JUNIOR TECHNICAL PRODUCTION MANAGER - AGENCY

Posted 19 March 2017
SalaryNegotiable
Job type Permanent
DisciplineEvent Recruitment Agency
Reference15322/002_1489899606
Contact NameLive Recruitment

Job description

LG15322

Are you a senior level Event Technician looking to step up in to project management?

THE COMPANY

This company have an incredible story; having grown from a small facility ran by one individual they have now grown to a thriving production agency, with over 20 people. With their own extensive warehouse facilities they work across a broad range of events including conferences, product launches, award ceremonies and exhibitions, providing both full technical production as well as full end to end event management.

Priding themselves on delivering high quality events with exceptional service they work with a extensive list of blue chip clients.

With ambitious growth plans for the future and a busy calendar across the year there has never been a better time to join this leading agency!

THE ROLE

Due to continue growth and a volume of new business there is now a great opportunity for an Technical Production Manager to come on board and deliver events across their client base.

A broad role your responsibilities will include:

  • Taking detailed client briefs

  • Managing the full event production process from concept to delivery

  • Conducting site visits

  • Pulling together technical quotations and proposals

  • Supplier liaison and management

  • Creating risk assessments and technical drawings

  • Installing and de-rigging of events

  • Budget management

  • Onsite management

THE CANDIDATE

The ideal candidate should have a strong technical background and ideally experience working within the live events industry. Candidates need to have a good level of knowledge in all areas of technical production including lighting, audio, video and rigging coupled with practical experience operating at engineer level in at least one of these areas. Candidates need to be client facing and ideally have had experience in taking briefs directly from clients and liaising with suppliers as well as operating onsite.

Candidates who are currently operating as AV Technicians and who want to take the "step up" will also be considered, as will candidates working within a venue, with strong technical knowledge.

In return this is a great opportunity to join a leading production agency and worked on a broad range of projects for leading clients

Live specialises in all disciplines (and at all levels) across marketing, creative and events. If this position isn't quite what you're looking for please visit www.live-recruitment.co.uk to view all of the opportunities we are recruiting.