FANTASTIC BENEFITS - Are you an experienced Production Manager or a Senior Technician looking to step into a management role within a major live events venue? This Production Manager opportunity offers the chance to work across a diverse programme of conferences, exhibitions, concerts and live entertainment events within one of the region's most prominent event destinations.
- Work across major conferences, concerts and live entertainment events
- Join a leading venue technical production team delivering world-class events
- Strong benefits including generous pension and staff perks
THE COMPANY
This organisation operates multiple large-scale venues and is recognised as a key destination for conferences, exhibitions and live entertainment events. With modern technical infrastructure, large-capacity performance spaces and a busy year-round calendar, the venues attract international conferences, touring productions, corporate events and live performances.
Their in-house technical production team manages a wide range of events including conferences, gala dinners, exhibitions, concerts, comedy tours and live shows. The business is known for investing in its people, maintaining high technical standards and delivering outstanding experiences for clients, performers and audiences.
Working within a collaborative and energetic environment, this is a fantastic opportunity for a Production Manager to join a well-established production department and play a key role in delivering high-profile events.
THE ROLE
As Production Manager, you will oversee the technical planning and delivery of a wide variety of events, ensuring production elements are coordinated effectively from initial brief through to live delivery.
Working closely with clients, event organisers, technicians and external suppliers, the Production Manager will take ownership of technical event planning, ensuring lighting, sound, AV, staging and crew requirements are delivered safely and efficiently.
Duties as Production Manager will include:
- Managing technical production planning across conferences, concerts and live events
- Acting as the main technical contact for clients, promoters and event organisers
- Producing detailed technical briefs and coordinating internal production teams
- Managing technicians and crew during event build, operation and derig
- Ensuring health & safety compliance including RAMS and risk assessments
- Coordinating external suppliers and additional production services
- Supporting the successful delivery of events from concept through to completion
THE CANDIDATE
To be considered for this Production Manager role, candidates will come from a technical production background within live events. This could include experience gained within an events venue, production company, AV provider or live entertainment environment.
You will have a strong understanding of production delivery across lighting, sound, AV and staging, alongside excellent organisational and communication skills.
Senior Technicians looking to progress into production management are also encouraged to apply.
Live specialises in all disciplines (and at all levels) across events, experiential and exhibitions. If this position isn't quite what you're looking for please visit live-recruitment.co.uk to view all of the opportunities we are recruiting.
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Vacancy Ref: GS17035