Technical Director

Project Worldwide • Full-time • Detroit, MI, US • 1w ago

Our Opportunity

GPJ is hiring a Technical Director to join our growing Live Production team!

You will act as overall technical expert, leader and manager of the technical production crew for the execution of major live shows and events.

This role is hybrid, requiring you to report on-site to one of the following office locations a minimum of 2 days/week: San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Austin, Nashville, Detroit, Boston, or New York City.

Your Role

As the Technical Director, your role centers around being the on-site manager for major shows and events. You bring expertise in scenic, lighting, rigging, audio, and visual requirements, both in the pre-show and on-site phases. Beyond managing our event execution, you play a crucial role in determining the technical solutions for our shows, with a strong focus on developing and upholding GPJ production standards.

Collaborating closely with an Executive Producer and/or Producer, you take charge of on-site supervision for both union and non-union labor, while managing the technical production budgets and CAD Plans. Much of your time and energy is dedicated to owning and nurturing vendor execution of programs, and the RFQ process.

Your Impact

You are CAD Proficient in Vectorworks or AutoCAD
Rock star in Google Suites, with Advanced competency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint are also expected
You understand on-site methodology and best practices for live events of all kinds
Have the ability to read and interpret space plans
You can demonstrate you have worked on large-scale events and have a proven track record of managing $3mm+ budgets

Experience & Education

Minimum 5 years direct production management and/or technical production experience

Travel & Mobility

Ability to travel 40%

Your Competencies

Deliver-Produce with excellence, in all your areas you touch directly or indirectly, for the client, the project you are assigned, and the GPJ team.

Confidence-Know that you will succeed, when at times what is being suggested may not have been produced before. Have confidence that you have the team, data, tools and skills necessary to overcome obstacles. Working in close concert with strategy, creative, other production teams, and client teams to communicate all stages of the production process and get everyone to the end goal.

Communication-Technical or Production Team leader adept at identification, hiring and mentoring of skills and resources required to build teams that deliver robust solutions within a controlled project management environment. Strong communication skills with each member of the team (GPJ, Client and Partners) in sharing information, advising but being decisive as required to ensure success. Strong advocate for a safe environment for attendees and staff ensuring each project has all required certifications and documentation.

Curiosity-Desire to discover, explore, learn and expand knowledge of digital, technical, theatrical and media elements to bring brands to life in the most effective way. Live production is one of the most powerful forms of communication in experience marketing and your role is to partner with the strategy, creative and account teams in bringing the best ideas forward and put the strategy into action.

Salary Range: $125k - $140k

Salary is dependent on a variety of factors including (but not limited to) experience, skills, and location.

Who We Are

GPJ is the world leader in experiential marketing. Our 29 global offices are filled with fearless people dreaming up ideas that are transforming industries and bringing the most respected brands to life in powerfully, exciting ways. We are a part of the Project Worldwide family. An independent, employee-owned global network of complementary, wholly owned agencies.

You read that “employee-owned” part, right? You heard us correctly. You work hard, she works hard, we all work hard… we all succeed and reap the rewards. We have an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – providing our employees with an ownership interest. We thought you would want to know that. In fact, there is a lot more you would want to know about us, like our FTO policy (no more “accruing” time off), our employer matching 401(k) plan (no vesting period), our “no employee contribution” healthcare option. But we are getting ahead of ourselves here, let’s talk about this exciting opportunity first and we can fill you in on our perks & benefits later.

GPJ is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected class. In addition to federal law requirements, GPJ complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. GPJ expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on any protected class.

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