Head of Immersive Virtual & Live Production

TAPP Film; United States; On-site; USD 230,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Job summary

The Nexxt Stage is building the future of immersive live entertainment. The Head of Virtual and Live Production will lead the integration of digital, virtual, and physical production workflows, ensuring creative intent and technical excellence are aligned at scale.

Reporting to the Chief Production Officer, you will oversee Unreal Engine-driven workflows, LED volume environments, and in‑camera VFX across a portfolio of world‑class projects.

Qualifications

• Extensive senior production leadership experience in immersive or large-scale productions.
• Deep expertise in virtual production workflows (ICVFX, LED volumes, tracking systems).
• Expert understanding of Unreal Engine architecture and real-time production.
• Strong command of live/broadcast/hybrid production environments.
• Experience leading production teams, vendors, and cross-functional partners.
• Proven budgeting, scheduling, vendor-management and production planning.
• Ability to balance creative ambition with technical feasibility, cost, schedule and accountability.
• Experience building production systems and teams, not just operating within existing setups.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration of virtual and live production workflows across multiple projects.
• Oversee real-time engine workflows with traditional broadcast systems.
• Direct Unreal/DMX architecture, LED volumes, and related virtual production tech in live settings.
• Maintain technical integrity, framerates, fidelity, reliability, and readiness of production environments.
• Build and lead a unified virtual and live production organization for current and future projects.
• Manage budgets, schedules, vendors, and integration partners; set standards and processes.
• Instantiate KPIs, post-mortems, and continuous improvement across the team.
• Mentor staff and foster ownership, accountability, and ongoing learning.

Skills

Senior leadership

Virtual production workflows

Unreal Engine

Live & broadcast production

Team leadership

Budget & scheduling

Production systems

Executive communication

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Unreal Engine architecture

LED volume environments

nDisplay configurations

OptiTrack / Vicon tracking

DMX integration

Job description

The Nexxt Stage is building the future of immersive live entertainment. The Head of Virtual and Live Production will lead the integration of digital, virtual, and physical production workflows, ensuring creative intent and technical excellence are aligned at scale.

Reporting to the Chief Production Officer, you will oversee Unreal Engine-driven workflows, LED volume environments, and in‑camera VFX across a portfolio of world‑class projects.