Manager of Event Production

Greenleaf Hospitality Group•Myrtle Beach, SC

About The Position

The Manager of Event Production leads all video production and large-scale event production for GHG, including arena productions, concerts, sports events, corporate events, and brand storytelling. This role ensures high-quality execution across video, lighting, sound, and show production, delivering engaging, immersive, and flawless event experiences. This leader blends creative direction, technical expertise, and operational excellence to bring events and content to life while collaborating closely with external production partners.

Requirements

7+ years in live event production, broadcast production, or video production leadership.
Experience in arenas, sports, touring concerts, festivals, or large-scale entertainment venues.
Proven success working with multiple partner organizations to align workflows and execution standards.
Strong technical knowledge of lighting, audio, video, broadcast, and show systems.
Strong leadership, creative direction, and project management skills.

Responsibilities

Lead all production operations for arena events, including concerts, sporting events, broadcasts, and major productions.
Oversee show design, technical execution, and event-day production management.
Manage lighting, sound, staging, and video workflows for arena events.
Work closely alongside Western Michigan University and K-Wings production teams to develop shared standard operating procedures (SOPs) and align workflows, technical standards, show execution models, and safety protocols.
Create consistent production quality and operational excellence across all events.
Serve as a collaborative partner to touring productions, promoters, and broadcast teams.
Lead all GHG video production, including brand content, storytelling, marketing videos, event recaps, sponsorship assets, and social media content.
Manage in-house production resources and external production partners.
Establish consistent production quality, style, and brand standards.
Partner with marketing, sales, and leadership teams to align production with brand storytelling and business goals.
Develop creative concepts and production plans for events and campaigns.
Elevate production value across all venues and platforms.
Build, schedule, and manage production crews.
Train and mentor staff in production best practices.
Oversee external vendors, contractors, touring crews, and broadcast teams.
Develop production workflows, technical documentation, and show runbooks.
Ensure safety, compliance, and operational efficiency.
Support budgeting, equipment planning, and capital investment decisions.