Production Manager | Full-Time | Five Flags Center

Oak View Group; Dubuque (IA); On-site; USD 44,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in event production seeks a Production Manager in Dubuque to oversee operations, including sound and lighting services. The role includes budgeting and management of production tasks, ensuring high standards of service and client satisfaction. This full-time position offers competitive salary and benefits and requires strong leadership and communication skills.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Savings Plan

401(k) matching

Paid Time Off

Qualifications

• Preferred degree in AV or Theatrical Production.
• At least 1-3 years experience in performing arts.
• 3+ years in Event Production and managing teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates all venue events and activities.
• Hires and trains part-time production staff.
• Manages production budget and relationships with vendors.

Skills

Customer service

Project management

Communication

Multi-tasking

Problem solving

Education

Undergraduate degree related to AV or Theatrical Production

Job description

Overview

The Production Manager is responsible in the administration, planning, budgeting and direction for the operations including, sound and light services, production labor, stagehands, technical services, information technology, conversion. Insures an effective and cost efficient program by controlling the operations budget and performs related day to day responsibilities as required. Technical Production Manager that will assist the Operations Department with the daily activities required to run, maintain, and service the facility and/or the events towards ensuring the event and production needs are met for the venue, client, and patrons.

This role pays an annual salary of $44,000-$47,000.

Benefits for Full-Time roles: Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, 401(k) Savings Plan, 401(k) matching, and Paid Time Off (vacation days, sick days, and 11 holidays).

This position will remain open until August 22, 2025.

Responsibilities

• Advances and coordinates production aspects of all venue events and activities.
• Maintains files and records of all current projects, productions and events.
• Hire, schedule, train, and coach all part time production staff.
• Provides an advanced level of expertise in all aspects of technical theatre production including but not limited to lighting, audio, projections, rigging and fly systems and scenic elements.
• Produces clean and presentable floor plans, layouts and light plots utilizing CAD technology.
• Meets and works with clients and prospects to determine needs, suggest methods, creates production budget for crew costs and rentals, and provide advice toward producing state of the art events within reasonable budgets.
• Negotiates for and procures production equipment and services from rental companies.
• Manages local crew members.
• Establishes and maintains relationships with production vendors and service providers.
• Manages the production departmentin a manner thatreflects the highest standards of respect, professionalism and customer service.
• Helps formulatepolicies relating to production services and implements those policies.
• Demonstratesa talent for amicable problem solving and conflict resolution.
• Attends regular staff meetings and generally participates as amanagementteam member.
• Serves as manageron duty for selected events.
• Provide excellent customer service assistance to internal and external clients.
• Communicate with clients to obtain necessary technical requirements for developing and executing a plan to create diagrams, fulfill riders, conduct advances, schedule and supervise labor calls, and process equipment orders for events and other event related information
• Review artist riders and maintain weekly contact with artist tour managers.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree related to AV or Theatrical Production from an accredited institution is preferred.
• At least one to three (3+) years of relevant experience in a performing arts center environment, preferably in a convention center, performing arts facility or other multi-purpose assembly facility.
• Three (3+) years’ experience in Event Production.
• Three (3+) years’ experience in managing/leading people and teams
• Experience working with both IATSE and local (non-union) crews.
• Training or experience in production concert, sports, TV, tradeshows with knowledge of design work for lighting, sound, video, tradeshows, system layouts and electrical and electronic skills to include troubleshooting and repairing electronic devices
• Good written and verbal communication skills. Excellent people skills.
• A passion for customer service and the ability to provide excellence in their production.
• Ability to direct and manage a high number of competing projects simultaneously, with impeccable attention to detail and the ability to adhere to established and non-flexible deadlines for project completion.
• Must be able to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment.