Senior Technical Director

Opus Agency

6d•Remote

About The Position

The Sr. Technical Director is responsible for ensuring that the Opus technical production experience and production-related work delivers against agreed objectives and surpasses the client’s expectations. This role will represent Opus Agency with new and legacy clients in a lead technical position to direct teams to produce the technology for world-class keynotes for various sized audiences, road shows, breakout matrixes, expo experiences, virtual events and more. The role will be to ensure that all projects have the appropriate technical management, and lead large teams and clients from onboarding through execution and follow up for relationship building for future endeavors. This role will help internally to build technical best practices, maintain vendor relations, conduct freelance technical directors, and be on top of innovative new technologies we can offer our clients.

Requirements

10+ years of Technical Director experience in a client-facing role
Proven experience in leading and managing teams, understanding roles and responsibilities, designating staffing and overseeing teams
Proven experience managing budgets, sub vendors, union and non-union labor, and production-specific elements
Ability to travel as needed to ensure customer success and program oversight
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to collaborate in a team environment
Ability to directly manage A/V vendors, labor companies, clients and client relationships
Attention to detail regarding production schedules, onsite schedules, security, doc, labor call sheets, partner collaboration, and overall planning tools for technical production.
Must have proficiency in VectorWorks, AutoCAD familiarity a plus
Detailed knowledge of vendor pricing for production elements in both large and small

Nice To Haves

AutoCAD familiarity

Responsibilities

Technical Visionary - understand clients goals and objectives and use experience to know what is possible and how to best to bring their vision to life
Oversee technical project management responsibilities: plan, organize, schedule, and supervise crew, equipment and activities required to meet project deliverables. (includes video, audio, lighting, rigging, power distribution)
Collaborate with Lead Producer on overall vision of the event and support in all aspects of the program
Contribute on client calls and internal planning meetings
Coordinate execution of acquiring and/or booking all venue equipment, perishables, supplies and rental gear.
Coordinate execution of Event Permits, COI, Fire Marshall details, etc.
In charge of supervising crew for onsite load in, setup, tear down and load out of AV equipment in addition to physical configuration and connecting and interfacing all AV equipment.
Work side by side with Lead Producer to manage any changes in scope or additional items added while onsite
Provide troubleshooting in the event of equipment failure or system breakdown.
Inform Opus of and any potential labor overages and schedule adjustments affecting budget
Manage labor schedules
Survey vendors, contractors, gear, technologies, labor pools.
Assist with resolve of budgets.
Continue to build lasting vendor relations
Document best practices and archive all show files with team
Archive any contacts or venue details into server system.

Benefits

Full time position
Opportunities for growth and development
Health & Dental Insurance (choice of plans)
100% Employer paid short-term disability and life insurance
Opportunity to elect additional life insurance and LTD insurance at employee expense
Paid parental leave
Opportunity to contribute pre-tax dollars to flexible spending accounts
401(K) with employer match
Flexibility in work schedules
Generous time off