Thank you for your interest in Charcoalblue.

We are seeking an Integrated Technology (Experience and Workplace) Designer with an Audiovisual focus to join our talented team.

To apply please complete the online application form and submit a short CV (1-2 pages max.) and a cover letter addressing the below prompts:

Why do you consider yourself to be a suitable person for the post and what you would like from the job?

Which of your previous experience would you highlight as being particularly relevant? Please highlight any audiovisual and infrastructure design for performance/presentation buildings, experiential and event spaces, workplace and education.

Describe your experience of designing, specifying and commissioning audiovisual infrastructure or performance/presentation/experience technology systems

Describe your experience and competency using CAD drawing tools for designing audiovisual systems.

Please highlight the elements of the role requirement where you feel you have the least experience

Please highlight any experience you have leading teams on projects.

What are your salary expectations in line with your experience?

Interviews will be conducted remotely (via Microsoft Teams). The time and date will be confirmed for shortlisted candidates.

Please note: applications that do not include a cover letter and responses to the above prompts will be deemed ineligible and will therefore not be considered.

Description of Role

We are seeking an Integrated Technology Designer (Experience and Workplace) with an AV focus to join our Consultancy team in the UK. You will be responsible for all aspects of design, documenting, and commissioning Audiovisual systems on our projects, working as part of our project teams which can include team leads, strategy and project management, theatre/room designers, stage engineering designers, experience designers and acousticians to deliver holistic, bespoke dedicated design solutions. It would be advantageous for you to have prior experience with performance and/or presentation technical systems and/or broadcast, conferencing and media technology, either as a practitioner and/or systems designer and/or experience creative technologies.

You will input into design and delivery of innovative, integrated creative technology solutions, including AV, digital media, show systems, and networked environments, across a diverse range of projects. Project portfolio include, but not limited to museums, culturally and/or historically significant entertainment/performance venues, event spaces, lecture theatres, themed experiences, streaming/broadcast systems and workplace activations and/or deployments.

You will report to one of our EMEA Leadership team, who you will meet regularly to ensure you are fully supported in your role. Since theatre consultancy and integrated technology design is a specialist field, we will provide role-specific inductions, tailored training and ongoing support to help you succeed. We actively foster a supportive and collaborative working environment which promotes independent work and ownership, alongside continuous support and communication with the wider Charcoalblue team. You will be working across a number of projects, varying in scale, typology and designs stages, and you will be encouraged to manage your own design, project work and deliverables. We encourage individuality of approach, creative thinking, and a proactive initiative involving your own discipline as well as the wider Charcoalblue team.

Due to our internal IT security protocols and core software compatibility requirements, our team operates exclusively on Windows OS. All applicants must be comfortable in using a Windows operating system as their primary daily workstation tool for this role.

Key Responsibilities

Design & Technical Delivery

Input to and deliver the design of creative experience/entertainment/workplace technology systems across multiple projects, acting on occasion as lead designer for your area of specialism and taking responsibility for the quality, coordination and delivery of design information.

Develop design principles, system strategies and technical solutions that respond to the client brief, operational requirements, architectural vision, performance needs and project budget.

Produce and oversee the preparation of drawings, specifications, reports, schedules, calculations and other technical information, including Charcoalblue’s design and system information, or design information and/or standards provided by our clients.

Input to and attend discussions with clients, users and project stakeholders to understand their needs and translate them into coherent, deliverable design solutions.

Communicate verbally, through reports and drawings the functionality, purpose and benefits of performance and presentation technology clearly and appropriately to different audiences, including creative designers, clients, technicians, architects, engineers and contractors.

Work collaboratively with client, architectural and engineering teams to convey appropriate infrastructure, spatial requirements, support, power, data, containment, environmental conditions, access and other dependencies are incorporated into the wider design.

Collaborate closely with Charcoalblue design, design and/or project managers colleagues across disciplines to deliver seamlessly coordinated design solutions on multi-disciplinary projects.

Maintain trust through validated advisory oversight throughout the design and delivery process.

Provide cost, operational, and technical advice aligned with project goals. Provide ROM cost projections and later develop BOM for technology systems throughout the project lifecycle, working with manufacturers, suppliers and distributors to test assumptions, validate budgets and undertake early market testing.

Contribute to value engineering exercises, developing alternative solutions that reduce cost while protecting functionality, performance, quality and client value, and clearly communicating the implications of design changes.