The IT Coordinator manages technology needs for staff and clients, supports UX research lab tech, handles help tickets, and manages inventory.
Blink UX is looking for a talented IT Coordinator to join our Seattle studio. Blink’s IT Coordinator will support our staff and clients with their wide range of technology needs. This role will be focused on supporting Blink’s UX research lab technologies and will require functional knowledge of both macOS and Windows operating systems, as well as an understanding of modern audio-visual equipment and streaming technologies. This individual will also be responsible for ticket queue and inventory management, hardware and software provisioning, and triaging help desk ticket queue.
To be successful in this role, you will need to be someone who is an expert multi-tasker, organized, and skilled at patiently working with people from all technology backgrounds to keep our business running smoothly from an IT standpoint. Familiarity with LAN, WLAN, and High-Def IP-based Audio-Visual Technologies is a plus. This is an on-site role, based in our Downtown Seattle studio.
What you'll be doing:
- Managing the UX research lab technology for our Seattle studio, this includes setting up informative video capture techniques, streaming capabilities, and various software/hardware needs depending on the research study.
- Delegating and responding to help tickets to assist users in troubleshooting problems.
- Managing software and hardware inventory, including wiping, provisioning, and shipping.
- Collaborating with the IT team to identify opportunities for improving operational processes, policies, and documentation.
- Drafting standard operating procedures and knowledge bases for users.
- Advocating for users while understanding business goals.
What we are looking for:
- 1+ years of experience in a relevant field such as helpdesk or A/V tech support.
- Basic understanding of physical networking.
- A/V tech knowledge: Familiar with IP-based video technologies, i.e., NDI video protocol.
- Working knowledge of various audio quality control concepts.
- Working knowledge of video/streaming systems, including video encoding andprocessing and applications similar to OBS.
- Working knowledge of video techniques, including composition, white balancing, and editing.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Knowledge of both macOS and Windows (administration and troubleshooting).
- Experience with mobile platforms.
- Experience with basic web application administration, including Zoom.us, Box.com, Office365.com, G-Suite, Slack, etc.
- Understanding of technology constraints/capabilities.
- Familiar with remote support tools.
If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you would be a good fit for the role, we’d love to learn more about you. Please include a cover letter and state why you think you’d be a good fit!
About Us:
Blink UX is a product design consulting firm creating products that people use, love, and remember. Blink has over two decades of experience in UX research, strategy, and design, partnering with innovative industry leaders, including Amazon, Chase, Gates Foundation, Google, Meta, andNASA. For more information, visit blinkux.com.
Our Culture:
Maintaining a positive company culture requires the same careful curation, management, andrigor as any other aspect of a business. At Blink, we consciously design our culture to ensurethat employees have the structure and guidance they need to fully develop their skills andabilities for a happy and rewarding career. Be sure to read up on the unique aspects of ourcompany culture framework and ensure they align with your working style.
EEO:
When hiring, we aim to build teams of compassionate people with diverse experiences, thoughts, and skills. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment withoutregard to race, color, national origin, religion, sexual preference, gender identity, or age, disability, or length of time spent unemployed.
Following your application submission, we encourage you to disclose personal demographicinformation in order to help us comply with federal and state Equal Employment Opportunityrecord-keeping requirements. We will also use this information in an anonymous aggregatedform to help us measure and improve diversity at Blink.
Top Skills
A/V Technologies
Box
Google Suite
macOS
Ndi Video Protocol
Obs
Office 365
Slack
Windows
Zoom
Blink UX Seattle, Washington, USA Office
1011 Western Ave, Seattle, WA, United States, 98104
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