Hybrid working - 2 days in office - this creative event production agency is offering a unique and exciting opportunity for senior level candidate to join as Head of Production!
The Company
This is a fantastic chance to join a small but growing creative event production agency that delivers a fantastic array of creative events for some really top tier clients. New clients keep seeking them out and existing clients keep using the agency for more and more projects. These are exciting times for this close knit and collaborative team.
Working mainly within the sporting sector everything they do is completely bespoke, and creatively innovative, bringing together big ideas with cutting edge technology. Small scale conference events this is not... think brand experience, exhibition and (very exclusive) hospitality activations for high profile clients and sponsors
The Role
As Head of Event Production this role sits on the Senior Leadership Team and will head up the running and development of the production team with incredibly varied responsibilities including:
- Leading the team - goal setting, KPIs, performance improvements, etc.
- Overseeing the overall production output of the agency day to day
- Implementing processes for efficient working practices
- Managing resource requirements across the team
- Leading on partner and supplier contracting and relationships
- Ensuring effective health & safety practices are in place
- Managing the internal hires department improving processes and profit maximisation
- Holding accountability for department P&L and commercials
The Candidate
We are seeking candidates who are currently working at a senior leadership level within an event production agency environment. Candidates will have a solid background in hands on, large scale production delivery for a variety of event projects as well as a senior level skill set managing teams, commercials and process development within an event production environment. We are ideally looking for a knowledge of both technical and scenic/build production and global event experience would be a huge benefit.
Live specialises in all disciplines (and at all levels) across events, experiential and exhibitions. If this position isn't quite what you're looking for please visit (url removed) to view all of the opportunities we are recruiting.
As a specialist events recruitment agency we help our clients build the most talented and diverse teams in the UK. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, embracing diversity across all intersecting dimensions, including ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, well-being, abilities, and neurodiversity.
We are dedicated to ensuring a supportive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or accommodations for any reason, please do not hesitate to let us know.
Vacancy reference: LKS14419