Pre-Sales Technical Consultant (Video)

Location: Commutable distance to Winchester / London with a view to being onsite once a week

The Pre-Sales Consultant, reporting into the Pre-Sales Manager, will provide specialist technical input into bid proposals, projects and technical documents, and identify opportunities to support existing customers

As an expert in your area, you will have significant experience of working within the Broadcast industry, with the ability to produce innovative designs and cost-effective solutions. You will have experience of working in collaboration with sales, technical, engineering and operational teams to bring solutions to life. Confidence working directly with customers is critical for this role.

Total Package

• Up to £75k base salary
• 10% bonus
• 6% pension contribution
• Private Medical
• 25 days annual leave
• Access to our comprehensive flexible benefits including discounts on big brands, wellness and employee assistance programmes, gymflex, buy and sell annual leave, travel and dental insurance
• Work. Life. Smarter. Our commitment to a flexible and hybrid working culture

The role

• Provide specialist technical input into bid proposals, projects and technical documents, and identify opportunities to support existing customers
• Collaborate with customers and sales teams to understand their requirements, and develop and recommend cost effective solutions which meet or exceed expectations
• Provide technical leadership within the team, sharing knowledge and skills, and providing supervision, guidance and mentoring as required to engineers, technicians and internal and external customers
• Understand the market position of key customers and competitors and use market intelligence to provide input into key strategic projects
• Engage with product teams to develop and recommend products and services to meet customers' requirements and develop business
• Ensure design work complies with relevant technical standards and best practices guidelines within the team

The person

• Technical experience in the following technologies and their application within the Broadcast and Video Media environments: Video compression systems, Digital TV standards, IP and fibre Networks, Playout, VOD, Streaming optimisation and IP Security
• Track record of preparing solution architecture designs and costs to meet customers’ requirements
• Experience of creating and presenting proposals to technical and non-technical audiences with the ability to influence key stakeholders and customers
• The ability to lead people, tasks and resources promoting standardisation and design governance with evidence of driving continuous improvement
• Experience in satellite datacomms
• Demonstrate you actively research emerging technology and keep yourself up to date with market and technology trends
• Technical knowledge & understanding of Playout, OTT solutions architecture and product definition
• Knowledge of market and technological trends such as Cloud hosted environments

We are the undisputed leader in UK TV and radio broadcast, and the UK’s leading Smart utilities platform, directly shaping the future of connectivity.

Through our established infrastructure we ensure that media and data are delivered exactly where they’re needed most, whether it’s bringing content to your TV or radio or transmitting data from your smart meter to your utility provider - chances are our services are a part of your daily life, seamlessly connecting you through our behind-the-scenes technology.

With an impressive history and an innovative future ahead of us, leading the transition of global media distribution to cloud based solutions and creating scalable solutions for new connectivity sectors - you’ll have many opportunities to develop and grow your unique career with us.

Why Arqiva? Reward . Connection . Growth

At Arqiva, we believe in supporting you to be your best, both at work and outside of it. That’s why our rewards and benefits go far beyond your pay; take a look at our totalreward2025 booklet.

Here, you’ll find endless opportunities to connect, whether that’s with colleagues through our internal networks and events or by making a difference in the communities where we work.

And when it comes to your career, we’re committed to helping you grow. Whether you want to become a specialist in your field or climb to the top, we’ll support you every step of the way.

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