spanning across all areas of the University\'s digital portfolio. The department is actively engaged in an exciting journey, transitioning from a \'classic\' IT model to a product-structured, user-centric approach to technology. We are investing in our people, and the processes enabled by digital, to evolve and transform the student and staff experience at UAL.

The AV Architect is an exciting new role within the Technology Senior Management Team, where you will champion an enterprise focus for the design of AV solutions and define university wide AV architectural design principles.

You will get the opportunity to lead on the planning, development and implementation of Core AV and Digital Media services across the University, identifying potential solution/infrastructure/platform needs as well as developing a cross UAL network of AV specialists, bringing together ideas, plans and innovation within a strategic roadmap.

About you

Experience

• Demonstrable experience in AV system design and development
• Experience of using and supporting AV architectures including digital control, switching solutions and signal processing.
• Substantial experience of providing Audio Visual technical support in a large, networked environment, and knowledge of networking hardware and protocols, IoT, streaming protocols, video codecs, Dante
• An understanding in the design and conception of teaching space, the alignment of space design to different pedagogies and best practice in the use of technology (including technologies beyond AV)
• Experience of working in a Senior Management IT delivery role
• Experience of adapting services to meet customer\'s needs and identifying ways of improving standards.
• Strong stakeholder management experience, along with high level, proven inter-personal and communication skills, and an ability to lead, motivate and inspire a team
• Experience or enthusiasm for emerging XR (AR, MR, VR) is highly beneficial

UAL is a world-class University shaping the creative industries worldwide, with staff having access to a range of benefits, training and personal development to recognise and reward the contributions they make, as well as to encourage excellence, creativity and diversity, including:

• Competitive salary package \xc2\xa356,530 - \xc2\xa376,239 per annum dependent on experience
• 34 days annual leave plus public holidays
• Generous pension scheme
• Family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of paid maternity or paternity leave

Closing date: Monday 16 July 2023.

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Hays Technology have been retained by the UAL to manage the recruitment for this role. For all enquiries, please contact Stephen Turner on 0207 259 8746 or Stephen.turner@hays.com.

We are UAL

For the fifth year running, University of the Arts London is the world\'s second University for Art and Design in the QS World University Rankings\xc2\xae 2023. Our diverse and talented community comprises over 5,000 academic, professional, and technical staff. Together we are committed to social purpose. This includes creating a better a more sustainable world and championing race equality.

We offer highly creative working environments that inspire staff across all areas to fulfil their potential and continuous training to further develop their skills and expertise. We also offer hybrid and flexible working practices, and excellent staff benefits to improve your work life balance.

Our culture

UAL is home to a diverse body of over 6,000 academic, professional and technical staff who support more than 21,000 students from 130 countries. We are proud of our international student and staff community and are committed to ensuring that the University offers an inclusive and supportive environment for everyone.

We are a proud Stonewall Diversity Champion and in 2022 achieved a Gold Award in the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index, helping us to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued and included at work. We are a member of the Race Equality Charter (REC), to help us reduce barriers that negatively impact Black, Asian and minority ethnic staff and students. We are a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and a member of the Business Disability Forum, which help us to recruit, retain, develop and improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.

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