Client Technologies Analyst, AV Technologies

Pepperdine University • Malibu, CA

1d • $24 - $26

About The Position

The Client Technologies Analyst works under the direction of Audio-Visual
Technologies leadership to provide technical assistance, support, and training
to faculty, staff, and students at the Malibu Campus. This role supports
Pepperdine University’s mission by delivering high-quality technology services
that enhance teaching, learning, and community engagement. The Analyst helps
manage classroom technology and provides support for select university events,
contributing to an environment that fosters academic excellence and student
success.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level
of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to
contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties,
responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with some courses in technology, business, education, theater, cinema, graphic design, or information design.
• Basic working knowledge of standard hardware and software products.
• Foundational problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Understanding of computers and applications within a networked environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• At least one (1) year of experience in a field of or related to information technology, audiovisual technology, event support, or business.
• Developing technical skills in Information Technology.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills needed to work effectively with a wide variety of internal and external resources.
• Strong decision-making skills and ability to work under pressure.
• Experience in following emerging trends in technology.
• Expertise in the use of major project management and collaboration software, including MS Project, Asana, MS Office, email, calendaring, and emerging collaboration tools (wikis, Google Apps, web conferencing, etc.).

Responsibilities

• TRAINING AND SUPPORT: Responsible for providing support on standard client hardware, software products, and audio-visual equipment. Configures and operates audio-visual equipment. Troubleshoots problems using scripts and checklists as guides, escalates issues when necessary. Works with basic infrastructure products. Documents problem statuses and resolutions in the tracking log; alerts team members about recurring problems. May provide on-the-spot training to clients. Supports events with setups, pickups, and training. Documents solutions to common problems and responses to frequently asked questions. Identifies client service improvements and shares success stories with clients and team members. Aware of our service level agreement targets, explains service procedures to clients.
• COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS: Represents Pepperdine and IT in a professional manner when collaborating with internal and external stakeholders. Develops and maintains partnerships with campus personnel and departments, as well as with external vendors and service providers, to assure current and future operational success. Builds relationships with individual clients, including faculty, staff, students, and executives.
• DATA, ANALYSIS, AND DOCUMENTATION: Helps identify improvements to team operations handbook, training manuals, and guides. Consistently and reliably creates service tickets for each service provided, resolves assigned tickets, documents resolutions and troubleshooting notes, and provides timely and detailed communication with stakeholders. Identifies service, system, and/or process improvements based on review of support tickets, feedback from constituents, and reflection of completed tasks and duties.
• ADMINISTRATION: Reviews and submits regular, timely, and complete paperwork and processes, such as status reports, bi-weekly or monthly timesheets, assessments for mid-year and annual reviews, and other routine IT and University practices. Coordinates the scheduling of technology resources and resolves conflicts arising from demand exceeding available resources. Maintains supplies. Keeps personal, team, and shared workspaces clean and organized.
• COLLABORATION: Provides backup support and assistance to other team members. Collaborates with co-workers and University colleagues on departmental, division-wide, and institutional projects. Shares process information and makes informal recommendations on how to improve processes and overall job execution within the team/department.
• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Attends training sessions, vendor presentations, user group meetings, conferences, and seminars. Engages regularly in individual professional development related activities to remain current with industry technology trends and work processes.
• COMMITTEES AND BEYOND JOB DUTIES: Volunteers to undertake tasks that stretch the employee's capabilities. Serves on various committees within the Information Technology division. Participates in external University committees. Performs other related duties as assigned.
• 100%% - UNIVERSITY MISSION: Understands and supports the Christian mission of the University. Upholds the University mission through team, location, atmosphere, and work performed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees