Technical Director

George P. Johnson Experience Marketing•Nashville, TN

2d•$125,000 - $140,000•Hybrid

About The Position

GPJ is hiring a Technical Director to join our growing Live Production team! You will act as overall technical expert, leader and manager of the technical production crew for the execution of major live shows and events. This role is hybrid, requiring you to report on-site to one of the following office locations a minimum of 2 days/week: San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Austin, Nashville, Detroit, Boston, or New York City. As the Technical Director, your role centers around being the on-site manager for major shows and events. You bring expertise in scenic, lighting, rigging, audio, and visual requirements, both in the pre-show and on-site phases. Beyond managing our event execution, you play a crucial role in determining the technical solutions for our shows, with a strong focus on developing and upholding GPJ production standards. Collaborating closely with an Executive Producer and/or Producer, you take charge of on-site supervision for both union and non-union labor, while managing the technical production budgets and CAD Plans. Much of your time and energy is dedicated to owning and nurturing vendor execution of programs, and the RFQ process.

Requirements

CAD Proficient in Vectorworks or AutoCAD
Rock star in Google Suites, with Advanced competency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint
Understand on-site methodology and best practices for live events of all kinds
Ability to read and interpret space plans
Proven track record of managing $3mm+ budgets
Minimum 15+ years direct production management and/or technical production experience.
Ability to travel 40%

Nice To Haves

Demonstrate you have worked on large-scale events

Responsibilities

Act as overall technical expert, leader and manager of the technical production crew for the execution of major live shows and events.
Be the on-site manager for major shows and events.
Bring expertise in scenic, lighting, rigging, audio, and visual requirements, both in the pre-show and on-site phases.
Determine the technical solutions for shows, with a strong focus on developing and upholding GPJ production standards.
Take charge of on-site supervision for both union and non-union labor.
Manage the technical production budgets and CAD Plans.
Own and nurture vendor execution of programs, and the RFQ process.
Deliver-Produce with excellence, in all your areas you touch directly or indirectly, for the client, the project you are assigned, and the GPJ team.
Communicate all stages of the production process with strategy, creative, other production teams, and client teams.
Identify, hire and mentor skills and resources required to build teams that deliver robust solutions within a controlled project management environment.
Share information, advise, and be decisive as required to ensure success with each member of the team (GPJ, Client and Partners).
Be a strong advocate for a safe environment for attendees and staff ensuring each project has all required certifications and documentation.
Partner with the strategy, creative and account teams in bringing the best ideas forward and put the strategy into action.