BRAVAS, Beautiful Places. Smart Spaces.
Home Experience Designer - Audio/Video Job at BRAVAS, Beautiful Places. Smart Sp
BRAVAS, Beautiful Places. Smart Spaces., Austin, TX, US
Job Description
Job Description
Job Summary:The Home Experience Designer: A/V is responsible for taking the input from the sales team and turning it in to a functional and profitable system to install. The solutions will need to be accurate and competitive and in order to assist the sales team close more sales.Duties & Responsibilities:
- Research product and make recommendations to the sales team and buyer based on functionality.
- Produce documents to assist technical department with installation including but not limited to plans, drawings and elevations.
- Coordinate with sales and engineering to develop solutions based on client intake information, site assessments, and sales team instructions.
- Create new and innovative ways to obtain desired results while adhering to budget and product constraints
- Meet with Sales during the initial design process to ensure all necessary aspects of functionality are included. Attendance at site visits will be required as necessary.
- Understand and adhere to company standards on product/labor mix, margin, and revenue per technician
- Understand and adhere to company standards on product labor attachments and revenue assessment for off-site labor hours (ie. Programming time, travel time, etc.)
- Attend post install meetings with Project managers to obtain feedback on design improvements
- Review sales order, product list and elevations with PM, programmer and rack technician
- Update project documentation and work orders in job management software
- Create & update project drawings and schematics as projects evolve
- Provide product to bench test and demo to in house team before specifying into actual proposals
- Contact vendor and industry experts regarding any new equipment or engineering issues
- Provide remote support for other techs in the field
- Occasionally travel to sites to witness systems in use
- Provide training or communication to disseminate pertinent information to other techs in the field
- Fiscal responsibility for all assets assigned and property within Designer’s care
- Customer service, including ability to work with high profile and high demand customers.
- Guardianship and preservation of client confidentiality and network/ home security
- Adherence to state and federal laws, including adherence to traffic laws
- They must possess an understanding of all AV systems including audio, video, security, lighting and integration of all installed brands.
- Be able to read and construct documentation such as house plans, lighting diagrams etc.
- Ability to communicate with the sales team and project managers is paramount.
- Must pursue continuing education on systems including audio, video, security, lighting.
- Technical aptitude and attention to detail are paramount
- Flexibility to meet customer demands outside of normal working hours
- May require standing or sitting for extended periods
- Position is eligible for remote work with supervisory approval
- Valid driver's license, clean driving record and criminal background