Freelance Senior Event Production Lead

• Lead and manage production of large-scale, complex, creative experiences
• Bring project from inception through to completion
• Manage client relationship and act as strategic partner at senior level
• Manage strategic vendor relationships
• Collaborate across internal departments (creative, operations, account, and production)
• Understand strategic and creative requirements and objectives of events
• Manage day-to-day budget and operations of projects
• Develop and manage timelines for cross-functional teams
• Drive and track cost management through negotiation and strategic buying
• Manage activations design and production, collaborating with fabrication partners
• Manage graphics project management & production
• Communicate with and manage vendors
• Participate in regular client status meetings and provide project status
• Audit status of project/event to ensure it's on track
• Oversee on-site execution of project/event and staff
• Handle post-event deliverables and lead internal retrospectives
• Ensure all vendor and partner invoices are paid post-event

• Minimum of 10+ years of industry-related experience with multiple years in event production
• Experience as lead producer of large-scale events and projects
• Experience managing complex events incorporating live event production, digital and physical activations, expo components, and ancillary events
• Advanced project management skills including workback schedules, timelines, scope, risk management, and communication plans
• Excellent budgeting skills and ability to optimize strategies to increase company net revenue
• Experience with all facets of planning, managing, and executing complex creative and logistics-heavy projects
• Ability to hold team and/or vendors accountable to project management plans
• Proficiency in project management software and spreadsheets
• Ability to work irregular hours and travel based on client deliverables
• Strong presentation skills
• Confident ability to address and resolve conflict
• Excellent stress management and emotional intelligence

• Pursued continuing education or certifications in project management or similar frameworks
• Intimate understanding of the industry as a whole, finger on the pulse of trends and innovations

Flexible work from home options available