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Event Production Manager

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United Kingdom , London

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Salary:

60000.00 GBP / Year

Job Description:

This is a hands-on, senior production role for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, is calm under pressure, and acts as the go-to technical and production expert for both clients and internal teams. As Event Production Manager, you will take ownership of the end-to-end technical production delivery of live, hybrid and experiential events across global markets. You’ll be a trusted agency lead, ensuring flawless execution from concept through to onsite delivery. You’ll work closely with creative, account, suppliers and clients — translating ideas into technically sound, deliverable experiences.

Job Responsibility:

  • Lead technical and production delivery across global live, hybrid and experiential events
  • Act as the primary agency contact for all technical production matters
  • Manage AV, staging, lighting, sound, power, rigging and show calling where required
  • Oversee supplier sourcing, negotiation, briefing and management
  • Own production budgets, schedules, risk assessments and technical documentation
  • Conduct site visits, feasibility checks and pre-production planning
  • Travel internationally to oversee onsite delivery and live event execution
  • Collaborate closely with creative and account teams to ensure ideas are deliverable
  • Manage and mentor junior production team members when required
  • Ensure all projects are delivered to the highest technical, safety and quality standards

Requirements:

  • Proven experience as an Event Production Manager or Senior Producer within an agency environment
  • Strong background in technical production delivery (AV, staging, lighting, power, rigging)
  • Experience delivering international events across multiple territories
  • Confident managing complex budgets, timelines and multiple stakeholders
  • Calm, solutions-focused and highly organised under pressure
  • Comfortable being client-facing and leading onsite delivery
  • Willing and able to travel internationally as required
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills
What we offer:
  • Hybrid working – 3 days per week in Central London
  • Opportunity to work on global, large-scale experiential projects
  • International travel as part of the role
  • A collaborative, ambitious and creatively driven agency environment

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 15, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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