Senior Production Manager

About On Board Experiential (OBE)

OBE is a global marketing agency that brings brands to life through culture-shaping experiences. For more than 30 years, we've partnered with iconic brands including Nike, the NFL, JPMorganChase, Meta, Sephora, Starbucks, and Converse to build community, create cultural relevance, and drive measurable business impact. With offices in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and London, we activate globally. OBE is also a founding member of The ADD Collective, extending our reach and resources while staying true to our core capabilities.

We've been recognized by Event Marketer as one of the best places to work in events and we couldn't agree more.

The most important part of our business is our people. They are hardworking, imaginative, and make genuinely remarkable things happen. But behind every great activation is a human who deserves rest, connection, and a life outside of work. That's why we invest in recovery days, company offsites, happy hours, and the kind of friendly-but-competitive fitness challenges that bond teams for life.

We show up for each other in open conversations that heal, inspire, and bring us closer. We want to hear about your lived experiences, your unconventional ideas, and the perspectives only you can bring. Being unapologetically yourself isn't just welcome here. It's part of the job.

SUMMARY OF POSITION

The Senior Production Manager (SPM), loves collaboration, and has experience working on a wide variety of project types in which they held various roles and responsibilities. To the point that they, "get it", no matter what the project is, the problem that needs fixin' or the level of ambiguity they're dealing with.Relevant examples would be; live events, hybrid, virtual events, B2B, B2C, mobile, CPG, lifestyle, and more.A very strong character, next-level organizational and communication skills, prioritization, production workflow, managerial and client facing skills are a must.

The SPM is responsible fora wide varietyofelements onagivenproject.Responsibilitiesmayinclude management of production related personnel(internal FT staff as well as external contractors)including but not limited to; other producers,third-partyvendors/service providers, production assistants,coordinators, and managers. Depending upon the size and complexity of the project, this may(and most likely will)involve running multiple projects/events simultaneously at various stages ofproject planning.

This person is also responsible forthe development and implementation of the overallprojectplan; which will includedevelopment of the overall staffing plan, managing, monitoring and maintaining theworkback/timeline, managing multiple vendors, negotiating contracts, obtaining and managing staff and resources, budget development, management and tracking P/L,being onsite and in the office,and the overallprojectQC..By working closely with internal and external account,technology,creative and operations teams in a collaborative manner, this personis responsible forexecuting the approved production-specific Scope of Work in support oftheclientsgoals andobjectives.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Assistpitchteamsindeterminingfeasibility of projects andestablishingproduction budgets for new business proposals (RFPs). Attendbrainstorms andpitch meetings as needed.

• When leading projects, serve astheprimary Productionteamcontact throughouttheprojectprocesswith internal and externalprojectteams.This includes beinginthe office and onsiteasdefinedby the projectand byOBE policy.

• Participate in, and lead, project planning and developmentmeetingsand internal/external status meetings.

• Collaborate with ProductionDepartment Leadershipinestablishingtheoverallproject plan and budget within the key client deliverable dates andtheagreed upon Scope of Work.

• Work closely with internaloperations,account, technology,and creativeteams to ensure the highestquality and smoothestoperation oftheoverall production.And do so in a way that ensuresthat all key deliverables arenot justmetbut exceedsthe clients' satisfaction.

• Establish,maintainand evolvebest practices that meetand exceed OBE standards andthatcontinually elevate the level at which weare operatingas an agency.

• Implement plans for staffing procedures, budget tracking, project timelines, critical paths, production schedules, Run of Show, meeting agendas, contingency and emergency actions, etc.

• Keep internal teams, andotherspecific projectteams,informed on a regular basis on any need for revisions to budgets and estimates to complete.

• Recruit,hireand manage production crews and staffas required by the project(s).

• Identifyoutside vendors needed (dependingonthetype of event), request bids, selectvendorsand negotiate and obtain signed contracts. Monitor performance of vendors.

• Manage,mentorand motivate junior production staff.

• Submit all status reports, photo/digital documentation, and other evidence of production as required by Account team and Client personnel.

• Reconcile all production budgets and prepare post event analysis of production.

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

• Bachelor'sDegree in Marketing, Business Administration, or related field preferred.

EXPERIENCE

• 7+years of direct experience in producing/managing budgets for major marketing programs/events/activationswith orwithin an experiential agency environment.

• Must have an extremely strong and diverse experience base that directly applies to this multi-faceted, high demand position.

• Very strongVendor relationships and experience with the competitive bidding process.

• Experience in executing staffing procedures, budget tracking, project timelines, critical paths, production schedules, Run of Show, meeting agendas, contingency and emergency actionsspecificallyforexperiential events.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE,SKILLSAND ABILITIES

• Strongand provenmanagement skills and interpersonal communication skills.

• Provenability to manage internal and externalpartners, and service providers.

• Very strongclient/customer service experience and focus.

• Excellent planning, organizational, prioritization,and time-management skills.This includespossessingthe capacity necessary toeffectivecarry and execute multiple projects simultaneously.

• Ability to multi-task, managecompetingpriorities, work in the "grey",embrace ambiguity,thrive when"it" hits the fan, never be satisfied, always push to elevate the work, andstill be on time for the after party.

• Must be able to work in avery(and we mean very)collaborative manner bothwith internaland externalteams, and with clients.

• Ability to manage projects events within budget.

• Excellent judgment/awarenesswith theprovenability topro-activelyidentifyissues/obstacles and effectively create solutions.

• Extremely strong working knowledgeof and experience withcontracting,permittingand insurance processes.

• Understanding of Union Labor laws and ability to manage within a budget without penalties

• Strong understanding inthe areassuch asSecurity/Access Control, Branding,fabrication,location scouting,venuenegotiations.

OTHER SKILLS AND JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Extremely strong work ethic andthe provenability to thrive and enjoy a(very)fast-paced,dynamic, ever-changing,excitingandchallengingworkingenvironment.

• Must be flexible and comfortable in working non-traditional hoursin non-traditional locations,as needed (some nights and weekends).

• Experience withSharePoint, Google apps, Trello, MicrosoftTeamsor other project management tools is a plus.

• Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time, if necessary.Pleasenotethis level of travel is at thevery highend of what our producers typically average.

• Abilityand desireto work in the officein keeping with OBE's current in-office policy, to be "present"andparticipationat a high-level,andtobe onsiteasrequired.

Compensation

$95,000 - $11