Senior Producer | Event Program Curation

Designlab Experience; Dubai; Vor Ort; AED 180.000 - 280.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Designlab Experience seeks a senior Event Program Curator to shape large-scale public events, festivals, brand environments and government initiatives. You will define the narrative, audience journey and pacing, translating brief into deliverable plans and coordinating live delivery teams.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage producers and mentors, and collaborate with architects, designers and performers to connect content with space, technology and culture across the Middle East.

Qualifikationen

• Hands-on experience in live event delivery with on-site operations.
• Strong skills in curation, planning and pre-production for artistic and formal settings.
• Experience sourcing and briefing speakers, artists and performers and coordinating handover.
• Appreciation for architecture, design, art and culture across the Middle East.

Aufgaben

• Curate integrated programs for large-scale events, ensuring narrative and audience journey.
• Lead scope, planning, and pre-production for coordinated live delivery.
• Support pitches with creative programs and credible delivery plans.
• Lead client conversations through curation and pre-production.
• Collaborate with creative teams to connect program content with space and tech.
• Mentor junior producers and maintain organized project records.
• Build and manage project budgets, vendor negotiations and cost approvals.

Kenntnisse

Live event delivery

Curation

Planning

Pre-production

Communication

Team mentorship

Jobbeschreibung

Event Program Curation

• Curate integrated programs for large-scale public events, festivals and concerts, brand environments and worlds, and government initiatives.
• Develop programs for temporary, semi-permanent and permanent installations and activations in public, commercial and private spaces.
• Define the overarching narrative, thematic and intellectual arc, and audience journey in response to the brief, setting and cultural context.
• Create experiences that engage, entertain, stimulate or offer beauty, from still art and performance art across the full spectrum of entertainment.
• Curate conservative, high-profile moments with restraint and discretion, respecting protocol, cultural sensitivities and the occasion.
• Select formats, from exhibitions and installations to talks, performances and participatory experiences; shape pacing, show flow and ongoing programming as appropriate.
• Research, source and brief artists, performers, speakers and specialist collaborators; develop content and prepare talent for delivery.
• Translate curatorial ambition into deliverable plans, aligning content, space, technical needs, time and budget with the live delivery or operating team.

Project Management

• Lead scope, feasibility, planning, procurement and pre-production, preparing each project for a coordinated handover to the live delivery team.
• Translate briefs into scopes of work, production schedules, resource plans and clear responsibilities; manage dependencies and approvals.
• Coordinate venue, technical, logistics and supplier requirements; integrate safety, permits, risk and contingencies into production planning.
• Lead handover of approved programs, run-of-show documents, briefs, budgets and open actions; confirm ownership and readiness with the live team.
• Support site visits, key rehearsals and on-site delivery as required; remain available for program decisions and contribute to debriefs and close-out.

Business Development

• Lead and support pitches with creative, design and production colleagues, presenting compelling programs with credible delivery plans and costs.
• Understand client ambitions and audiences; identify opportunities that advance their objectives and DLE’s offering.

Client Management

• Lead client conversations through curation and pre-production, securing clear decisions and ensuring continuity at handover to the live team.
• Communicate scope, budgets, schedules, risks and changes promptly; secure approvals and maintain a shared record of decisions.

Creative Engagement

• Collaborate with creative teams, architects and designers to connect program content with space, scenography, technology and the wider experience.
• Use research, cultural insight and global trends to enrich the concept; brief collaborators clearly and equip the live team to protect the narrative.

Team Collaboration

• Lead multidisciplinary planning teams, suppliers and freelancers with clear briefs, ownership and timely communication.
• Mentor junior producers in curation, planning and production through hands-on guidance, constructive feedback and clear responsibility.
• Maintain organised project records and strengthen DLE’s planning, collaboration and delivery standards.

Budget Oversight

• Build and manage robust project budgets in Procim; plan forecasts, cash flow and contingencies against agreed profit targets.
• Source and negotiate with vendors and talent; manage contracts, deliverables, fees and payment schedules with the relevant teams.
• Secure approval of estimates, contracts, payment plans and variations; hand over cost commitments clearly and support final reconciliation.
• Apply value engineering that protects experience quality while meeting commercial objectives.

What You Bring

• Essential hands-on experience in live event delivery and execution, with a clear understanding of on-site realities, technical dependencies and show operations.
• Strong curation, planning and pre-production skills across artistic, entertainment and formal settings, with sensitivity to audience, place and purpose.
• Experience sourcing and briefing speakers, artists and performers, preparing their contributions and coordinating a thorough handover.
• An appreciation for architecture, design, art and culture, particularly across the Middle East.
• Clear communication, compelling presentation skills and the confidence to guide clients and multidisciplinary teams.
• Meticulous organisation, financial discipline and calm decision-making under pressure.
• A hands-on approach to preparation and problem-solving; you mentor generously and contribute to a collaborative, ambitious studio culture.