Full job descriptionMultimedia Architect
Location: London (Hybrid, 2 days a week on-site)
Salary: Up to £110,000 + Benefits
The Opportunity
We’re partnering with a leading media organisation to appoint a Multimedia Architect, a key role for shaping the future of a complex multimedia technology landscape.
Working within the Multimedia team, you’ll define and evolve architecture across media asset management, storage, editing, collaboration and content delivery environments. This is a highly visible position where you’ll influence technology strategy, evaluate emerging platforms, drive architectural standards and ensure multimedia systems remain scalable, secure and fit for future business needs.
Key Responsibilities
Architecture & Strategy
*Define and maintain the architecture for the multimedia technology estate, including platforms, workflows, integrations and supporting infrastructure
*Develop technical roadmaps, standards and design principles that align with business and technology objectives
*Ensure platforms meet key requirements around performance, resilience, scalability, operational stability and disaster recovery
*Maintain architectural documentation, including current-state and target-state designs, decision logs and technology roadmaps
*Identify opportunities to optimise platforms, workflows, storage solutions & operational efficiency
*Partner with Product leadership to help shape the long-term multimedia technology strategy
Technology Evaluation & Integration
*Lead the technical assessment of new multimedia tools and platforms
*Provide recommendations around adoption, implementation and long-term suitability
*Design integration strategies across media asset management, editing, archive, storage, collaboration content delivery platforms
*Assess emerging technologies and identify opportunities to improve capabilities across the estate
Governance & Security
*Establish architecture standards and ensure solutions align with agreed principles and support models
*Define security architecture covering access controls, authorisation models, data protection and compliance requirements
*Provide architectural assurance for programmes, projects, upgrades & platform changes
*Ensure solutions are secure, maintainable and aligned with organisational governance standards
Stakeholder & Vendor Management
*Partner with business stakeholders, technology teams and external suppliers to translate requirements into practical solutions
*Act as the technical authority for multimedia systems and best practice
*Support vendor selection, solution design and implementation planning
*Provide guidance throughout projects, upgrades, migrations and complex change initiatives
About You
We’re interested in speaking with architects who have:
*Proven experience designing and managing large-scale multimedia, content management or digital media platforms
*Strong architecture experience across media asset management, storage, editing, collaboration or content delivery environments
*A track record of developing technology roadmaps, architecture standards & target-state designs
*Experience evaluating, selecting and integrating third-party platforms & technologies
*Strong understanding of enterprise integration patterns, infrastructure & cloud-based solutions
*Knowledge of security architecture, governance and compliance principles
*Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence both technical & non-technical audiences