Senior Live Events Production Manager

Mercury Sound & Lighting; Wixom (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Retirement plan/company match

Professional development and growth

Job summary

Mercury Sound & Lighting in Wixom, MI seeks an experienced Audio Visual Production Manager for live events. You will own events from handoff to closeout, coordinating sales, clients, technical teams, venues, and crews.

The role requires 7+ years in live-event production, expertise in audio/video/lighting, budgeting, scheduling, and strong client-facing skills. Occasional travel and the ability to lift up to 50 pounds are expected.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience in live-event production, audiovisual production, technical direction, or production management.
• Experience managing corporate meetings, conferences, galas, or similarly complex live events.
• Strong knowledge of audio, video, projection, LED, lighting, staging, rigging, power, and livestreaming systems.
• Experience creating production schedules, equipment lists, labor plans, and budgets.
• Ability to manage multiple productions, deadlines, vendors, crews, and changing priorities.
• Financial understanding including labor management, subrentals, and cost tracking.
• Excellent client-facing communication and interpersonal skills.
• Confident leadership and decision-making under pressure.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Read room diagrams and technical drawings.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.
• Willingness to travel regionally and nationally.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned productions from initial planning through onsite execution and post-event.
• Partner with sales and clients to understand event objectives, technical requirements, schedules, budgets, and expectations.
• Develop detailed production plans, equipment lists, labor plans, room layouts, schedules, and show documentation.
• Review project scope and identify technical, logistical, budgetary, and safety considerations.
• Create and maintain production schedules, crew calls, and transportation plans.
• Coordinate internal departments, freelance technicians, and outside vendors.
• Lead production meetings, client walkthroughs, and handoff meetings.
• Oversee load-in, setup, rehearsals, show execution, and load-out.
• Provide leadership to technicians, stagehands, vendors onsite.
• Monitor costs, labor hours, rentals, and expenses to protect budget and margin.
• Document changes in scope and obtain approvals for additional costs.
• Develop contingency plans and resolve issues calmly.
• Maintain Mercury’s safety and professionalism standards.
• Complete post-event reporting and expense reconciliation.
• Build long-term relationships with clients, venues, and partners.
• Contribute to improving production processes and standards.

Skills

Live-event production

Budgeting

Vendor management

Team leadership

Scheduling

Client communication

Project coordination

Tools

Microsoft Office

Event diagramming software

Project management software

Rental-management software

Job description

Mercury Sound & Lighting in Wixom, MI seeks an experienced Audio Visual Production Manager for live events. You will own events from handoff to closeout, coordinating sales, clients, technical teams, venues, and crews.

The role requires 7+ years in live-event production, expertise in audio/video/lighting, budgeting, scheduling, and strong client-facing skills. Occasional travel and the ability to lift up to 50 pounds are expected.