Who we are

At First Impression, we create impactful experiences through our innovative and creative solutions. Using technology, experience, and interaction, we help brands all over the world to connect with their audiences in physical spaces, like stores and showrooms.

For more than 27 years, we’ve been inventing, developing, installing, and maintaining audiovisual installations and digital signage solutions. With a dedicated team of 220 experience experts, our AVenturers®, we are all about delivering unforgettable experiences. We live by our slogan: It’s all about experience.

What will you do as a Solutions Architect

As a Solutions Architect, you will establish the foundation for cutting-edge solutions tailored to our clients’ needs. Working closely with our client managers throughout the sales process, your expertise ensures that client requirements are seamlessly transformed into innovative and impactful AV solutions. You play a key role in crafting these designs, always prioritizing quality, scalability, budget, and usability.

Your responsibilities include:

  • Collaborating with the client manager to identify client requirements and translating them into technically feasible, state-of-the-art solutions.
  • Providing technical insights by working closely with product specialists.
  • Making trade-offs regarding quality, durability, scalability, and deployability when selecting products.
  • Offering technical advice for bids and conducting technical evaluations of proposals.
  • Creating initial technical documentation and ensuring a smooth handover to the project team.
  • Staying involved throughout the project implementation phase.
  • Identifying new trends and products that could enhance our offerings.

It’s all about (your) experience

What we expect of you:

  • Extensive and relevant experience in AV technical consultancy.
  • Above-average knowledge of AV products.
  • A strong understanding of block diagrams and control flows, with no need for further training.
  • Awareness of current trends and developments in the marketplace.
  • The ability to translate ideas and wishes into practical realization possibilities.
  • Proficiency in MS Visio will enhance your effectiveness in this role.
  • A natural inclination towards precise and organized work.
  • Strong command of both Dutch and English.

What we have to offer you

You will receive an excellent salary, fully aligned with your skills and added value. Our compensation model is based on this. After a few conversations, we can form a good picture of you and your value, allowing us to compensate you appropriately. Would you like an estimate in advance? Feel free to call us.

In addition to an attractive salary, we offer you the following benefits:

  • Vacation Days: enjoy 25 vacation days (for a 40-hour work week) with the option to purchase an additional 5 days each year.
  • Vacation pay: receive 8% vacation pay to make your vacation plans even more fun.
  • Beneficial pension scheme: we contribute 50% of your pension premium, allowing you to enjoy your future carefree.
  • Travel allowance: you will receive €0.23 per kilometer for commuting, starting from the first kilometer, regardless of whether you travel by bike, public transport or car.
  • Personal development: through our First Academy, you have the opportunity to shape your own growth path.
  • High-quality onboarding program: a comprehensive and structured onboarding program to give you a flying start, but most importantly, to make you feel at home quickly.
  • Flexible working hours: for a healthy work-life balance.
  • Focus on your vitality: twice a year we organize a First Fit Week to support and encourage your well-being.
  • Independence and input: work in a position with room for your ideas and suggestions for improvement.
  • Unique projects: work on extraordinary experiences for major clients and well-known brands with-in a close-knit team.
  • IPhone and laptop: top-quality equipment to help you do your work well.

While working at First Impression is, above all, a lot of fun, you also receive plenty in return for your effort and contributions. We value our employees highly, which is why we act on that. It’s no surprise that we have been named Best Managed Company two years in a row. We have also received a special award for our organizational culture, something we are, of course, very proud of.