Creative Technologist - AV experience required

Responsibilities

WHO WE ARE

AVI-SPL is a digital enablement solutions provider who transforms how people and technology connect to elevate experiences, create new value, and enable organizations to thrive and grow. We are the largest provider of collaboration technology solutions, which include our award-winning managed services.

Our highly certified industry experts and innovation leaders share a vision to help people work smarter and live better. We believe that success starts with a sound team and that an inclusive and diverse workplace moves us all forward.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As part of XTG (Experience Technology Group), the Creative Technologist translates stories, brand objectives, and customer requirements into compelling technology-enabled experiences. This customer-facing senior design role supports business development, leads pre-sales creative and technical design, and provides ongoing post-sales project support. The Creative Technologist collaborates with internal sales teams, customers, creative partners, architects, consultants, and project delivery teams to develop concepts, define functional systems, guide planning and budgeting, and carry design intent through implementation. Responsibilities include creating experience narratives, design presentations, system descriptions, block flow diagrams, labor estimates, logistical considerations, and equipment lists for customer proposals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide creative technology and experiential design leadership for XTG, customers, and project partners.

• Partner with the XTG Business Development team to build relationships with Creative Technologists, creative agencies, architects, consultants, fabricators, and technology partners internationally.

• Work with the XTG Director of Strategic Partnerships to track new contacts and nurture existing partner relationships.

• Translate customer requirements, brand objectives, and experience narratives into creative visioning presentations, prototypes, and functional system designs.

• Collaborate within multidisciplinary design teams to create high-quality, software-driven media systems that support the approved experience concept and functional requirements.

• Participate in design reviews, evaluate feedback, and incorporate approved changes into concepts, prototypes, and system designs.

• Define and advise on real-time media pipeline architecture to support reliable performance, scalability, and integration across experiential systems.

• Evaluate and recommend tools, platforms, and techniques for experimental projects based on creative goals, technical feasibility, and production requirements.

• Integrate third-party APIs to create responsive, data-driven experiences that connect external information and services with interactive media systems.

• Integrate content management systems that enable clients to control, update, and operate media experiences within defined design and technical parameters.

• Communicate experience concepts and design intent through hand sketches, electronic drawings, renderings, diagrams, outlines, storyboards, prototypes, and narratives.

• Develop conceptual system architecture, functional narratives, block diagrams, ROM inputs, and basis-of-design information, working with assigned Design Engineers and Project Engineers to develop detailed engineering documentation and final equipment lists.

• Review preconstruction designs and documentation.

• Support technical design pricing and identify logistical challenges.

• Generate functional system descriptions and block diagrams.

• Provide technical design support to project installation teams when needed.

• Serve as customer liaison for engineering inquiries.

• Meet with vendors and prospective vendors to evaluate products and identify new creative technologies.

• Provide post-sales design consultation to preserve the approved experience concept and functional intent throughout engineering, fabrication, installation, programming, commissioning, and handoff.

• Review Design Engineer deliverables for alignment with the approved experience concept, software architecture, interaction requirements, and functional design intent.

• Travel to project sites is required.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Must Haves:

• Excellent customer-facing communication skills.

• Communicate and interact with employees, clients, and colleagues in a professional and timely manner.

• Demonstrated experience designing and delivering experiential AV systems, interactive installations, immersive environments, or other technology-enabled experiences.

• Ability to develop creative solutions independently and collaboratively, manage multiple deadlines, communicate tradeoffs, and approach complex design challenges with a practical “how can it be done” mindset.

• Ability to diagnose complex issues across integrated AV, media, control, network, sensor, and software systems.

• Support user acceptance testing.

• Advanced computer skills required for the design, configuration, and operation of AV equipment.

• Ability to travel nationally and internationally.

• Previous experience with an experiential design consultancy, creative agency, production studio, systems integrator, or creative fabrication firm.

• Typically 8 to 10 years of relevant professional experience, or an equivalent combination of demonstrated technical depth, project experience, and education.

• Valid driver's license and a Motor Vehicle Record that meets AVI-SPL driving standards.

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• This is a remote/hybrid position based within the continental United States. Candidates must be able to attend daily meetings and participate in project activities scheduled throughout the continental U.S. time zones, with occasional meetings outside normal local working hours.

Skills Specific to This Role

• Rapidly prototype and develop production-ready interactive experiences using Python or JavaScript and TouchDesigner or a comparable real-time media platform.

• Integrate APIs, content management systems, AV hardware, media servers, show control, sensors, networks, and enterprise platforms into reliable site-specific experiences.

• Use version control and modern development tools to support software development, testing, documentation, system integration, and internal tooling.

• Design and implement real-time media pipelines that support dependable performance, scalability, and integration across experiential systems.

• Translate experimental prototypes into reliable systems with clear documentation, support plans, and handoff materials.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Formal education in electronics, experiential design, interaction design, media arts, computer science, engineering, architecture, or a related field is preferred.

• AVIXA CTS-D.

• A four-year degree, military technical experience, or equivalent professional training may be considered as part of the candidate’s overall qualifications.

• Experience with SketchUp Pro or comparable 3D modeling, rendering, visualization, or spatial design software.

• Experience with Unity, openFrameworks, Cinder, Notch, Ventuz, VVVV, disguise, RealMotion, or Three.js.

• Knowledge of the capabilities, tradeoffs, and appropriate use cases for common video codecs.

• Familiarity with Windows system configuration and NVIDIA graphics configuration tools.

• Experience with offline media production tools such as After Effects, Cinema 4D, Houdini, Maya, Blender, or Nuke.

• Experience creating virtual reality content, particularly for design visualization and previsualization.

• Experience supporting live events or collaborating with AV installation crews.

• Experience designing AI-enabled experiences, large language model workflows, autonomous software agents, or AI-assisted operational tools.

• Experience developing computer vision systems, including camera pipelines, object tracking, spatial interaction, custom computer vision models, or sensor fusion.

• Experience with specialized real-time and media-server platforms such as Notch, PIXERA, Unreal Engine, Unity, openFrameworks, Cinder, Ventuz, VVVV, disguise, RealMotion, or Three.js.

• Experience prototyping electronics with microcontrollers, wireless devices, custom PCBs, LED systems, cameras, or other emerging hardware.

• Experience with advanced projection mapping, virtual production, shader development, FFmpeg, Git, Perforce, or comparable production workflow tools.

• Experience fabricating prototypes using additive manufacturing, 3D modeling software, and conventional shop tools.

WHY YOU’LL LIKE WORKING HERE

• Medical benefits, including vision and dental

• Paid holidays, sick days, and personal days

• Enjoyable and dynamic company culture

• Training and professional development opportunities

MORE ABOUT US

AVI-SPL is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law. AVI-SPL is an AA/Disabled/Veteran Protected Employer VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

AVI-SPL reserves the right to alter work hours and work location as necessary. Work hours may vary based on client requirements and may include travel to various locations in support of the account.

Pay Type

Min Base

Max Base

Salary

$100k

$135k

This pay range represents the base salary for this position. Actual compensation within the range will depend on a variety of factors including but not limited to experience, skills, and location.