Senior Live Event Crewing Lead

Evolving Solution Services; Cerritos (CA); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan with company 5%

Paid time off and holidays

Travel and per diem

Job summary

3G Productions is seeking a Senior Labor Coordinator to source and dispatch a production-grade crew for live events nationwide. You will work with Revenue, Production Managers, and Directors to ensure crew quality and reliability across active shows.

The role requires 7+ years in AVL live-event markets, strong knowledge of freelance talent, and hands-on experience with booking and rental-management platforms. Hybrid office-based role with travel to branches as needed.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in AVL live-event market.
• Deep knowledge of freelance talent across audio, lighting, video, and rigging nationwide.
• Ability to source and vet freelance crew at volume without sacrificing quality.
• Experience with freelancer booking and rental-management platforms.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to read quotes and show budgets and reconcile them.
• Live-event production background; touring or rental-house experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end sourcing of freelancers across all four 3G branches; maintain a vetted, market-priced talent bench that supports live events, festivals, and corporate productions.
• Communicate daily with the Revenue Team, Production Managers, and Department Directors; drive the conversation, capture decisions, and hold the calendar to those decisions.
• Review quotes before release, flag staffing gaps or misclassified positions, and partner with the Revenue Team to adjust crewing.
• Source, screen, and onboard new freelancers, checking skills, references, past-show performance, event-readiness, and union status where applicable.
• Drive data integrity and process discipline in Flex Rental Solutions (rental/inventory) and MertzCrew (freelancer booking, contracts, insurance, payments); own reporting accuracy.
• Solve complex crew-availability conflicts across markets, including short-fuse substitutions when a booked tech falls off a date.
• Coordinate travel, lodging, per diem, and ground logistics for crews across all four 3G markets, working with internal travel support.
• Oversee show-level payroll inputs, technician's day/hours tracking, and rate reconciliation, ensuring labor costs match the quoted scope.
• Serve as an escalation point during load-in, show, and load-out — field calls, fix rosters, and keep the show moving when the unexpected hits.
• Maintain relationships with labor agencies, unions, and industry groups to stay current on the freelance market.

Skills

Live event production

Labor management

Freelancer sourcing

Vendor relationships

Scheduling & logistics

MertzCrew

Tools

MertzCrew

Flex Rental Solutions

Payroll systems

Job description

3G Productions is seeking a Senior Labor Coordinator to source and dispatch a production-grade crew for live events nationwide. You will work with Revenue, Production Managers, and Directors to ensure crew quality and reliability across active shows.

The role requires 7+ years in AVL live-event markets, strong knowledge of freelance talent, and hands-on experience with booking and rental-management platforms. Hybrid office-based role with travel to branches as needed.