Audio Visual Production Manager - Live Events

THE POSITION: The Live Events Production Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing assigned live-event productions. This person serves as the operational link between our clients, sales team, technical departments, warehouse, vendors, venues, and onsite crews. The ideal candidate is an experienced live-event professional who understands audio, video, lighting, staging, rigging, power, and event logistics. Just as importantly, this person must be organized, solutions-oriented, financially responsible, and comfortable leading both people and productions in fast-paced environments.

KEY 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. Conduct site visits and develop detailed production plans, equipment requirements, labor plans, room layouts, schedules, and show documentation. Review project scope and identify technical, logistical, budgetary, and safety considerations before each event. Create and maintain production schedules, crew calls, equipment lists, transportation plans, show flows, and other project documentation. Coordinate internal departments, freelance technicians, labor providers, venues, unions, transportation partners, and outside vendors. Assign qualified technical personnel based on the complexity and specific needs of each production. Lead production meetings, technical advances, client walkthroughs, and internal handoff meetings. Oversee load-in, setup, rehearsals, show execution, strike, and load-out. Provide clear leadership and direction to technicians, stagehands, vendors, and production partners onsite. Monitor project costs, labor hours, rentals, subrentals, transportation, and other expenses to protect the approved budget and targeted gross margin. Communicate changes in scope promptly and ensure additional costs are properly documented and approved. Anticipate challenges, develop contingency plans, and resolve technical or logistical issues calmly and professionally. Maintain Mercury’s standards for safety, appearance, professionalism, equipment care, and Complete post-event reporting, expense reconciliation, equipment-damage documentation, and internal project reviews. Build strong, long-term relationships with clients, venues, vendors, and production partners. Contribute to the continued development of Mercury’s production processes, standards, and team.

QUALIFICATIONS: At least 7 years of professional experience in live-event production, audiovisual production, technical direction, or production management. Demonstrated experience managing corporate meetings, conferences, general sessions, galas, award programs, or similarly complex live events. Strong working knowledge of professional audio, video, projection, LED, lighting, staging, rigging, power distribution, networking, and livestreaming systems. Experience creating production schedules, equipment lists, labor plans, technical documentation, and event budgets. Proven ability to manage multiple productions, deadlines, vendors, crews, and changing priorities simultaneously. Strong financial understanding, including labor management, subrentals, change orders, expense tracking, and job profitability. Excellent client-facing communication and interpersonal skills. Confident leadership and sound decision-making in high-pressure environments. Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail. Proficiency with Microsoft Office or Microsoft 365; experience with event-diagramming, project-management, or rental-management software is preferred. Ability to read room diagrams, technical drawings, signal-flow documents, and production Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation. Ability to work evenings, weekends, early mornings, and holidays when event schedules require it. Ability and willingness to travel regionally and nationally. Ability to lift and move production equipment weighing up to [50] pounds and work safely in

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE: Takes complete ownership of each assigned production.

WHY JOIN MERCURY? Join an established and growing audiovisual production company.

Salary range: based on experience.