Production Manager, Corporate Events

Overview

PRG is the world's leading provider of services and solutions in entertainment and live events. Every day, we turn the creative vision of our customers into production and technical reality, deepening their connection to their audiences. What sets us apart are our people. No other company in our industry has such a deep and diverse bench of talent, working across theatre, TV, film, music, corporate events, equipment rental and more. With over 250 patents and registered trademarks, PRG is defined by innovation. And through our network of 38 offices spanning five continents, we can deliver for our customers anywhere around the globe.

Responsibilities

Summary/objective

The Production Manager is responsible for the following:

Supervisory responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate all production related aspects of an event

Essential functions

• Develop project teams

• Lead customer discovery and ideation sessions

• Work with the project team to develop event concept and event details

• Develop and track the overall event budget insuring delivery of customer expectations and margin expectations of PRG.

• Develop the master production schedule

• Work with production team to ensure a thorough understanding of scope and customer expectations.

• Manage customer communication to insure they are up to speed on project development and budget changes.

• Track all changes and customer requests and insure they are communicated to the project team.

• Ensure all deadlines are met

• Act as the main point of contact for the customer on show site

• Manage the production team during execution of the event

• Manage customer feedback and necessary adjustments

• Finalize the budget for the customer

• Insure successful retention of the customer

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Very organized and detailed oriented

• Excellent written and verbal communication

• Have a thorough understanding of live events, especially in the Corporate Market

• Be knowledgeable in current production trends

• Have strong leadership skills

• Have a background in production of graphic and video content

• Experience building and tracking budgets and schedules for live events

• Travel as job requires

Physical demands

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.

• Must be able to bend, climb stairs, and continuously stand or walk 25% of the time.

• Must be able to lift 10-20 pounds (for example: packages, copy paper boxes, etc.)

• Must be able to communicate effectively by listening and in both written and verbal forms.

Travel required

• Extensive Travel Required.

Required education and experience

• Completion of four years of post-secondary education from an accredited institution of higher learning with a concentration in business administration, hospitality management, or related entertainment technology fields

• Five or more years of experience in sales, business development or project coordination in a market appropriate to the position vacancy.

EEO and Disclosure

PRG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. PRG is a drug-free work environment, pre-employment testing will be required.

This is a safety sensitive position and will require pre-employment drug screening.

Production Resource Group LLC participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

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