TECHNICAL PRODUCTION MANAGER

FULL TIME POSITION
JOB POSTED 20/02/25

Lucid have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and pro-active technical production manager to sit within the management team of a small yet pioneering creative studio. You will be working alongside internal creative and fabrication teams, suppliers and collaborators to produce ground-breaking stages, shows and large-scale installations. Overseeing the delivery of a multitude of boundary-pushing experiences and projects across the globe.

ROLE

The technical production manager will work within the management team to assist with completion of the technical design process, planning, execution, logistics, and technical aspects of our creative projects. Leveraging their extensive expertise in live event production to deliver world-class shows, stages, structures and experiences. Expertly managing the delivery process, ensuring every element has been considered and meets the rigorously high standards of both the studio, our clients & collaborators. The technical production manager will coordinate crucial aspects of project delivery, including design and build of temporary structures plus production elements such as rigging, audio, video, and lighting systems. This role will also extend to logistical management, which includes site planning, technical production management and logistics such as trucking and staffing where required, ensuring seamless coordination between the various internal and external teams involved in each project. Having technical expertise, and possessing solid event industry knowledge particularly in festival and large venue settings are essential skills.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drafting detailed technical drawings of large-scale, complex truss systems & layher structures from specification from design team

• Specifying equipment, layouts, and configurations, to ensure that all technical aspects are well-coordinated and integrated in accordance with the design
• Working closely with lighting and video suppliers during pre-production and on-site production management
• Managing production budgets
• Overseeing and responsible for ensuring logistics for multiple projects at any one time are on track - this includes producing kit lists, feeding into rental management systems, freight schedules, staffing schedules for both workshop fabrication and onsite delivery.
• Preparing production schedules, risk assessments, method statements and other vital production & safety documentation.
• Liaising with venues, festival / event production teams, suppliers and internal team members
• Managing and overseeing build & installation of temporary staging, structures and production load-ins onsite both within the UK and overseas

• Streamlining current work-flows and systems - the candidate will be proactive in ensuring all departments are working in the most effective way possible, improving operating procedures and ways of working

SKILLS

• Proficient in Inventor and Vectorworks
• Knowledge of Capture preferable but not essential
• In-depth knowledge of temporary structures including truss, rigging, layher
• Technical knowledge and understanding of lighting, video and LED products
• Experience in the build and installation of large-scale temporary structures
• Effective supply chain management
• IT proficient - expert use of Excel required
• General understanding of fabrication processes such as welding, carpentry, CNC, metal fabrication
• Exceptional interpersonal abilities
• Ability to remain calm under pressure & effective decision making
• Forging and maintaining great relationships with clients, team members & suppliers
• Positive attitude
• Pragmatic approach to problem solving
• Remarkable attention to detail 
• Interest in the arts, live music and event industry
• Full UK driving licence is essential
• Ability to work at height is a bonus
• Forklift, telehandler tickets and IPAF desirable
• Experience working with cranes

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE 

Minimum of 10 years working in the live events industry with a production and staging background, with demonstrable experience leading complex, large-scale projects.

LOCATION

• This is a full time role, the candidate will be required to work closely with the management and workshop team from our office in Sittingbourne, Kent (1 hour drive from South East London)
• Candidate must be able to travel within the UK and overseas frequently for project delivery
• Candidate must be eligible to work in the US (Lucid will provide all Visas / Working permits) 

SALARY

£50K - £60K DOE

APPLY

To apply for this role please send a covering letter and CV to careers@lucidcreates.co.uk with the

subject line ‘Technical Production Manager’

ABOUT

Lucid Creates are a multi-disciplinary design and fabrication studio who create extraordinary temporary environments with a specialism in integrating visual tech. Our expertise lies in 360 show design & creating experiences where audiences and artists collaborate, connect and converge through sound, light and visual language. We aim to push the boundaries of what’s possible within the physical spaces and environments people interact with and inhabit.

We design award-winning shows, structures, spaces and large-scale public art installations which encourage and enable community, sustainability and inclusivity. We have established a reputation for creating transformative, temporary environments that result in intensely memorable shared experiences.

Both a design & a fabrication studio - we fabricate all of our stages, structures and installations in-house, here in our studio in the UK. Holistic in our approach to design and creativity - we pride ourselves in our ability to deliver an all encompassing, end-to-end creative service from fabrication through to show direction and live operation. Designing from within our fully-equipped workshop, hand in hand with our highly-skilled team of expert makers, we continue to create environments that push the boundaries of art, engineering and technology.

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