Head of Live / Executive Producer - Events Agency Event Logistics, Project Management, Event Pr ...

Castlebell; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

This agency specialises in large-scale hospitality at exciting sporting events, brand activations, fan zones, and corporate events for an array of awesome clients.

This person would work across account and project management, and alongside creative and production, leading the event production teams to deliver world-class and award-winning event projects globally. You will also be working on your own live projects as an Executive Producer, as well as managing the team.

This role would entail:

• Leading and inspiring production and project managers including permanent and freelance
• Working closely with the creative department to ensure proposals and output are best in class, highly creative, feasible, and on budget
• Working with the Creative Director, Client Services Directors, and Managing Director to ensure agency integration and collaboration is positive and client confidence is high
• Mentoring and guiding members of the department to drive their development
• Ensuring consistent working practices across projects, including freelance teams

We are looking for the following experience:

• Previous relevant experience in a similar senior production role within the live events industry (15+ years)
• Leadership skills, managing a production/project management team at a senior level
• Collaborating with Creative Directors and Creative Leads to interpret and drive best in class creative output
• Lead on production process, tools, documentation
• Long-term experience of complex multi-market/global budgets, £multi million
• Confidence in the creation of budgets, and costing ideas accurately
• Global knowledge of suppliers
• Allocating the best teams to produce events globally
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end technical event production
• Content and digital production experience (film, interactive, digital)
• Knowledge of various fabrication and production methods
• Competence across all event disciplines: experiential, corporate, B2B, employee, exhibitions, outdoor, temporary structure, hospitality

We look forward to hearing from you. We are only able to accept applicants with an agency background and with the unrestricted right to work in the UK.