We’re looking for someone to join our team in a crucial IT support role. We’re a unique cross-platform production company, and need someone with a wide range of skills and interests in desktop and production support.

It’s an amazing job for the right person.

Here’s the specification. If you’re interested, please apply directly to our Financial Director.

If you’re an agency, please do not get in touch or we’ll blacklist you. So there.

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IT Manager- Job Description

The Somethin’ Else IT department supports one of the UK’s largest cross-platform production companies.

The role of IT Manager includes provision of desktop support (mainly Macs but some PCs too) during office hours; administration of all IT operations; supervision of technical aspects of the production and delivery of audio, video, and digital content both in general, and for specific projects; planning and delivering company-wide IT strategy.

Reporting to the FD specific responsibilities include:

Support and Day to day issues

• Maintenance and allocation of all IT infrastructure, including servers, desktops, laptops and printers
• Variety of OS server support, including Windows and Linux
• Supporting our mail services
• Administration of our firewall and spamwall
• Managing data backup and tape libraries
• Maintaining and testing Standard Desktop/Laptop Builds and rolling out new software and updates on all supported platforms
• Monitor and maintenance of co-locate facility and related hardware and hosted services
• Supporting suite of Final Cut Server 6 edit stations and associated hardware and software
• Support radio producers and other engineers using Cubase, SADIE and ProTools and associated hardware

General

• Monitoring and managing relationships with external suppliers
• Maintaining support contracts for hardware and software licensing
• Asset record keeping and user administration and account management

Project management

• Setting up streaming infrastructure for internet radio shows
• Set up of online live video stream
• Advising on kit/resources required for projects
• Source, purchase, install, test and document and hardware/software purchased

High level planning for budgets, platforms and policies

• Producing the annual IT Budget and controlling spending for the department
• Formulate and apply appropriate IT policies across the business

Strategy – future planning for the needs of the company