Production Manager - Live Events (Remote)

About the Role

Location: Remote; involves regular travel to event destinations

Do you have production experience, a talent for keeping projects and teams on track, and a positive, can-do attitude? Would you like to help make world-class meetings and special events come to life for Fortune and Global 500 clients? This could be a fantastic opportunity for you!

Morley operates domestic and international meetings and events for top industry clients. As a Production Manager, you’ll be the project navigator who keeps the production/project team moving.

You’ll work under the support and direction of the Producer and in partnership with clients, Morley operations staff and production suppliers as we work together to plan and execute live events.

What You’ll Do

• 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

What to Expect: Schedule & Travel

Our work requires the flexibility to travel (approx. 15-35% of the time) and accommodate a varied schedule. This role involves:

• Initial on-site training:
  • Five to 10 days at our corporate headquarters – Saginaw, Michigan
  • Travel arrangements, lodging and cost reimbursement provided
• Daily operations:
  • Remote – work from home
    • Monday through Friday
    • 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern | 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Central | 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mountain | 5 a.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern time
    • After-hours support at times (high-priority or timely projects, or to fit client schedules)
• Planned meetings/events:
  • Travel on location
  • Schedule varies; includes nights/weekends
• Potential ad-hoc travel (e.g., venue selection, pre-production site visits)

Questions Before You Apply?

• Live chat with a Morley Talent Acquisition (TA) Specialist: careers.morleycompanies.com
• Chat hours:
  • M-F 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Eastern | 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. Central | 6 a.m. - 3 p.m. Mountain | 5 a.m. - 2 p.m. Pacific time
  • Closed on some holidays. TA will respond to after-hours questions the next business day.

Skills for Success

Required Skills

• Abilities:
  • 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
• Skills:
  • 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
• Technology:
  • Comprehensive knowledge/working use of MS Office
  • Knowledge of, or ability to learn, MS Teams

Eligibility Requirements

• Must have the ability to pass a pre-employment background check and drug screen
• 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
• Able and willing to travel and accommodate a variable schedule (per above)

Nice to Have

• 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

Remote Work Requirements

• Michigan resident
• High-speed internet access at home
• Secluded and distraction-free work environment

Why Morley?

At Morley, your paycheck is just the start – add in health coverage, wellness resources and financial benefits, and you get a total compensation package designed to support you in work and in life.

Health & Wellness Benefits

• 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)

Financial Benefits

• 401(k) with match
• Flexible spending account (FSA)
• Life insurance
• Company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance

Benefits to Make Your Life Easier

• 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)

About Morley

Our mission is to deliver extraordinary experiences.

We do this by leading with humility, embracing everyone, sweating the details and moving mountains (making the impossible possible) – for our associates and for the world-leading companies that partner with us.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and promote a caring and respectful work environment. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.

As part of this commitment, we provide reasonable accommodations for those with disabilities. If you need reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, please contact talentacquisition@morleynet.com.

Thank you for your interest in Morley.

Notices

• Morley utilizes E-Verify during onboarding for all hires. Click here to learn more about E-Verify: https://mrly.info/bau and your right to work: https://mrly.info/7wo
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