Events Technician - Kingston Upon Thames, United Kingdom - Kingsgate Recruitment Ltd

Kingsgate Recruitment Ltd

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Kingston Upon Thames, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Events Technician

An opportunity to work in the fast-paced events industry, for a company with a start-up mentality but with the security of a more established business.

We believe that the name badge is a vital element of any business event.

It enables attendees to identify each other, work out common ground, establish connections and build relationships that can potentially transform lives and organisations.

This is thereason why live events exist.

Using QR codes or contactless technology the name badge can also be a data collector - a means of keeping track of what thousands of attendees are interested in.

And the quality of the name badge, combined with the way in which it's delivered, are centralto the attendee's first impression of the event.

From supporting car launches for automotive brands in the UK, to the launch of a new floating city on the Red Sea, or a conference for healthcare professionals in San Francisco, we're called on to provide systems and data expertise.

We do this for many ofthe world's best-known brands on some fantastic live events.

You will receive training in setting up, configuring and delivering our technical solutions at live events.

After developing the necessary skills you will be tasked with delivering these services at our customers' events, as part of our OnsiteTech Team.

The job offers an exciting opportunity to be involved in the fast-paced live events industry, delivering a consistently high level of service while working on new innovations.

There are numerous opportunities to travel, as we support events worldwide for some of the world's best known brands. You will get an insider perspective of working with a diverse range of industries.

You'll also have the opportunity to help develop our technology and then see first-hand the positive impact of those developments at future events.

We love our industry. The buzz of pulling off a challenging event and seeing it unfold makes every day different and interesting.

It's also hard work and deadline-driven, so to be successful in this role you will need to be organised, diligent and keep a positive mindset.

Responsibilities

Ensure smooth execution of onsite services
Preevent client communications regarding technical requirements
Full setup and testing of software and equipment in house for onsite jobs
Technical support at events
Reporting live data and producing postevent reports
Set up of 'dryhire' equipment (for client to use without onsite support) and providing remote support
Training team members to develop their skills
Contribute to the improvement of tech solutions, and developing new ones
Maintain hardware and manage equipment logistics
Produce documentation for systems
General assistance to the team as required

Required skills and experience

A higherlevel qualification in an IT discipline
18 months or more work experience
Strong customer facing skills and communication
Organised and disciplined approach to work

Advantageous skills

Working with API integration, SQL Server, AWS (RDS, S4, EC2), HTML, CSS, Javascript, Python, VBA, Excel, Adobe Creative Suite
Experience of hardware troubleshooting

Working hours
Normal office hours 9am to 5:30pm Monday to Friday.

Events can happen at any time so working some evenings and occasional weekends will be necessary in order to deliver projects.

These additional hours are compensated with time off in lieu.

Location
Kingston upon Thames (we are 5 minutes walk from Kingston station).