Technical Director, Live & Hybrid Events

FREEMAN; Detroit (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Parental Leave

Life Insurance and Disability

Retirement with Company Match

Paid Time Off

Job summary

The Freeman Company is seeking a Technical Director (Events) to oversee technical execution for live, virtual, and hybrid events. You will guide production teams, manage vendor selections, and ensure budget alignment while maintaining brand standards across global activations.

Required are a Bachelor’s degree or 10+ years in technical production, strong budgeting and project-management skills, and experience with AV vendors and AutoCAD. Travel 25%–50% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 10+ years of technical production experience in a major agency, communications company or production company.
• Strong budgeting, scheduling, and client relations.
• Strong technical expertise with audio visual and production vendors.
• Experience with large scale productions (festivals, large keynotes, outdoor activations).
• Ability to brief an AutoCAD designer and build labor call sheets.

Responsibilities

• Support Executive Producer and Account Director with technical solutions for live, virtual, or hybrid events.
• Identify and coordinate technical production teams of contractors and vendors.
• Maintain Sparks standards and processes throughout event planning.
• Lead client discussions on technical and value-building solutions.
• Track budget costs and clearly communicate scope changes to leadership.

Skills

Budgeting

Project management

Vendor management

AutoCAD

Communication

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

The Freeman Company is seeking a Technical Director (Events) to oversee technical execution for live, virtual, and hybrid events. You will guide production teams, manage vendor selections, and ensure budget alignment while maintaining brand standards across global activations.

Required are a Bachelor’s degree or 10+ years in technical production, strong budgeting and project-management skills, and experience with AV vendors and AutoCAD. Travel 25%–50% is expected.