Production Coordinator | Full Time | Mobile Convention Center

Oak View Group

Oak View Group is the global leader in venue development, management, and premium hospitality services for the live event industry. Offering an unmatched, 360-degree solution set for a collection of world-class owned venues and a client roster that includes the most influential, highest attended arenas, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions on the planet.

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Overview

Key department head and advisor to Director of Operations for all technical stage aspects including electrics, audio, fly-rail, crewing, logistics and preventive maintenance for all stage systems, personnel and equipment.

This role has a wage of $ $18.00 - $21.00 per hour

For FT roles: Benefits: Health, Dental and Vision insurance, 401(k) savings plan, 401(k) matching, and paid time off (vacation days, sick days, and 11 holidays).

Job expires 7/1/2024

About the Venue

The Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center anchors lively downtown Mobile, Alabama, a city that offers world-class accommodations, retail shops, restaurants, museums, parks and art galleries. The 317,000-square-foot facility features 16 meeting rooms, two ballrooms and two exhibit halls that total 100,000 square feet.   Covered walkways and crosswalks to nearby hotels give attendees the ultimate in convenience, with downtown dining, nightlife, shopping and sightseeing just minutes away. Winner of numerous architectural awards, the Mobile Convention Center takes full advantage of an exclusive waterfront setting. The striking exterior incorporates outdoor terraces on three sides of the venue, while the expansive windows - more than 45,000 square feet of exterior glass - afford magnificent views of the historic Mobile River from three levels.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with licensee all pre-performance technical requirements.

• Oversee load-ins, set ups, show runs, and loadouts for all shows at the Convention Center, Civil Center, and Theater.

• Coordinate all backstage logistics for shows with local Stage Employees Union business representative.

• Maintain a professional and cordial relationship with local representatives.

• Prepare and coordinate with the event manager all "back of house" event information.

• Coordinate "front of house" details for specified events.

• Prepare the event estimate and update the client and event file with changes in the estimate.

• Review and process stage employee union payroll.

• Supervise a preventative maintenance program for all light, sound, and backstage equipment.

• Recommend capital purchases or improvements to the Director of Operations

• Provide for the training, safe working conditions and welfare of stage employees in accordance with Oak View Group policies, union guidelines and applicable EEO and OSHA regulations.

• Serve as Event Manager on Duty (MOD) as required.

• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 4-year degree in Theater with technical emphasis or professional equivalence

• 3-year minimum experience working in a performing arts center/theater

• 2-year minimum experience in public facility management, promotion, or operation of conventions or trade shows or service-related operation whose primary function is to provide direct on-site service to the public

• Knowledge of operations, maintenance, and stage management

• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills are required.

• Strong organizational and personnel management skills required.

• Understand and work from general instructions, specifications, blueprints, sketches, and preventive maintenance schedules.

• Good computer skills required.

• Working knowledge of applicable OSHA, state and other work environment and safety regulations

• Working knowledge of fire and public safety issues

• Ability to train, plan, assign, and direct work and motivate union stage personnel and front-of-house personnel.

• Ability to prepare, analyze and operate within Department Budget

• Ability to work flexible and extensive hours, including holidays and weekends, based on events.

• Involves walking, standing, bending, stooping, and climbing stairs. May include manual labor, moderate lifting and/or arduous working conditions; ability to lift up to 50 pounds.

• Position is not substantially exposed to adverse conditions.

Strengthened by our Differences. United to Make a Difference.

At OVG, we understand that to continue positively disrupting the sports and live entertainment industry, we need a diverse team to help us do it. We also believe that inclusivity drives innovation, strengthens our people, improves our service, and raises our excellence. Our success is rooted in creating environments that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities in which we operate and serve, and this is the reason we are committed to amplifying voices from all different backgrounds.

EEO

Oak View Group is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis ("protected class") including, but not limited to veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.