Technical Production Manager

Kendall Freeman; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Retirement Match

Paid Time Off

Job summary

The Freeman Company in London is seeking a Technical Production Manager to deliver exceptional live events by combining deep technical expertise with strong project leadership. The role requires extensive knowledge of AV, lighting, sound, staging, rigging and broadcast and a track record of delivering high-quality experiences.

Hybrid work with in-office Wednesdays at our London location. You will manage production budgets, build relationships with clients and suppliers, and lead production crews

Qualifications

• 10+ years in technical events, agency space, indoor/outdoor productions.

Responsibilities

• Define project scope and technical requirements with the production team.
• Conduct technical site visits and provide site visit reports.
• Brief suppliers, venues, site manager, production managers, show callers, CAD drafters/visualizers/creatives.
• Track and manage production timelines, budgets and expenses; develop schedules and show flows.
• Monitor services to ensure budget compliance.
• Coordinate with Sparks EMEA Ryton on build and AV in line with client brief.
• Source and manage suppliers within approved lists and procurement processes.
• Collaborate with other departments to deliver proposals on time and with quality.
• Maintain consistent communication with employees, contractors, vendors, and Sparks EMEA divisions.

Skills

Project leadership

Technical production

Event technology

Communication

Budget management

Education

Entertainment industry course / rigging certificates

Tools

AutoCAD 2D

MS Office

Job description

About Us

Sparks is a leading global brand experience agency, specializing in the design and execution of award-winning experiences that forge deep connections between brands and audiences. Recognized by Adweek as Experiential Agency of the Year, we bring a unique blend of strategic insight and execution excellence to every brand activation, corporate event, trade show exhibit, and immersive experience. Our commitment to creativity, innovation, and flawless execution drives us to craft impactful experiential marketing solutions that deepen relationships, inspire action, and build trust-all around the world.

Summary

The Technical Production Manager is responsible for delivering exceptional live events and exhibitions by combining deep technical expertise with outstanding project leadership. This role requires extensive knowledge of AV, lighting, sound, staging, rigging, broadcast, and event technology, along with the ability to identify innovative production solutions that bring creative concepts to life. The ideal candidate builds strong relationships with clients, suppliers, venues, and internal teams, inspiring confidence through expert guidance while leading production crews to consistently deliver high-quality, flawless event experiences. This role is eligible to work a hybrid schedule, generally requiring work in-office one day a week (typically Wednesdays) at our London location.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Works closely with production team and creative to establish project scope and technical requirements
• Carries out technical site visits - provides site visit reports
• Briefing: suppliers, venues, site manager, production managers, show callers, CAD drafters/visualizers/creatives
• Tracks and manages production timelines on active event programs; creates and manages budgets, supplier invoice/expense tracking and final reconciliation. Develop and track project schedules, agendas and show flows as needed. Drives timeline with team and client as directed
• Monitors services & activities to ensure they are within budget
• Creates production budgets and timelines associated with assigned proposals. Monitors costs and resource allocation to ensure they are within budget
• Work closely with Sparks EMEA Ryton team to ensure all technical aspects of event - build, AV - are developed in line with client brief
• Research, source and manage suppliers and ensure contractors and suppliers are within our approved supplier list. Management of new suppliers and Sparks EMEA new supplier procurement processes
• Work with other departments/agencies in order to produce, ensure quality, and deliver proposals to clients accurately and on time
• Maintain consistent and thorough communication with all levels of employees, contractors, vendors, and Sparks EMEA divisions
• Maintain confidential and sensitive information and files, correspondence and records
• Supplier/Venue management and liaison

Education & Experience

• 10+ years within the technical events industry, with experience within the agency space and in indoor and outdoor productions
• Proficient operational knowledge of 2D AutoCAD
• Entertainment industry related course / certificates in rigging preferred
• Proficient in Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• UK National or relevant permissions to work in the UK
• Track record in international event delivery
• Experience in proposal development and pricing
• Exposure tobudget management of 100K+
• Ability to quickly recognize or anticipate problem areas and quickly develop solutions

Travel Requirements

Travel up to 25%

What We Offer

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Life, Accident and Disability
• Retirement with Company Match
• Paid Time Off

Diversity Commitment

At The Freeman Company, our commitment to diversity and inclusion is helping us to create not only a great place to work, but also an environment where our employees, our customers and our communities around the world can reach their goals and connect with each other. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status and other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.