Production Manager

Job Description

Seasonal Production Manager

Title: Production Manager

Location: Oakdale Theatre 95 S Turnpike Rd, Wallingford, CT 06492

The JOB

The production department steers the execution, management and administration of production operation details on all 50+ events a year. In tandem with operations, talent management, and finance, the department plays a direct role in liaising with clients, event planners, performing talent, venues, technical and site vendors, labor unions and other key planning agencies to ensure success for all events both front and back of house.

In this role, the Production Manager will have the opportunity to manage and support various events throughout the year, creating new ways to address unique challenges and collaborating directly with internal and external stakeholders through the process. The ideal candidate will have the ability to handle multiple projects and adapt to fast-paced changing environments while maintaining quality and exemplary leadership and teamwork.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO
• Responsible for all of the on-stage, backstage, and other technical and site planning details of events
• Includes advancing and obtaining technical information, including venue details, production needs, rider requirements, staging and event capacity changes
• Developing and maintaining relative documents including production and site drawings, on-sale layouts, timelines, schedules and artist technical riders
• Advance technical and site planning details for assigned shows/events
• Maintain regular communications with all stakeholders
• Assist in managing technical production (i.e. stage, sound, video, lighting, backline, broadcast, labor crews)
• Assist in managing site operations (i.e. power, heavy equipment, traffic management, crowd control measures, sanitation, permitting and engineering)
• Assist with budget management and tracking of assigned responsibilities
• Overseeing multiple projects from start to finish, including presence on-site from load in to load out
• Ensure positive and creative environment for planning teams
• Facilitate proper interdepartmental communication and organization
• Follow up on all action points from internal and external meetings
• Assist in producing event debrief documents including settlement notes for finance and suggested notes for the following year
• Regular liaising with senior directors of production and managing director via weekly meetings, calls and email communications

SKILLS/COMPETENCIES
Essential:
• Detailed project management / planning experience
• Production management experience (3+ years)
• Vectorworks knowledge and ability to use / AutoCAD experience acceptable
• Computer literate in Windows applications
• Exceptional organizational and administrative skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
• Procurement of vendors (staging, audio, lighting, video…etc) and managing staff, services, and budgets
• Working under pressure and ability to make clear concise decisions, sometimes with limited information
• Ability to work on and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Flexible work and travel schedule (days/nights, late hours, weekends, and holidays)
• Strong people skills with an emphasis on competent and diplomatic communication with client, vendor and artist representatives
• Ability to learn and adapt to new technology, information, resources and environments
• Tolerance of all cultures, music and art forms
• Tolerance of loud noise level in working environment

Desirable:
• Experience planning large scale events (5,000 people +)
• Experience in stage management / show running
• Experience in site planning and coordination
• Negotiation and liaising with agencies
• Event management training
• Health and safety/crowd management training
• Excellent communication, collaboration and analytical skills
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
• Exceptional organizational and administrative skills
• Anticipatory and proactive approach to problem solving
• Live Nation's policy regarding vaccinations and masking related to a pandemic or other infectious disease control measures, acts of God, health and safety mandates and/or restrictions imposed by applicable local, state or federal governments has evolved over time. Currently, we strongly encourage employees to be fully vaccinated from such infectious diseases for which vaccinations are available. You are expected to follow Live Nation's health and safety protocols and policies as they change from time to time.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rbkxvk-98-82-120-188-42 in your application.