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Manager, Production (Experiential)

Wasserman

Los Angeles, california


Job Details

Full-time


Full Job Description

Wasserman is a leading marketing, management, representation and sales business that serves talent, brands and properties on a global scale. We operate at the epicenter of sports, music, entertainment and culture, empowering clients, igniting passions and inspiring fans worldwide.

Our brands and properties division works with iconic brands and rights holders, supporting business growth through all marketing disciplines. We're a trusted partner to every major league, team and venue, building meaningful connections between brands, properties and fans.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, Wasserman's presence spans 27 countries and more than 65 cities, including New York, London, Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Toronto, Paris and Sydney. For more information, please visit www.teamwass.com.  

The Manager, Production is an integral position on Wasserman’s Experiential Team with responsibility for the successful delivery of various aspects of agency projects, from brief to execution for Wasserman’s Experiential division. This role will ensure that the projects’ relevant operations and logistics are allocated and delivered on-time, on-budget and of a quality as expected by Wasserman and its clients. Additionally, this individual will contribute to the Departments operations, processes, budgeting (for live projects), agency quality control, third-party supplier management.

Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for managing various elements of the project from planning through to execution
  • Work in a collaborative manner with all Wasserman account teams to ensure flawless project delivery against the client’s objectives and agreed budget
  • Manage vendor relationships with audio, lighting, staging, registration, graphics, event flow, creative, food and beverage, transportation, staffing, venue and labor
  • Responsible for ensuring aspects of the projects are correctly budgeted for and meet expected financial targets
  • Develop production schedules, run of shows, and enforce deliverable dates key to program’s success
  • Manage and develop the relationships with Wasserman trusted suppliers and third-parties, though out the duration of projects
  • Understands the landscape for each client’s business/sector as well as the media context for their investments
  • Creates a positive, collaborative, teamwork environment based on the company culture and values
  • Follows all project processes and procedures and quality standards
  • Attends conferences, tradeshows, etc., as necessary to ensure Wasserman always provides best-in-class programs and increases its product offering to industry-leading clients
  • Ensures consistent positive working relationships between department and client service team members

Supplier Management:

  • Works with colleagues to ensure that all agency suppliers meet Wasserman standards of sustainability, ethical purchasing, quality control and pricing structure
  • Working with the Head of Operations and Production to select and recruit the necessary and most appropriate suppliers for each project and as agreed with each of the account teams
  • Oversee successful supplier delivery throughout the duration of each project

Requirements

  • Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree
  • 2-4 years relevant / increasing operations experience (preferably in the experiential, sports or entertainment field)
  • Ability to remain calm under pressure, work on multiple projects simultaneously and achieve deadlines
  • Possesses exceptional communication skills, both orally and in writing
  • Must be comfortable working as a continual partner to all Wasserman team members
  • Open-minded mentality, allowing thorough exploration of all ideas and thought-starters
  • Needs to be a focused, strong-minded individual with ambition to help grow the company
  • Must thrive on a fast paced environment and possess a ‘can-do’ attitude continuously
  • Strong attention to detail and highly organized

Benefits

Base salary range: $51K-$75K, plus bonus potential if applicable for role.

Actual base salary is dependent on several factors including but not limited to; market dynamics, location and region, experience, specialized skills/training (education), level of responsibility, budgetary considerations, tenure at the company (for current employees), etc. The salary range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Compensation decisions are dependent on circumstances of each role

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