Sr. Technical Director

George P. Johnson Experience Marketing • Los Angeles, NY

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

GPJ is hiring a Senior Technical Director to manage major shows and events on-site and contribute to their technical approach and solutions. The role covers scenic, lighting, rigging, audio, and visual requirements during both pre-show planning and on-site execution. The Senior Technical Director develops and upholds GPJ production standards and oversees multiple Technical Directors and vendors on projects.

Working closely with Account leads, the Executive Producer, Producer, and Technical Director, this role supervises union and non-union labor on-site and oversees technical production budgets, CAD, project technical staffing, and the RFQ process. The position is hybrid and requires on-site work at least two days per week from an office in Austin, Boston, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York City, or San Francisco. Travel is required 40% of the time, and the role may involve irregular hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

The position has influence and responsibility across business development; project launch, resource staffing, and management; strategy and creative development; fabrication and graphics; estimating; change order management; procurement for services; management, delivery, and deployment; and invoicing, financial reconciliation, and closing.

Requirements

• 10–15 years of direct production management and/or technical production experience.
• Proficiency in Vectorworks CAD.
• Advanced competency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, and strong Google Suite skills.
• Understanding of on-site methodology and best practices for live events.
• Ability to read and interpret space plans.
• Expertise in providing technical specifications for vendor bids.
• Ability to travel 40% of the time.
• Ability to work irregular hours outside normal business hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Nice To Haves

• A strong contact list of technical talent and technical vendors.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the overall on-site manager for major shows and events.
• Define technical approaches and solutions for shows.
• Develop and uphold GPJ production standards.
• Oversee multiple Technical Directors and vendors on projects.
• Supervise union and non-union labor on-site.
• Oversee technical production budgets, CAD, and project technical staffing.
• Own on-site guidance and execution of projects, including the RFQ process.
• Contribute to business development, project launches, resource staffing and management, strategy and creative development, fabrication and graphics, estimating, change order management, procurement for services, management, delivery and deployment, invoicing, financial reconciliation, and closing.

Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) providing employees with an ownership interest.
• FTO policy (time off does not accrue).
• Employer matching 401(k) plan with no vesting period.
• Low-contribution healthcare option.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed