Technical Officer Term Time Only - Loan Store

Post Title: Technical Officer – Loan Store (Term-Time only) 

FTE: 37 hours per week and 40 weeks per year (Term Time Only)

Salary: UH4 £25,804 pa pro rata to £28,778 pa pro rata by annual increments on achieving designated skills and experience

Location: College Lane Campus, Hatfield 

The School of Creative Arts is looking for a motivated Technical Officer, Loan Store and team player to support the School and work as part of a customer-focused team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a vibrant and fun School of Creative Arts. 

Main duties and responsibilities

You will support the efficient, daily operation of the School’s Loan Store by managing the safe and timely issuing, returning and maintenance of cameras, audio gear, lighting, grips and related equipment, providing customer‑focused support, maintaining compliance with Health & Safety standards.

You will contribute to teaching and research support, as well as events such as Open Days and Applicant Days.

Additional duties may include manual handling and other tasks that support broader School objectives. 

Skills and experience required

You will have high quality customer service experience, ideally bringing experience of working in a technical role within higher‑education. Experience of media loan tracking and asset management is advantageous. 

You will have a good working knowledge of the equipment used across Film and Television production, Audio production and Animation. Strong digital skills are essential, as are good numeracy, clear communication skills and the ability to work to deadlines. 

You will be confident communicating with students, colleagues and external partners at all levels, and able to follow detailed instructions accurately. Ability to write risk assessments would be advantageous.

You will be flexible, adaptable to workload requirements and have a proactive approach to problem solving. You will have good organisational skills and have the ability to learn new techniques and new skills.

Qualifications required

You will be educated to A‑level standard or equivalent or proven experience. A degree‑level qualification in Film and Television Production, or an equivalent Creative Arts subject, would be advantageous.

Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria. Please attach a personal statement showing clearly how your skills and experience match the Person Specification.

Internal applicants – please ensure you apply via your employee self-service portal.

We regret that we are unable to offer UKVI sponsorship for this post; applicants will either hold UK Right to Work or demonstrate access to UK Right to Work before an offer is made.

Contact Details/Informal Enquiries: Laith Shewayish l.shewayish@herts.ac.uk – Senior Technical Manager

Closing Date: 21 May 2026

Interview Date: W/c 08 June 2026

We are a committed equal opportunities employer and we particularly encourage applications from women and BAME candidates to reflect our diverse student cohort and staff under-representation where it exists. 

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