Full time
CineArk is an established rental house, supplying specialist film equipment to film and TV production companies worldwide. We also offer managed storage, maintenance, and technical support services to film crew working in the film and television industry. We are a young company, but our commitment to innovation, technical excellence and customer service has quickly established us as the leading specialist in our field. We service many leading feature film franchises, high end TV productions and TV commercials in the UK, Europe and across the world.
We are looking for a Technical and Engineering Lead to provide technical leadership in all aspects of our business and to provide a bridge between the needs of our technicians on-set and our in-house operations and fulfilment teams.
The role has two primary facets; To provide technical support to our Kit Room Team (equipment rental department) and to manage our engineering department as they design, modify, build and maintain video/audio/networking systems, cables and components.
This is a senior level role with a broad remit. Strategic thinking, a proven track record of support and the ability to work across teams is essential. We expect you to be well-versed in current technological trends and to have a passion for electronics and engineering.
This role would suit someone who has worked in broadcast, live events, or on film sets. Candidates must have an in depth understanding of video and audio signals, display technologies and ideally experience with wireless video transmitter equipment, networking protocols and specialist comms/talkback equipment.
In addition, an awareness of software such as QTake, Pomfort’s Livegrade and Silverstack, Adobe packages and AVID, would be beneficial as would a thorough grasp of database and logistical software. The right candidate will be process driven with a good degree of flexibility, initiative and common sense. Will be a team player with a positive outlook and a can-do/make it happen attitude and enviable attention to detail, who can take ownership of a tasks or project and see it through to completion.