Senior Audio Visual Architect
- Full-time
Company Description
Job Description
The Audio/Visual (AV) Collaboration team is looking for an experienced AV Architect who is passionate about how to shape Square's future way of working and collaborating. We are focused on being a trusted partner and helping fellow colleagues to work more creatively and collaboratively in any location. We pride ourselves in thinking outside of the box and push the boundaries of building the future of hybrid workplace. This person will report to the Audio Visual Collaboration Lead.
You are a go getter who can figure out how to transform Square into the best place to work and collaborate. You will be highly collaborative with a team-first approach. You will be an important driver in implementing new technologies and fresh solutions throughout all of Square
You will:
You will help establish and propose appropriate strategy and technology for how employees will work
You'll be someone who understands best practices and always stays ahead of industry trends.
You will be someone who is not afraid to be in the technical weeds
Work with vendors and manufacturers to design systems and develop testing procedures
Partner with AV engineers in testing, implementing new technology solutions
Ensure all solutions work within the context of Square, on our networks and within the constraints of our security requirements
Develop close partnerships with IT and Facilities teams in defining project scope and success criteria
Promote to other teams and establish yourself as a trusted partner
Track budgets and prioritize ongoing projects and new projects
Create AV wikis, AV architecture and design and translate that into AV operating procedure and standards
Know how to work with vendors, important partners, and executives
Push programs such as AV tech talks, AV blogs, AV pro tips, AV comms
Mentor other team members
Qualifications
You Have:
8+ years of experience in AV system design and development
Experience working in a distributed team environment
A track record in planning and delivering AV solutions in a scaling organization
You have deep knowledge around collaboration spaces, conference room technology, live event production, and video and collaboration platforms
Experience in managing technology life cycle from conception to deployment in a global enterprise environment
Developed 3 and 5 year roadmaps around AV solutions
Experience creating programs around AV communication and training programs
Experience proposing projects and status to executive leadership
Experience designing around datacenter, hybrid cloud, and cloud for AV and broadcast solutions
Experience with AV system design, system configuration, and mockup/prototyping of concepts
Experience with construction projects including AV, acoustical and lighting specific facility impacts (HVAC coordination, lighting, environmental control, room acoustics )
Experience writing software or design software architecture to automate AV systems and integrate with other facility IT systems
Experience with broadcast systems; lighting control, audio consoles and routing distribution, video control and switching
Audio DSP programming experience (Q-Sys, BiAmp)
Experience with Crestron XIO, Fusion, VC4
Knowledge of networking hardware, network protocols, IoT, streaming protocols, video codecs, Dante
AutoCAD or other design software proficiency.
Excellent messaging skills
Experience with Slack, JIRA, G-Suite, Google Meet, Zoom would be a bonus
Additional Information
Perks
At Square, we want you to be well and thrive. Our global benefits package includes:
- Healthcare coverage
- Retirement Plans
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Wellness perks
- Paid parental leave
- Paid time off
- Learning and Development resources