Technical Project Manager - Event Production

Live Recruitment; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist events recruitment agency is seeking a Technical Project Manager to oversee diverse corporate events, including live, virtual, and hybrid formats. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in AV and production, alongside solid technical knowledge across various media. This role offers clear progression opportunities within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Career progression

Competitive Salary

Hybrid working

Qualifications

• Experienced Project Manager with a strong background in AV, production, or technical event delivery.

Responsibilities

• Defining technical requirements for each event.
• Leading the technical delivery of projects.
• Engaging directly with clients, offering advice.
• Supervising technical teams across multiple projects.
• Managing budgets, timelines, and priorities.
• Operating and overseeing AV equipment on-site.
• Staying updated with industry trends.

Skills

Solid technical knowledge across lighting, audio, video, rigging, and power

Experience delivering live, virtual, and hybrid events

Strong client-facing skills and the ability to build relationships

Knowledge of CAD software or ability to interpret technical drawings

Proactive, solutions-focused approach

Experience with vMix or similar virtual platforms

Job description

The Company

This is a well-established, Yorkshire-based production company that delivers high-spec, complex technical solutions for conferences, exhibitions, virtual and live events across the UK and Europe.

• Established award-winning agancy
• Career progression
• Competitive Salary
• Hybrid working

With a reputation for producing captivating and engaging experiences, they work with a broad range of clients including leading corporations and major event agencies. Offering an extensive array of production services both nationally and internationally, they are continually pushing creative and technical boundaries.

The Role

Due to ongoing growth and success, they are now looking for a Technical Project Manager to join their team. This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of diverse corporate events, spanning live, virtual, and hybrid formats, managing them from brief through to on-site delivery.

As a Project Manager, you will be the key point of contact for clients and internal teams, ensuring events are delivered on time, on budget, and to the highest technical standard. The role requires a confident professional who can combine creativity with technical know-how to deliver memorable experiences.

Key responsibilities include:

• Defining technical requirements for each event
• Leading on the technical delivery of live, virtual, and hybrid projects
• Engaging directly with clients, offering advice and guidance
• Supervising technical teams across multiple projects
• Managing budgets, timelines, and priorities
• Operating and overseeing AV equipment on-site where required
• Staying up to date with industry trends and emerging platforms

This Project Manager position is integral to the company's continued success and will see you working on large-scale, high-profile events across the UK and beyond.

The Candidate

The ideal candidate will be an experienced Project Manager with a strong background in AV, production, or technical event delivery. Experience gained within an AV supplier, production agency, or venue environment will all be considered.

You will have:

• Solid technical knowledge across lighting, audio, video, rigging, and power
• Experience delivering live, virtual, and hybrid events
• Strong client-facing skills and the ability to build relationships
• Knowledge of CAD software or the ability to interpret technical drawings
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach with excellent organisational skills
• Experience with vMix or similar virtual platforms would be highly advantageous.

In return, this Project Manager role offers the chance to join a supportive, sociable team, with clear progression opportunities and the platform to make a real impact on exciting, large-scale projects.

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 live-recruitment.co.uk 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 - 15700MR