Technical Support Specialist

Position: Global Tech Support

Location: Santa Monica, California

Contract: 6 Months (Extension Likely)

Pay Rate: $18.65/HR

Duties:

The Global Tech Support Analyst is a member of the UMG Global Service Desk that provides front-line support to end users on a variety of differing issues, identifying, researching, and resolving technical issues that are raised. The Global Tech Support Analyst documents, communicates, tracks, and

monitors all incoming calls, incidents, and requests to ensure a timely response and resolution that meets the documented Service Level Agreements. Familiar with a variety of IT concepts, practices, and procedures relating to IT and the software utilized in the company.

Skills:

• Answer incoming Global Service Desk calls and chats while routing new incoming Service Desk tickets created via email.
• Interprets, analyses, researches and resolves simple to moderately complex inquiries
• Monitor unassigned ticket queue while also following up on assigned tickets in queue every 24 hours
• Documents diagnostic steps and user communications with caller as they troubleshoot within the comments of the ticket.
• Research, resolve, and respond to all calls, e-mails, chats, call-backs, and Self-Service requests in a professional and timely manner in
• accordance to established guidelines and procedures
• Escalate requests to the appropriate individual or next level of tier support based on established guidelines and procedures
• Utilizing the internal knowledge base, experience and team resources
• Provide technical advice, guidance, and informal training to customers
• Support, maintain, and train users on mobile handheld devices
• Develop and maintain a thorough working knowledge of in-house applications, computer hardware, operating systems, on-line
• services and all other current technology used to support end users
• Edit and update Knowledge Base articles to better manage solutions, ticket routing, and ticket escalation.
• Support multiple locations and remote users via remote tools
• Cross train with other peers and departments; learn new information, methods, and procedures needed to provide all necessary
• support to customers
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues on the initial call when possible, utilizing the internal knowledge base, experience and team
• resources
• - Document issues and troubleshooting steps concisely in the ticketing system
• - Follow up on open issues with escalation groups to provide updates to customer

Requirements:

• 2 years of demonstrated technical and customer service experience is required or CompTIA A+ certification or equivalent
• Must have a good understanding of personal computers, printers and peripherals
• Must have a good understanding of Microsoft PC operating systems
• Must have excellent telephone, listening and communication skills
• Must be disciplined to learn and follow standard operating procedures
• Must effectively and efficiently communicate with all levels of employees
• Good problem-solving ability
• Able to work independently and as part of a team to attain individual and team goals
• Must be customer focused · Must demonstrate strong follow-up and follow through abilities with a sense of urgency
• Must demonstrate ability to manage multiple tasks and assignments
• Familiar with various elements of Information Technology infrastructure
• Available to work flexible shifts that will include nights, holidays & weekends
• Available to provide onsite support coverage at various UMG

Pride Global offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.