Production Director (Experiential)

Responsibilities

• Direct, manage, mentor, and motivate junior production staff.
• Assist new business development team in determining feasibility of projects/events and developing production deliverables for new business proposals (RFPs). Please note this will often include attending pitch presentations...
• Serve as primary Production team contact throughout a project/program with both internal and external teams, including client teams.
• Collaborate with OBE Leadership and senior level production team, Account, Creative, Strategy, Technology, and others as applicable, on project, departmental, and companywide details.
• Direct and oversee all production related communications, documentation, and required deliverables required by the project in a timely, detailed, efficient, professional, and courteous manner, always maintaining the highest standards.
• Ensure staff executes at the highest level of industry standards and in accordance with company policies and SOPs.
• Establish and maintain best practices that meet client needs and provide continual improvement to our operations.
• Create and manage and meticulously track detailed event timeline(s).
• Produce detailed project-wide, operational, and logistical plans and procedures, including but not limited to staff plans, detailed R&R grids, workbacks timelines, production timelines, load in and strike schedules, accessibility issues, on-site communications, weather preparedness and contingency planning.
• Keep OBE Leadership and senior level production staff briefed, as applicable, on a regular basis, related to any revisions to SOW’s and budgets.

Requirements

• BA/BS in marketing, business administration, communications, or related field.
• 8 – 10 years of direct experience in producing/managing large experiential programs and events, preferably with at least 5 years in an experiential agency environment.
• Large event, big budget activations experience, working with large fabricators and multiple vendors for complex activations.
• Very strong client/customer service experience and focus.
• Additional experience in at least 2 of the following specialized area: audio/video/lighting, mobile marketing tours, set fabrication, live event activations, and corporate meetings.
• Must have an extremely strong and diverse experience base that directly applies to this multi-facetted, high demand position.
• Experience with Microsoft 365, SharePoint, , Smartsheet, Google apps,Trello and/or other project management tools
• VERY Strong network of production personnel and service providers to tap for projects and events.
• ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Exceptional and proven organizational, planning, managerial and client interfacing skills.
• Superior management, leadership, and interpersonal communication skills.

Benefits

• medical/dental/vision insurance
• employer paid basic life and personal accident insurance
• Annual Profit Sharing/Bonus Plan based on the company’s performance and your individual performance
• 401(k)
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• PTO
• STD/LTD insurance benefits