Live Events Operations Lead

L'Alliance New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid vacation and holidays

Health, dental, and vision insurance

403(b) retirement savings plan with up

Free French classes and discounted文化

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Complimentary L’Alliance New York memb

Job summary

L’Alliance New York, a premier center for French language and francophone arts, seeks an Events & Production Operations professional to provide day-to-day operational and production support across programming, rental, and internal events.

Reporting to the Technical Production Manager, the role coordinates crew, schedules, room readiness, AV basics, and Front of House, working with multiple departments to ensure smooth event execution, including evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• Must hold valid U.S. work authorization.
• Experience in event operations, production coordination, performing arts, hospitality, or a comparable environment.
• Experience coordinating hourly staff and freelance crews.
• Basic working knowledge of AV and live-event production.
• Strong scheduling, organizational, and administrative skills.
• Ability to manage multiple events, calendars, vendors, staff, and changing priorities.
• Strong communication and client-service skills.
• Comfortable hands-on during event setup and execution.
• Availability for evenings and weekends as required.

Responsibilities

• Support the Technical Production Manager with crew booking, scheduling, confirmations, call times, and day-to-day production logistics.
• Coordinate execution of production schedules, including access, deliveries, equipment rentals, room readiness, load-ins, and strikes.
• Provide first-level AV and technical support; escalate issues when needed.
• Maintain production calendars, crew schedules, and event documentation.
• Coordinate operational execution of confirmed rental events with internal teams.
• Oversee Front of House staffing and service quality across all L’Alliance events.
• Recruit, onboard, train, and supervise Front of House staff; ensure punctuality and professional conduct.
• Liaise with Facilities, IT, Security, Programming, Development, and other departments as needed.

Skills

Staff coordination

AV basics

Live events

Scheduling

Client service

Communication

Evenings/weekends

Multidepartment collaboration

Tools

Calendars

Scheduling tools

Spreadsheets

Event documentation

Job description

L’Alliance New York, a premier center for French language and francophone arts, seeks an Events & Production Operations professional to provide day-to-day operational and production support across programming, rental, and internal events.

Reporting to the Technical Production Manager, the role coordinates crew, schedules, room readiness, AV basics, and Front of House, working with multiple departments to ensure smooth event execution, including evenings and weekends.