Production Manager - Live Events (Remote)

Summary

Morley operates domestic and international meetings and events for major industry clients. The Production Manager will coordinate production planning and execution, manage project timelines, budgets, materials, crew logistics, and on-site operations, and ensure successful delivery of live events to clients.

Responsibilities

• Schedule and produce meetings
• Record and distribute project discovery notes
• Pre-production – plan and track production deliverables
• Manage and communicate production objectives
• Create, manage and distribute the production timeline to keep the team on track
• Track, review, maintain and reconcile the production budget
• Forecast and administer production accounts payable
• Inventory program content and assets
• Manage pre-production and on-site materials and media
• Coordinate and distribute production direction and info on site
• Create and manage production schedules
• Manage crew logistics, travel and expenses
• Track and distribute the production run-of-show
• Handle on-site administration, venue logistics and production management for production staff and crew
• Ultimately, successfully deliver the production to the client

Skills

• Multitasking (many projects, various stages of pre-production and production)
• Attention to detail
• Strong initiative (self-starter, owns projects, effectively guides team through collaborative objectives)
• Sense of timing and urgency
• End-to-end project management
• Organizational (project tracking, archiving and digital asset management)
• Communication (keeps Producer and team informed and moving forward)
• People skills (client- and crew-facing, with positive encouragement and attitude)
• Administrative and organizational
• Comprehensive knowledge/working use of MS Office
• Knowledge of, or ability to learn, MS Teams
• College degree and/or relevant experience in live event production planning and execution with high school diploma or equivalent
• Demonstrated understanding of creative and practical production
• An understanding and working use of CAD
• A working knowledge of photography, videography and related editing platforms
• Practical experience in stage management and/or basic audio/visual operational skills
• Working relationships/partnerships with vendors and contractors in the event production industry
• CAPM and/or PMP certification

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Multitasking (many projects, various stages of pre-production and production)
• Attention to detail
• Strong initiative (self-starter, owns projects, effectively guides team through collaborative objectives)
• Sense of timing and urgency
• End-to-end project management
• Organizational (project tracking, archiving and digital asset management)
• Communication (keeps Producer and team informed and moving forward)
• People skills (client- and crew-facing, with positive encouragement and attitude)
• Administrative and organizational
• Comprehensive knowledge/working use of MS Office
• Knowledge of, or ability to learn, MS Teams
• College degree and/or relevant experience in live event production planning and execution with high school diploma or equivalent
• Demonstrated understanding of creative and practical production

Nice to Haves

• An understanding and working use of CAD
• A working knowledge of photography, videography and related editing platforms
• Practical experience in stage management and/or basic audio/visual operational skills
• Working relationships/partnerships with vendors and contractors in the event production industry
• CAPM and/or PMP certification

Benefits

• Remote work from home
• Travel arrangements, lodging and cost reimbursement provided for five to 10 days of initial on-site training at Morley’s corporate headquarters in Saginaw, Michigan
• Medical and prescription coverage
• Dental and vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Associate wellness program with rewards for annual checkups
• Programs to quit tobacco use and manage chronic conditions (e.g., diabetes, asthma)
• 401(k) with match
• Flexible spending account (FSA)
• Life insurance
• Company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance
• 24/7 online access to doctors through Teladoc
• 24/7 nurse help desk
• Patient advocacy with free 24/7 support for benefit questions and claims
• Guidance for family, financial and estate planning (including wills)