Job Title: Production Manager – Live Events / Audio Visual
Location: Utah based
Salary: 90,000-120.000.00
Position Type: Full Time (Permanent hire)
Category: Live Events
Summary
We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Production Manager to oversee the planning, coordination, and execution of live events and audiovisual productions.
This individual will manage productions from initial planning through on-site execution, coordinating technical requirements, equipment, crews, schedules, logistics, and client expectations to ensure successful event delivery.
The ideal candidate is organized, dependable, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. This role requires strong leadership, technical knowledge, client communication skills, and a willingness to work alongside production teams when needed.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage live event productions from pre-production planning through event execution, strike, and completion.
- Serve as a primary point of contact for clients, ensuring clear communication and a high level of customer service.
- Coordinate audiovisual production requirements, including audio, video, lighting, staging, LED, projection, and related equipment.
- Determine equipment, staffing, scheduling, and technical resources required for each event.
- Schedule and coordinate production crews, technicians, freelancers, vendors, and other event personnel.
- Develop and maintain production schedules, equipment lists, crew assignments, and event documentation.
- Oversee equipment preparation, transportation, load-in, setup, show operation, strike, and return.
- Coordinate travel arrangements and accommodations for out-of-town productions as needed.
- Provide on-site leadership, directing production teams and ensuring events run smoothly.
- Troubleshoot technical, staffing, scheduling, and logistical challenges throughout the production process.
- Monitor production budgets, labor requirements, equipment utilization, and project expenses.
- Maintain strong communication with clients, venues, vendors, technicians, and internal teams.
- Ensure compliance with safety procedures, quality standards, and production timelines.
- Conduct post-event reviews and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and production processes.
- Manage multiple events and projects simultaneously while maintaining organization and attention to detail.
- Assist with hands-on production responsibilities, including equipment preparation, loading, setup, and strike, as needed.
- Support evening, weekend, and extended event schedules when required.
Required Qualifications
- Previous experience in live event production, audiovisual production, or a related technical environment.
- Experience managing live events from initial planning through on-site execution.
- Working knowledge of professional audio, video, lighting, staging, projection, LED, and related production systems.
- Experience coordinating production crews, technicians, freelancers, and vendors.
- Strong organizational, scheduling, and project management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple productions, deadlines, and changing priorities.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and client relationship management skills.
- Ability to troubleshoot challenges and make decisions in fast-paced production environments.
- Comfortable overseeing production teams while assisting with hands-on tasks when necessary.
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of production responsibilities.
- Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and extended hours based on event schedules.
- Willingness to travel to event locations as needed.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working for a live event AV production company, staging company, or event production organization.
- Experience producing corporate events, conferences, meetings, galas, concerts, or other live productions.
- Hands-on technical experience with professional audiovisual equipment and systems.
- Experience managing production budgets, labor costs, equipment resources, and project profitability.
- Previous experience supervising or leading production teams.
- Established relationships with event venues, production vendors, freelancers, or technical crews.
- Experience working in a fast-paced environment managing multiple productions simultaneously.