Venue Production Manager, Event Productions

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Parental leave

RSUs

Job summary

Amazon seeks a Venue Production Manager to lead event production teams across multiple locations and oversee operations from our Seattle HQ. You will drive planning, scheduling, and cross-team collaboration to deliver high-impact events for AMER Event Productions.

A successful candidate brings 5+ years of team leadership in production, strong budgeting and booking experience, and a customer-focused mindset.

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading technical teams across multiple locations.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years in project or program management.
• 5+ years people management experience.
• 5+ years planning event production operations.
• Experience with production booking and budgeting.
• Strong calendaring, data tracking, and metrics skills.
• Familiarity with industry best practices and emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of event venues in AMER while onsite at HQ1 in Seattle.
• Enforce standard operating procedures and onboard new hires.
• Schedule and develop event productions teams.
• Monitor team data, metrics, and escalations.
• Foster cross-team communication and stakeholder relations.
• Support internal cost recovery models.
• Lead programmatic initiatives related to the team.

Skills

Team leadership

Bachelor's degree

Project management

People management

Event production

Booking

Budgeting

Calendaring & metrics

Production management

Industry trends

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office

Outlook

SharePoint

Tableau

Job description

Venue Production Manager, Event Productions

Job ID: 10522813 | Amazon.com Services LLC

The Venue Production Manager leads a team of production professionals who deliver events for the AMER Event Productions team. This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside company's leadership, directing high-impact planning and production team operations. A successful candidate will bring their years of event production experience to the team and step seamlessly into a fast-paced corporate office environment, demonstrating strong organizational skills, impeccable customer service attitude, and be energetically driven to serve our customers and the team.

Key job responsibilities

• Accountable for daily operations of event venues in multiple locations in AMER while onsite at HQ1 in Seattle, WA
• Evangelizes team standard operating procedures
• Leads new hire onboarding and development plans
• Manages, schedules, and develops event productions teams
• Reviews and manages team related data and metrics
• Acts as an escalation point for direct reports and customers
• Develops and improves communication across teams and services
• Builds and maintains strong relationships with partner groups and stakeholders
• Supports internal cost recovery model
• Works on team related programmatic initiatives

A day in the life

The Venue Production Manager will oversee event production teams in multiple locations. These teams are responsible for serving customers who book Amazon's event production services and transform customer ideas into technical event productions.

About the team

The Event Productions Venue Operations team plans, executes, and sources production resources for in-room and livestream events.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of developing a team of technical professionals across multiple locations experience
• Bachelor's degree, or 4+ years of professional or military experience
• Ability to adjust work schedule to business needs, including occasional travel
• 3+ years project or program management experience
• 5+ years employee people management experience
• 5+ years planning and managing event production operations.
• Experience with production booking
• Experience with operational budget management
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex calendaring systems and databases, including related metrics
• Demonstrated experience with production management
• Familiarity with industry best practices and emerging technologies

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of hardware architectures
• Experience with system management tools and client/server environments
• Experience implementing repeatable processes and driving automation or standardization
• Experience with analytical tools and ability to dive deep into metrics and reporting
• Experience in guiding, training and mentoring others, or experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook and MS Office Suite. Optional, SharePoint, Visio, Tableau

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

USA, WA, SEATTLE - 116,800.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.