Director, Immersive Tech Production & Solutions

teamwass; Tempe (AZ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Time off

Parental leave

Retirement plan

Healthcare

Ancillary benefits

Commuter benefits

Job summary

LIVE·TEAM, part of THE·TEAM, seeks a Director of Technical Production & Solutions to lead complex, immersive production across North America. You will translate client ideas into feasible, commercially viable experiences, overseeing budgets, vendors, and on-site execution.

You will partner with Sales, Solutions, Design, and Production teams to deliver cutting-edge projection mapping, LED, lighting, drones, and interactive technologies, while ensuring safety, schedule, and profitability.

Qualifications

• 7 -10+ years of experience in technical production, experiential production, live events, immersive experiences, entertainment technology, or a related field.
• Experience developing and delivering complex technical activations such as projection mapping, large-format LED, architectural or show lighting, drone shows, multimedia experiences, or similar large-scale productions.
• Strong understanding of translating creative concepts and client objectives into technically feasible production solutions.
• Proven experience managing specialist production vendors, subcontractors, and external technical partners.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate technical approaches, scopes, pricing, schedules, and production risk.
• Strong commercial and financial experience, including estimating, budgeting, vendor negotiations, change management, and margin management.
• Experience conducting site surveys and identifying technical, logistical, infrastructure, permitting, and operational requirements.
• Working knowledge of permitting, safety, engineering, venue, municipal, aviation, or other regulatory considerations associated with live technical production.
• Experience working on high-profile sports, entertainment, brand, cultural, or large-scale public events strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Meet with internal teams and clients to understand the vision, objectives, audience, environment, budget, and desired experience, then translate those inputs into practical technical solutions and production approaches.
• Translate client objectives and creative concepts into technically feasible, commercially viable production solutions across projection mapping, LED, lighting, drones, water experiences, interactive technologies, and emerging capabilities.
• Assess venues and event environments to identify technical opportunities, infrastructure requirements, site constraints, permitting considerations, risks, and execution requirements.
• Develop technical approaches, scopes, schedules, assumptions, budgets, and production plans to support pitches, proposals, and awarded projects.
• Partner with Sales, Solutions, Design, and Creative teams to develop compelling technical concepts and clearly communicate solutions to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Source, select, negotiate with, and manage specialist technical production partners across North America, ensuring competitive pricing, appropriate scope, and strong execution.
• Develop and manage technical production budgets, vendor costs, change orders, and commercial considerations to protect project profitability and margin.
• Own the technical production workstream from approved concept through planning, installation, testing, show operation, and removal.
• Coordinate technical vendors, equipment, engineering, infrastructure, content requirements, and site needs in partnership with Project Management, Production, Fabrication, and Installation teams.
• Provide on-site technical leadership for complex installations and live activations, ensuring quality, safety, schedule, budget, and show readiness.
• Serve as LIVE·TEAM’s technical production subject matter expert, bringing new technologies, partners, capabilities, and best practices into the business.

Skills

Technical production

Projection mapping

LED

Drone shows

Budgeting

Vendor management

Site surveys

Regulatory knowledge

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Job description

LIVE·TEAM, part of THE·TEAM, seeks a Director of Technical Production & Solutions to lead complex, immersive production across North America. You will translate client ideas into feasible, commercially viable experiences, overseeing budgets, vendors, and on-site execution.

You will partner with Sales, Solutions, Design, and Production teams to deliver cutting-edge projection mapping, LED, lighting, drones, and interactive technologies, while ensuring safety, schedule, and profitability.