Lead Live Event Production Manager

Events By Design; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Events By Design in Milwaukee is seeking an experienced Production Manager to lead a live event production crew from pre-production through onsite execution. This hands-on leadership role requires coordinating teams, equipment, logistics, and timelines to deliver flawless events.

You will plan labor, schedules, and technical needs, supervise load-ins and show operations, and contribute to SOPs and process improvements while maintaining top-tier client service.

Qualifications

• Experience in live event production, AV, lighting, staging, or related technical production.
• Strong leadership and team development skills in high-pressure environments.
• Proactive problem-solving with ability to manage multiple events and timelines.

Responsibilities

• Leading, scheduling, training, and developing a production crew of 6–10 team members.
• Planning equipment, labor, logistics, and technical needs for assigned events.
• Overseeing event prep, equipment quality control, truck loading, load-ins, show execution, strikes, and load-outs.
• Leading onsite production teams and ensuring events stay on time and on scope.
• Coordinating event details, floor plans, technical diagrams, and run-of-show needs with internal teams.
• Identifying potential production challenges and developing solutions before events.
• Taking ownership and accountability for assigned events from pre-production through completion.
• Helping develop SOPs, improve production processes, and train team members accordingly.

Skills

Live event production

Team leadership

On-site execution

AV

Lighting

Staging

Tools

AV equipment

Lighting gear

Video/Audio tech

Job description

Events By Design in Milwaukee is seeking an experienced Production Manager to lead a live event production crew from pre-production through onsite execution. This hands-on leadership role requires coordinating teams, equipment, logistics, and timelines to deliver flawless events.

You will plan labor, schedules, and technical needs, supervise load-ins and show operations, and contribute to SOPs and process improvements while maintaining top-tier client service.