Senior Event Production Manager - #2153255

Hybrid working: 3 days in office

Multi-day conferences running to £3-5m+, audiences of 1,500-plus, multiple content streams running in parallel, and a client roster drawn from the upper tier of global business. This is the scale at which the Event Senior Production Manager here operates, with full production ownership from planning through to de-rig.

- Production ownership on £3-5m+ multi-day conferences

- Global blue-chip client roster for your portfolio

- Hands-on mentoring and building a collaborative production team

- Variety across project types, not tied to a single client

- Hybrid working with a genuinely flexible, mature culture

The Company

A mid-size B2B and B2E events agency delivering large-scale conferences, exhibitions and internal comms events for household-name global brands. Projects, Production and Creative teams sit under one roof and work closely together, which means delivery decisions get made quickly and ideas actually travel. The agency has grown consistently since reforming post-pandemic, and retention across the production team reflects that.

The Role

Reporting to the Production Director, the Event Senior Production Manager leads day-to-day production delivery across complex, high-value projects, from early planning and supplier procurement through live delivery and de-rig, with full budget accountability throughout.

- Own production delivery from planning through to live and de-rig

- Manage production budgets, keeping projects on track commercially

- Source, brief, negotiate with and manage suppliers and contractors

- Produce and maintain schedules, technical specs and H&S documentation

- Lead on-site crew management and oversee builds and live delivery

- Support the Production Director with key decisions and risk escalation

- Collaborate with Project and Creative teams to translate concepts into delivery

- Support and develop junior production team members

The Candidate

The right person for this Event Senior Production Manager role has a solid track record delivering complex, high-quality events end to end, with deep practical knowledge across AV, set build, scenic, lighting, rigging, logistics and site operations. You are commercially confident, organised under pressure, and used to holding budget accountability across multi-workstream projects.

Experience across full project management from design through to delivery is beneficial but not essential. Production professionals from adjacent event formats, including exhibitions, experiential or large-scale corporate, are equally welcome to apply for the Event Senior Production Manager position, provided the production fundamentals and supplier management experience are there.

In return you will join an agency whose project scale and client calibre are genuinely hard to match at this level, with the autonomy and budget responsibility that a strong Event Senior Production Manager would expect. Interviews are being arranged this week, so submit your application now to be considered.

Live specialises in all disciplines (and at all levels) across events, experiential and exhibitions. If this position isn't quite what you're looking for please visit live-recruitment.co.uk to view all of the opportunities we are recruiting.

As a specialist events recruitment agency we help our clients build the most talented and diverse teams in the UK. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, embracing diversity across all intersecting dimensions, including ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, well-being, abilities, and neurodiversity. We are dedicated to ensuring a supportive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or accommodations for any reason, please do not hesitate to let us know.

Vacancy Ref: SP18829