Senior Production Manager/Technical Director (New York)

Hello.

We Are DesignScene.

DesignScene is an international creative production agency with offices in London, New York, Los Angeles and Singapore. We craft design-led events and experiential marketing campaigns for brands worldwide.

We are looking to strengthen our team with the addition of a Senior Production Manager/Technical Director based in New York to work across digital, hybrid and physical events and activations.

You will have a minimum of 7 years’ agency experience as a Senior Production Manager/Technical Director with at least 2 years in a similar role and enjoy rising to a challenge. Outstanding time management, organisational skills and a passion for live experiences are essential.

Overview

Reporting into the Production Director and working alongside a team of producers you will deliver the day-to-day production management of large-scale projects worldwide to an exceptional standard, maintaining the high production values of DesignScene. You will be a hands-on senior production manager/technical director with a proven ability to build collaborative relationships internally, and externally with clients and suppliers.

The ideal candidate will have; a natural and genuine passion for technical innovation, be experienced in delivering large-scale projects and have excellent management and organisational skills. Practical skills in a technical production discipline an advantage.

The DesignScene values that we look for are:

• Confident
• Creative
• Innovative
• Collaborative

Sound like you? Get in touch!

Location: DesignScene Inc NYC

Employment Type: Permanent – Full Time

Salary: DOE

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:

What do you have to achieve?

• Proactive production management and delivery of projects through the triple constraints of cost, time, and quality
• A very good understanding of the client products and business environmentBuild and develop good client relationships
• Smooth and efficient onsite project delivery from build to derig
• That all deadlines, both internal and client led are met
• Confident presentations to clients where appropriate
• Commercially successful projects - work closely with project lead to feed in costs and managing the production aspect of the budget

Job Activities – what do you have to do?

• Lead the production planning process on your projects, and support the team on their projects as required
• Manage the onsite production delivery, including client liaison
• Interrogate and assess production feasibility of client briefs
• Oversee the smooth and efficient running of the warehouse, ensuring all operational issues are resolved with speed
• Work with the producers to manage budgets by taking responsibility of the production costs
• Conduct detailed site surveys and onsite supplier briefings
• Contracting and management of suppliers, including cost negotiation
• Complete project wrap up and reconciliation to deadline, including expenses
• Stay informed of industry news and champion new products and technology
• Produce detailed production schedules and other project documentation as required
• Manage the H&S process, collating 3rd party information and contracting H&S specialists as required
• Hold supplier debriefs to take forward any learnings
• Be responsible for project teams providing mentoring and developing the skills of production manager and junior production managers
• Guide junior team members through internal processes
• Deal with stress points efficiently and effectively, flagging any critical issues to senior management

 What are the skills required?

• Exceptional organisational and time-management skills
• Very good presentation skills and be able to present to senior clients confidently when appropriate
• Confident, clear communication and inter-personal skills
• In depth understanding of creative, design and production technology
• The ability to read and interpret technical plans and drawings

What technical knowledge do you need?

• Competent use of Apple OS, Google G-Suite, Microsoft Office, Apple Keynote
• Vectorworks or AutoCAD an advantage
• Quick learning skills for our other platforms such as Slack, Airtable, PROCIM, etc.
• Ability to read and interpret CAD layout and fabrication drawings