Technical Specialist - Future Media Production

About the Faculty/Department

Technical Services are a large and diverse team of highly skilled technical professionals who ensure the optimal functioning of specialist spaces and resources to deliver an exceptional student experience. We work in specialist laboratories, workshops, studios, resource centres and IT facilities; and our technical professionals play a key role supporting, guiding, and advising students across our university from sciences, art, design and technology, through to sports, ceramics, nursing and physiotherapy.

About the team

This role sits in the Digital Arts Innovation team, who provide specialist technical support to the School of Digital Arts (SODA) and the wider Arts & Humanities Faculty. The ideal candidate will be an accomplished filmmaker with experience and interest in Virtual Production and/or Motion capture. This role will be focussed on the development of the University's offering of future media technology, including the incorporation of virtual production (MoSys, HTC Vive Mars) and motion capture (Vicon, Rokoko, Xsens) into Filmmaking. The role will also support the use of these technologies in other areas including Animation and Games Design. It is also desirable for the candidate to have a good understanding and interest in the principles of photography and animation. The SODA building contains a variety of specialist studio spaces, the successful candidate for this role will be responsible for a set of studios encompassing disciplines of Filmmaking, Photography & Animation. This role is supported by a team of Technical Officers, each with a specific area of discipline to deliver workshops in these spaces. The successful candidate for this Technical Specialist role will be charged with leading the strategic development of these areas, with the support of Technical Officers to deliver sessions. This will involve the matrix management of others.

About the role

The role will involve supporting staff and students on a diverse remit involving, education, research and business partnership and engagement. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of accomplishment in a similar environment. Additionally, they will have a positive and flexible approach to work, be reliable and punctual as well as motivated and willing to undertake all required training and allocated tasks. They will have the ability to work alongside others and be capable of working in a team, whilst striving to deliver excellent customer service. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are key as well as being able to demonstrate ownership of personal workload.

At Manchester Metropolitan University, we are committed to supporting our technical staff in enabling them to undertake development activities in line with the needs of their specialism and work area, so a willingness to learn and develop is essential.

If you are enthusiastic about this area, flexible, and committed to providing a high level of customer service, we would love to hear from you.

How to apply:

To apply for this vacancy please submit a covering letter (no more than one-page A4) and a CV (no more than two pages A4), addressing how you meet the essential criteria of the post via our online portal.

If you would like more information about this vacancy, please contact Leighton Moody Technical Services Manager. Email: [email protected]