Production Manager - Live Events

Event Concept; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Wellbeing support

Team culture

Job summary

EC is seeking a Production Manager to join our Production team, delivering high-quality technical production across live events. You’ll supervise and coordinate projects across sectors, reporting to a Senior Production Manager.

You’ll lead with a calm, professional approach, manage client expectations, and collaborate with lighting, audio, video, rigging and graphics teams. Experience with Vectorworks or AutoCAD is a plus.

Qualifications

• Experience in a production-focused role in live events.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to balance creative and analytical thinking.
• Knowledge of lighting, audio, video, rigging, scenic and graphics delivery.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Client Services to prepare quotes and pitches that are technically and commercially feasible.
• Oversee the delivery of medium to large-scale projects with cross-team support.
• Act as primary client contact on projects entering Production Management.
• Ensure timely, competitive responses across all project phases.
• Coordinate crewing, transport, and supplier vetting and due diligence.

Skills

Production management

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Logistics planning

Budgeting & quoting

Creative & technical thinking

Tools

Vectorworks

AutoCAD

Job description

Make the extraordinary, everlasting - with us.

At EC, we craft extraordinary experiences that leave a lasting impression – not just for our clients, but for our people too. We blend the big ideas of a creative agency with the meticulous execution of a production company, bringing bold, imaginative events to life.

We’re collaborative, down-to-earth, and serious about delivering quality – all while finding time for lightness and fun. If you’re someone who’s curious, adaptable and excited to do meaningful work with a team that’s got your back, we’d love to hear from you.

About The Role

We’re on the lookout for a Production Manager to join our Production team, specialising in delivering high-quality technical production across a wide range of live events. Reporting into one of our Senior Production Managers, you’ll supervise and coordinate the delivery of projects across a broad range of sectors.

Who are you?

• You have demonstrable experience in a production-focused role in the live events industry.
• You are a team player with a flexible andenthusiastic approach.
• You are a natural leader and have excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to drive project teams of both internal and external stakeholders.
• You can balance both creative and analytical thinking, with the ability to consider logistical, commercial and creative aspects of projects.
• You have a good working knowledge of lighting, audio, video, power, rigging, scenic and graphics delivery to effectively collaborate with our specialist teams.
• You have experience in either Vectorworks, AutoCAD or similar software.
• You have experience working in a range of project types and sectors such as live shows, large scale conferences, private events, exhibitions, brand activations, roadshows.
• You are a natural organiser, and confident in running a complex schedule.
• You have a good awareness of health and safety both in pre-production and on-site project phases, with the ability to champion this to other team members.
• You don’t get phased under pressure, you’re the consummate professional. Even when something isn’t going quite according to plan, you remain calm and get the situation sorted.

You don’t have to tick every box - we care just as much about curiosity, adaptability and a growth mindset as we do experience on paper.

Day-to-day tasks

Quoting, Pitching & Proposals

• Collaborating with the widerClient Services team, Project ManagersandProducersin the creation and delivery of quotes and pitches for projects.Ensuring that responses are both technically and commercially feasible.
• Working with Client Services to support and offer solutions and ideas for efficient and profitable delivery.
• Act as a champion of production excellence, pushing the boundary to ensure EC remains at the forefront of the industry whilst using your expertise to ensure meticulous planning and fail‑safe delivery.
• Provide guidance and sign‑off on estimated figures, event budgets and production quotations.Ensuring that all ball parking that is provided as part of a pitch or proposal process has been feasibility checked.
• Acting as an internal contact for the Client Services teams for new projects, taking client briefs and assisting in qualifying newenquiries.
• Briefing project elements to internal technical and scenic teams or external production suppliers.

Delivery

• Overseeing the physical delivery of medium to large-scale projects.
• Working in collaboration with our Technical and Scenic Project Management teams to support them in the seamless delivery of their elements of projects.
• On projects that have come directly into the Production Management Team, acting as the primary client contact, playing the role of client services and ensuring client satisfaction at all points.
• Ensuring timely, competitive, and accurate responses to theClient Services across all project phases/milestones.
• Promote collaboration,communicationand process enhancementbetween creative, production, project, operations, logistics andClient Services teamsat all stages of a project.
• Monitor the progress of projects, ensuring company processes are followed and that all relevant milestones are met in pre‑production.
• Collaborate with other members of the Production Management Team and support where required.
• Responsible for third party production supplier research, vetting and due diligence, ensuring our supplier database is accurate, updated and that any required supplier competency assessment is carried out.
• Responsible for management and oversight of accurate and timely crewing and transport scheduling on your projects.

Process & Governance

• Responsible for reconciliation on projects, ensuring costs are allocated correctly and that any additional charges to client are communicated in a timely manner to the relevant internal stakeholders.
• Responsible for generation and management of Event Safety Plans, RAMS, plans, build schedules and project packs.
• Ensure that in carrying out all day‑to‑day responsibilities, our policies and procedures and are observed.

What It’s Like At EC

At EC, we’re a team of doers, dreamers, and down-to‑earth collaborators. We thrive on creativity, care deeply about the details, and always have each other’s backs. With hybrid working, generous time off, wellbeing support, and a culture that champions your voice, your growth, and your whole self — it’s more than just a job. It’s a place to thrive.

Check out our Culture & Values

Our Hiring Process

• A short Teams call to say hello
• A task or survey to understand how you work
• A face‑to‑face interview with your future team
• A culture conversation to make sure it’s a match both ways

Your voice. Your growth. Your experience. #YourEC