sales engineer Newbury, England
Job description
About Grass Valley?
With our award-winning technology and trusted expertise, Grass Valley enables and empowers creators, broadcasters and media organizations to produce brilliant content that captivates audiences and connects people through the magic of media.
As the industry’s R&D powerhouse, we offer the widest and deepest range of best-in-class solutions in the industry. We are the trusted partner to many of the biggest and most creative names in the media and entertainment business as we help our customers to build successful media businesses and navigate the rapidly shifting mediascape.
Our people are creative, knowledgeable, passionate and dedicated, working together to deliver high quality solutions and services to customers all over the world. We are looking for our future ambassadors, technologists, thought leaders and innovators to continue this beautiful journey with us. This is your opportunity, join us!
The Role:
- Pre Sales Engineer / Solution Architect.
- Design solutions that include Grass Valley products starting from a single product like Video switcher, Camera chain, SDI Router etc. And more complex solutions including Broadcast IP infrostructure, Cloud Solutions and Playout solutions, throughout EMEA and occasionally help other regions.
- Liaise with Customers, System Integrators and internal departments on matters regarding solutions designed.
- Rectify or escalate any issues potentially affecting the solution you are design.
- Visit locations as required to maintain successful completion of Projects, and to perform demos (40% travel 60% office work)
- Create and submit documentation related to the solution designed including drawings and solution description.
- Create a Scope of Work Document (SOW) and discuss this with curomer and with GV Delivery department in order for them to be able to deliver the project.
- May be required from time to time to attend GV exhibitions.
Qualifications:
- Ability and willingness to travel at short notice to meet client deployment demands
- Sound knowledge of broadcast television principles essential (operation and/or configuration of Grass Valley software or hardware preferable)
- Competent in use of Windows and associated applications
- Sound knowledge of Microsoft workstation and server operating systems
- Sound knowledge of Networking LAN/WAN principles
- Experience with JavaScript and HTML are desirable
- Experience in alternative operating systems an advantage
- Knowledge of commonly used broadcast equipment e.g., Video and audio routers, VTRs, vision switchers/mixers etc. advantageous.
- Excellent customer facing skills
- Knowledge on playout solution an advantage
The Candidate should have worked already in TV production facilities, Playout Center, Sistem integartor, GV competitor or any other place related to GV busines.
We offer
- Modern tech stack and newly created teams
- Developing top quality video broadcasting solutions serving customers around the world
- Stable employment and competitive salary in an energizing and supportive work environment
- SIP incentive program
- Work from home (any location in Europe and UK with a reasonable distance to an international airport)
Grass Valley offers competitive compensation packages in an energizing and supportive work environment.
This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work involved for this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this job.
Grass Valley is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability, sexual orientation or protected veteran status.
