Senior Director, Event Tech & Production

The University of Texas at Austin; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

University Development Office at The University of Texas at Austin is seeking a Director of Event & Technical Production to lead high-visibility university events, manage budgets and vendor relations, and guide a small team of production staff. This on-site role requires deep AV, staging, and livestream expertise and a track record of delivering polished, mission-aligned event experiences.

The position oversees complex event production, partner coordination, and post-event reconciliation, with

Qualifications

• At least seven years of progressively responsible experience in event production.
• Experience directing on-site logistics, vendor services, and event-day production needs.
• Experience supervising staff, workload planning, and performance feedback.
• Strong written and verbal communication with senior-level campus partners.
• Experience managing production schedules, budgets, staffing plans, and vendors.
• Ability to lift 30 pounds or more and willingness to work nights, weekends, and travel.

Responsibilities

• Provide direction and production leadership for high-visibility university events, including donor events and ceremonial programs.
• Oversee technical timelines, production schedules, budgets, task lists, approvals, and vendor deliverables.
• Build relationships with UEE colleagues, campus stakeholders, and external vendors to ensure high-quality delivery.
• Assess event goals and venue conditions to recommend scalable AV, staging, lighting, sound, recording, livestream solutions.
• Direct audiovisual services, production crews, staffing plans, and on-site support for events.
• Lead on-site execution, including load-in, rehearsals, cueing, and strike.
• Coach and develop interns and production staff; plan staffing and workload.
• Lead post-event reconciliation: budgets, production files, invoices, and lessons learned.

Job description

University Development Office at The University of Texas at Austin is seeking a Director of Event & Technical Production to lead high-visibility university events, manage budgets and vendor relations, and guide a small team of production staff. This on-site role requires deep AV, staging, and livestream expertise and a track record of delivering polished, mission-aligned event experiences.

The position oversees complex event production, partner coordination, and post-event reconciliation, with