Senior Publisher Operations Manager

Esports Tower LLC.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

EFG (ESL FACEIT Group) seeks a Senior Publisher Operations Manager to drive technical production workflows and on-site event execution. You will partner with partnerships, production, and project management to build budgets for inbound RFPs and co-author execution plans for new business.

You will work with internal teams and vendors to ensure delivery meets EFG standards. The role requires leading in-studio and live event productions, managing end-to-end projects, and reconciling large budgets.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience leading in-studio and live event productions
• Proven track record of end-to-end project management
• Extensive experience creating, managing, and reconciling large-scale budgets

Responsibilities

• Serve as liaison between games partnerships, production and broadcast teams for live events
• Lead production scoping meetings with producers, PMs and the production department
• Direct and contribute to the production technical design process focusing on attendee experience and live broadcast
• Support cost efficiency and feasibility recommendations for productions
• Maintain production standards, processes and documentation; manage budgets and expenditures
• Provide updates to stakeholders on delivery, strategy, and progress
• Develop budgets with cross-functional teams and shape pitches for ongoing/new business
• Coordinate with Event IT staff to ensure robust workflows
• Source and manage third-party vendors and RFP processes
• Understand and manage the P2P process for production expenditures
• Create and manage project roadmaps, schedules, and milestones
• Ensure timely communication across the team and with clients

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Budgeting

Tools

Vectorworks

Job description

AtEFG (ESL FACEIT Group) we create worlds beyond gameplay where players and fans become community. We pride ourselves in having a corporate social responsibility which is that “IT’S NOT GG, UNTIL IT’S GG FOR ALL”. We are passionate about the culture we foster that ultimately helps to create and shape the world of esports, gaming tournaments, leagues, events and holistic ecosystems staged for our millions of players, fans and heroes.

Everything we do, from global esports tournaments and community-driven leagues to next-generation platforms and live events, is rooted in our passion, craftsmanship, and culture. With millions of players and fans around the world, we aim to shape the future of esports and gaming by building ecosystems that are inclusive, innovative, and enduring.

Role Summary:

This role is a highly technical role focused on Floor Planning for Esports Events, On-Site and On-Hands experience with both technical crew and clients, and Technical Production Management. Further, the Senior Publisher Operations Manager drives the technical production workflows and operations behind EFG's live events and productions, and is a key stakeholder in delivering client satisfaction. The role partners with the partnership, production, and project management teams to build budgets for inbound RFPs, co-author execution plans for inbound business, and work with internal teams and vendors to ensure everything is delivered to our standards.

Key Responsibilities :

• Serve as the main point of contact between the games partnerships team and the production and broadcast teams, overseeing the lead delivery of live events and productions across North America and globally as required.

• Lead production scoping meetings for creative producers, project managers, and the production department in advance of new projects.
• Direct, manage and contribute to the production technical design process, with a balanced focus on attendee experience and live broadcast consumption. Including hands-on live event design and production technical design, primarily in Vectorworks.
• Support the team with suggestions for the execution of productions, on the levels of both cost efficiency as well as feasibility.
• Maintain production standards, processes, and documentation; direct budgets and live production expenditures; and ensure timely communication and information flow across the team.

• Act as a liaison between EFG and client stakeholders; Drive deliverables, identify risks, monitor potential scope creep, and work with internal teams to be proactive, discover, and convey relevant updates.
• Partner with Account Managers, Project Managers, Finance, Production, and relevant subject-matter-experts, to develop budgets and shape active pitches for ongoing and new business, ensuring decisions balance product and client priorities with financial targets.
• Partner with Event IT staff to ensure reliable and robust workflows.
• Source and manage third-party vendors, scenic and production partners to ensure successful and on-budget execution of productions; lead RFP processes in line with company procurement standards.
• Understand and manage the P2P process for production expenditures. Support financial workflows from PO generation to invoice reconciliation.
• Partner with the Production and Project Management teams to create and manage project roadmaps, work back schedules, and task and milestone reports.
• Provide consistent project updates to various stakeholders on project delivery, strategy, adjustments, and progress.
• Contribute to the development of production processes and procedures, including production lifecycle, staffing, production reporting and logs, and the creative sharing of ideas and approaches to production across stakeholders.

Requirements

• Over 5 years of experience leading in-studio and live event productions across a wide range of formats and scales.
• Proven track record of managing projects and initiatives end-to-end, from planning through execution and delivery.
• Extensive experience creating, managing, and reconciling large-scale budgets with accuracy and accountability.

Firmly rooted in our values, EFG is an affirmative action employer that celebrates being an equal opportunity workplace. Our unwavering commitment to fair employment extends to all individuals, regardless of their race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, citizenship, marital status, gender identity, or Veteran status.