Productieleider | Cinema in Concert bij Making Waves

Banenbingo; Amsterdam; Hybride; EUR 50 000 - 70 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Cinema in Concert, part of Making Waves, seeks an experienced Production Manager to oversee orchestral and film concerts from planning to final performance. You will collaborate with orchestras, venues and technicians, ensuring schedules, budgets and quality are met across iconic venues in the Netherlands.

You will manage rehearsals, logistics and on-site execution, while adapting quickly to changing needs and maintaining a high standard of live production excellence.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in concert, live or orchestral production.
• Affinity with concerts, film and music.
• Experience with live events, theatre or classical music.
• Strong organisational and planning capabilities; maintain overview.
• Excellent communication in Dutch and English.
• Willing to work irregular hours and travel.
• Holder of a category B driver's license.

Responsabilités

• Coordinate the full production process of our concerts and film concerts.
• Translate artistic plans into concrete production schedules and plans.
• Arrange practical production resources: set, costumes, props, rehearsal and storage space, transport, accommodation, catering and technical.
• Organise rehearsals, logistics and technical preparation.
• Work closely with musicians, conductors, soloists, venues and partners.
• Lead the on-site execution from load-in to show and load-out.
• Safeguard schedule, budget and quality; evaluate productions for improvements.

Connaissances

Concert/film production

Organisational skills

Planning and overview

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Dutch and English communication

Willingness to travel and irregular "

Driver's license

Based in Amsterdam area

Description du poste

• 3–5 jaar ervaring in concert-, live- of orkest productie

Interesse?

[ENGLISH Vacancy – Production Manager | Cinema in Concert

Cinema in Concert is hiring a Production Manager

We’re looking for an experienced Production Manager with an affinity for orchestral productions — for both classical concerts and film concerts within Cinema in Concert. Someone who effortlessly translates artistic plans into tightly organised productions, and who keeps a firm grip from the first planning to the final applause.

Do you want to translate artistic ideas into impressive live experiences for thousands of visitors, at iconic venues like Het Concertgebouw and Ahoy Rotterdam?

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 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 Production Manager, you are the pivot point for our concerts. You ensure everything fits: from the first planning to the final applause. Someone who effortlessly translates artistic plans into tightly organised productions.

You work closely with orchestras, technicians, venues and colleagues. You keep the overview, switch gears quickly and ensure everyone can perform at their best. Together with four colleagues, you form the production team responsible for producing all our concerts.

For each production you lead the team and safeguard the budget. In collaboration with our advancer, you arrange the logistics around staff and equipment. You also pick up hands-on production work yourself and report directly to our Head of Production.

What will you do?

• Coordinate the full production process of our concerts and film concerts
• Translate artistic plans into concrete production schedules and plans
• Arrange practical production resources: set, costumes, props, rehearsal and storage space, transport, accommodation, catering and technical
• Organise rehearsals, logistics and technical preparation
• Work closely with musicians, conductors, soloists, venues and partners
• Lead the execution on-site: from load-in to show and load-out
• Safeguard schedule, budget and quality
• Evaluate productions and identify improvement opportunities for future projects

What do you bring?

• 3–5 years of experience in concert, live or orchestral production
• Affinity with concerts, film and music
• Experience with live events, theatre or classical music
• Strong in organisation, planning and keeping the overview, solution-oriented under pressure
• Eye for detail and sense of timing
• Connector between artistic, technical and production sides, switches easily between different stakeholders
• Excellent communication in Dutch and English
• Flexible and willing to work irregular hours and travel
• Holder of a driver’s license (category B)
• Based in or around Amsterdam

What do we offer?

• A key role within a growing and ambitious team
• Working on unique productions with large audiences and high quality
• A great deal of responsibility and room for own initiative
• Market-competitive employment conditions in a creative working environment with room for development
• A dynamic working environment with great impact and visible results
• Working on unique productions you’d normally only experience as a visitor
• Direct involvement in the creative and production process

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.