Production Manager

This is a Full Time 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)
• 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.

BENEFITS & PERKS
Our motto is 'Taking Care of Our Own' through 6 pillars of benefits:
• HEALTH: Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits for you and your family, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
• YOURSELF: Paid time off policy including holidays, sick time, and a day off for your birthday, free concert tickets
• WEALTH: 401(k) program with company match, Stock Program Reimbursement
• FAMILY: New parent programs & support including caregiver leave and infertility support
• CAREER: Tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment, internal growth and development programs & trainings
• OTHERS: Volunteer time off, crowdfunding network

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion. You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work. We will do all that we can to help you successfully balance your work and home life. As a growing business, we will encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from the talented people you will be working with.

It's talent that matters to us, and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status, or caring responsibilities. Live Nation strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of age (40 and over), ancestry, color, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), family and medical care leave or the denial of family and medical care leave, mental or physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), marital status, domestic partner status, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, military and veteran status, political affiliation, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, and gender expression, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, rule, ordinance, or regulation.

We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act and consistent with other similar and/or applicable laws in other areas. We also afford equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability. For this reason, Live Nation will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant consistent with its legal obligations to do so, including reasonable accommodations related to pregnancy in accordance with applicable local, state, and/or federal law.

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