Multimedia Architect

Multimedia 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