Producent (Medior) bij Making Waves

Banenbingo; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-competitive pay

Independent work culture

Professional team environment

International travel opportunities

Job summary

Making Waves is seeking an experienced Producer to lead end-to-end productions in the Netherlands and abroad. You will translate artistic plans into tightly organized live events, coordinating teams, venues, suppliers and international partners. You’ll manage budgets and ensure on-time delivery of complex shows.

You’ll join a creative, ambitious team producing varied events from theatre to large-scale festivals, with opportunities to work internationally from Amsterdam.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience as a producer in theatre, concerts, festivals or live entertainment.
• Fluent Dutch and English (spoken and written).
• Demonstrated experience with complex productions and multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to lead teams and manage budgets under tight timelines.

Responsibilities

• Produce events from concept to execution, including festivals and concerts.
• Build and safeguard production schedules and plans.
• Coordinate all technical, logistical and production aspects.

Skills

End-to-end production

Team leadership

Budget management

Organising under pressure

Dutch & English fluent

Tools

Vectorworks

SCAD Re-Event

Job description

• 3–5 jaar ervaring als producent binnen theater, concerten, festivals of live-entertainment

Interesse?

[ENGLISH] Vacancy – Producer (Medior) | Making Waves

Making Waves is hiring a Producer

We’re looking for an experienced producer who will help build our next chapter, both in the Netherlands and abroad. Someone who effortlessly translates complex artistic plans into tightly organized productions, thinks along with growth, and can handle the scale of our international ambition.

As a Producer, you are responsible from start to finish for productions that bring image, music and experience together into unique live events.

About us

Making Waves is an ambitious events organisation active in the dance and theatre sectors. With brands like Cinema in Concert, ZeeZout, By the Creek and Ohm Festival, we produce a wide variety of live events: from film concerts in Het Concertgebouw and large-scale concerts in Rotterdam Ahoy to unique festivals, club nights and distinctive cross-over events.

From Amsterdam we create unforgettable experiences. We develop and produce our events fully in-house: from concept and production to marketing and bookings. Driven by quality, creativity and a distinctive audience experience.

About the role

As a Producer at Making Waves you are responsible for the full production of your events.

You independently lead productions end-to-end. You keep the overview, lead teams and are the central point of contact for all parties involved — from orchestras and film studios to venues, suppliers and international partners. You ensure complex productions run smoothly, on schedule and within budget.

Together with four colleagues, you form the production team responsible for producing all of our own events, from festivals to concerts.

For each production you lead the team and safeguard the budget. You also pick up hands-on production work yourself and report directly to our Head of Production.

What will you do?

• Produce events from A to Z, from concept to execution — from Cinema in Concert shows to festivals and cross-over events
• Build and safeguard schedules and production plans
• Coordinate all technical, logistical and production-related aspects
• Take the lead during shows: load-in, execution and load-out
• Contribute to the further professionalisation and internationalisation of our production processes
• Evaluate productions and translate lessons into improvements for future projects

What do you bring?

• 3–5 years of experience as a producer in theatre, concerts, festivals or live entertainment
• Affinity with events, films and (dance) music
• Demonstrable experience with complex productions and multiple stakeholders
• Strong in organising, communicating and prioritising under pressure
• Stress-resistant, solution-oriented, decisive and flexible
• You get energy from producing at both large and small scale and switching between multiple parallel projects
• A flexible and decisive team player who keeps the overview both independently and in collaboration with colleagues, has strong interpersonal skills, and contributes to a positive working atmosphere
• Excellent command of Dutch and English (spoken and written)
• Flexible in working hours and willing to travel
• Holder of a driver’s license (category B)
• Plus: experience with Vectorworks, SCAD Re-Event or comparable software
• Plus: a technical background or affinity with audio, video, lighting or rigging
• Based in or around Amsterdam

What do we offer?

• A responsible role within a growing and ambitious team
• Working on unique (inter)national productions of high quality and impact
• A great deal of independence and room for initiative
• A close-knit, professional and driven team
• Market-competitive employment conditions

We’ll get back to you quickly after your application.

The process consists of at least two interviews, in which we’d like to get to know you and dive deeper into your experience and vision.

If there’s a good match, we may invite you to come along to one of our productions, so you get a direct sense of the role and working environment.

Good to know

• You work in an environment with clear peak moments around events. That requires flexibility, but also brings a lot of energy and visible results.