Opportunities

Production Manager

/ MOMENTUM WORLDWIDE

 

/ JOB TITLE: PRODUCTION MANAGER

 

/ LOCATION: LONDON (HYBRID)

 

/ WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR

 

As Production Manager, you will be working at the sharp end of our agency’s creative workflow.  

 

You will be responsible for the process that brings our ideas into the physical world and for providing the technical guidance and commercial rigour that help our ideas flourish.   

Reporting to the Production Director, you will be responsible for the delivery of a portfolio of live, virtual and hybrid events and for helping our agency navigate the ongoing variable challenges presented by a post-pandemic world.   

 

Working in close collaboration with our creative, technology and business leadership teams, alongside both our clients and internal and external technical partners, you will occupy a position of trust and authority with the agency. 

 

/ HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL DO (RESPONSIBILITIES)

 

You will be an integral part of Momentum’s Event Production team, where you will manage and lead on event production delivery across conferences, awards, experiential, exhibitions, pop ups and live event pitches.

 

  • Provide thoughtleadership and drive exceptional delivery standards on all elements of event pre-production and onsite operations.  

  • Diligently deliver your assigned projectsto time, cost, and quality. 

  • Collaboratewell and build internal and external relationships. 

  • Proactively seekopportunities, through a production lens, to innovate and inspire. 

  • Meticulously manage your budgets, projects, documentation, and deliverables.

  • Be an SMEin your field; fostering confidence, collaboration and trust amongst your colleagues in all departments of the agency. 

  • Ensure safety and complianceby creating risk assessments, method statements, and event safety plans. 

  • Provide leadership and accountability during the onsite phase of your assigned projects and lead teams of contractors and suppliers during build, live and de-rig.

  • Provide pitch supportand own pre-production planning. 

  • Create, support,and refine internal processes to increase the quality and efficiency of our output. 

 

 

/ HERE’S WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR (QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS)

 

  • A positive, honestand open communicator, you’ll have a passion for live events and a natural curiosity for technology, entertainment, innovation and design. 

  • Experience and competencein traditional event production disciplines such as: set design & custom fabrication; structures & staging; materials & finishes; print techniques, logistics & trucking. 

  • A working understanding oftechnical production disciplines such as AV, lighting & rigging and streaming and virtual platforms. 

  • Excellent supplier knowledge / black book in the above areas.

  • A commercially driven professional, you’llhave excellent financial acumen, numeracy and negotiation skills, and you’ll have effortlessly managed complex budgets of varying sizes. 

  • Demonstrable aptitude for learning and adopting new technologiesin relation to content creation and broadcast. 

  • Health and Safetyconscious, you’ll hold an IOSH certification and have a good working understanding of our obligations under CDM 2015. 

  • The ability to create andinterpret CAD drawings and floorplans. 

  • Comfortable in client briefings, client meetings, mediating client change requests, and managing client expectations as required.

 

 

/ WHY YOU’LL LOVE THIS JOB

 

 

You'll want to work on projects that show up in the real world, beyond just the screen. You want to collaborate with brands to create amazing, unprecedented stories, experiences and content that audiences can’t forget and have to share. And when someone asks what you do for a living, you’ll be excited to tell them. If you want all of these things in a job, you’ll love this one!

 

 

/ WHY YOU’LL LOVE DOING IT AT MOMENTUM

 

 

Any brand can just talk and add to the noise. Here, we’re much more interested in what brands do, because that’s what matters. It’s why people will remember them and why audiences will be emotionally moved into brand fandom!

 

At Momentum, we make disruptive, entertaining, shareable, unforgettable experiences for our clients and their fans. Those wildcard ideas that are often discarded to the appendix for being a bit too much? We know how powerful they can be when done well and delivered authentically. We know how experiences and stories can form genuine connections with an audience. So, with a foundation of creativity, planning, management, production and dedication, we help brands form genuine connections with their audiences.

 

The experience for our teams is just as important. We work too closely not to have fun – and when we work hard, we make sure we look after each other. We have initiatives that make it matter for each other, for the work and the planet and we elevate more than just the brands we work with, too. Your personal growth and development matters as much to us as it does to you, and we want everyone to make their ambition a reality.

 

At Momentum Worldwide, we value diversity and the uniqueness of all people. We thrive in an inclusive environment, and we recruit, hire and promote without regard to race, gender, age, color, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, ethnic or national origin, citizenship, religion, sexual preference, military or veteran status, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability – or any other legally protected categories as set forth in the applicable state, federal or local laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment including training, compensation, benefits and all other privileges of employment.

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