Job details
Job type full-time
Full job description
Deeplocal is seeking a technical director to work in our events & experiences divisionThis position requires deep expertise in creative technology, software development, and a history of bringing highly technical, interactive experiences to life for national and/or global brands clients.
The technical director is accountable for owning the solution, architecture, planning, and build of technical components for integrated physical/digital projects ranging from event activations to digitally-connected products to socially-scaled campaigns—all of which are in service of marketing goalsThis role reports to deeplocal’s vp of creative technology and works internally with deeplocal creatives and engineers of multiple disciplines, as well as externally with clients and vendors.
This position will collaborate with the brightest minds in the creative engineering field, including full-time roboticists, and electrical, mechanical, and software engineersAdditionally, they’ll have access to deeplocal’s prototyping and production facility on the first floor of the company’s pittsburgh headquarters.
Responsibilities
Scoping, approach, and technical architecture – design, invent, and own the solution and architecture for technical components of integrated experiential projectsWork directly with creative, production, and engineering discipline leadsWhile you will own technical solutions across multiple projects, you will delegate hands-on implementation of these solutions to the appropriate technical team members.
Project feasibility and creative technology approach – support creative team by determining high-level feasibility and technical approach for early-stage concepting and pitching.
Project team design – events & experiences projects vary widely; as tech director, you’ll design the team needed to build the technical solution that you architectThis team will be made up of both internal and external resources that you identify.
Project technical team management – work directly with a project’s producer to determine technical deliverables and timingManage the quality of the technical team’s output to ensure that all technical development ladders up to scoped deliverables.
Client communication – present solutions and architectures to clients and explain the impact of technical decisionsCommunicate directly with client technical teams for integration of project deliverables.
Desired skills
Deep expertise in creative technology that integrates physical and digital
Proven experience designing technical systems for real-world, interactive experiences
Excellent communication skills
Creative thinker, collaborator, and problem solver
Excited by new challenges and never-been-done-before work (visit deeplocal.com/work for examples of deeplocal projects.)
Location
This position is based in pittsburgh, paApplicants must also be willing to travel to client locations as required throughout the lifecycle of a project.
Deeplocal covid-19 vaccine policy
Based upon its strong commitment to the health, wellbeing and safety of its employees and their families, its clients, and the communities where it lives and works, deeplocal has instituted a covid-19 vaccine mandate and other covid-19 related protocols, subject to any and all applicable state or local lawsOf course, our policies, procedures, and protocols are subject to change as conditions evolveIf an employment offer is made to you, you will be given a full opportunity to advise us if at that time you believe that you need to be excused from any specific requirements (including a vaccine mandate, if in place at that time) and deeplocal will interact with you to fully understand, evaluate, and respond to any request for an accommodation, in strict accordance with all applicable laws.
About deeplocal
Deeplocal is a quickly growing, internationally-recognized, creative technology company based in pittsburgh, paDeeplocal’s team of 60+ includes experts in marketing, engineering, design, and fabrication who collaborate to develop never-seen-before physical experiences for brand clientsOur studio is located in a renovated brewery loft space in sharpsburg, pa—just outside of pittsburgh and within a few minutes of lawrenceville.
Deeplocal has been named one of the best places to work in western pennsylvania and has received numerous awards in advertising and designDeeplocal’s work has been featured on fast company, wired, nytimes, usa today, the today show, good morning america, gizmodo, engadget, forbes, and many more.
Our mission
Invent products and experiences for innovative brands.
Our purpose
To be a place where amazing talent can invent, create, and inspire.
Our core values
Respectful
Efficient
Inventive
Resourceful
Humble
Benefits include:
Competitive and comprehensive health care coverage
Flexible retirement plan with employer matching
Paid vacation time and winter break
Profit sharing
Flexible work opportunities
Family and pet friendly policies, including best-in-industry parental leave
Fitness and public transportation subsidies
Community service flex time
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