Description
We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Events Production Manager (Community focused events) to join our Events Team at Enable!
Role Overview:
Reporting to the Senior Events Producer, this role will be responsible for producing, delivering and running multiple events in the Enable calendar, including Summer in Battersea Park (a multi-weekend programme of free family entertainment and activities), Big Play Out (a free summer event for local children and young people), and other events produced by Enable. Alongside production management, this role will manage the programming of a range of live performances and activities for these events. The Events Production Manager will also coordinate the schools outreach programmes connected to Enable's ticketed events and will support on-site across the full roster of Enable productions.
The Events Team is a busy, creative, tight knit group of vibrant professionals. We celebrate creative problem solving and integrity and produce high quality and innovative events. The ideal candidate for this role is passionate about creating community-focused events and thrives on variety in the type of events they manage. The person should pride themselves on five-star customer service for visitors and stakeholders alike and should have enthusiasm for going the extra mile to create moments of connection, inspiration and joy.
Skills and Experience:
Essential
- Proven and demonstrable experience of producing and delivering medium to large-scale public outdoor events
- A keen enthusiasm for creating events that celebrate community and connection
- Excellent budgeting skills and adaptability in creating impact and excitement within specific financial parameters
- Passion for creating events to entertain wide-ranging audiences and diverse communities
- Confidence and experience in running large scale event sites, leading on all operations and proactively addressing issues, queries and challenges as they arise
- Experience of booking workshop facilitators, activity leaders, artists and community performance groups
- Experience of researching, negotiating and coordinating quotes and logistics for event infrastructure and suppliers
- Confidence in producing all relevant production paperwork, schedules and briefings
- Exceptionally high standards of customer service and attention to detail
Event Production
- Managing the research, development, design, production, programming and delivery of allocated production events
- Engaging activity facilitators and performers for event programmes, and creating associated activity and stage schedules
- Sourcing and planning event infrastructure and supplier services for outdoor and indoor event sites
- Producing all relevant production paperwork, including but not limited to site plans, event safety management plans, and risk assessments
- Acting as the appointed site manager and assisting with the physical set up and dismantling of events, including the management of contractors and suppliers and the distribution and return of events equipment / stores and vehicles as required
- Booking and managing in-house and casual staff to assist with events and ensuring that all staff and on-site partners are fully briefed
- As required, acting as a personal licence holder at events under the relevant venue
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