Director, Production

Summary of Position

NVE Experience Agency seeks a Director of Production to lead production efforts across a retained industry-leader within the tech field. They will be responsible for supervising and coordinating an annual portfolio of events, from conception to execution, with an emphasis on B2B events & experiences. The primary responsibilities are divided between two workstreams:

• Working with retained client stakeholders to build out annual event plans, inclusive of budget estimations/ resource planning/ timeline development/providing oversight & escalation to production teams & clients.
• Directly owning projects in the role of an Executive Producer (EP) for large and/or complex B2B events.

Strong relationship skills, service mentality and the ability to provide multiple options for solutions are essential to this role.

Job Responsibilities

• Oversee the delivery of complex, high-profile projects from concept to execution
• Establish and enforce production standards and best practices to ensure operational excellence
• Serve as a strategic problem-solver, managing escalations and offering proactive solutions
• Build and maintain senior-level client relationships, ensuring client satisfaction and long term engagement
• Guide teams in managing client expectations, scope, budgets, and timelines with confidence
• Partner with Group leadership to align on client needs and project scope
• Ensure all projects meet profitability targets while maintaining the highest quality standards
• Oversee resource allocation across assigned projects, optimizing efficiency and ensuring the optimal use of internal and external resources to meet project goals.
• Develop (in collaboration with account leadership) appropriate short/medium/long term business plans, inclusive of forecasting and hitting billable targets, and recommendations for net-new headcount needs.
• Lead production efforts across a retained client, and annual calendar of event activity
• Scoping projects
• Developing workback timelines
• Developing indicative Budgets
• Identifying staffing needs & building staffing Plans
• Advising clients as an SME for production
• Overseeing project teams as point of escalation (for projects where not assigned as the EP)
• Work alongside new business & client services, to expand breadth of work with the brand
• Lead the execution of large and/ or complex B2B projects as an EP
• Lead in kick-off meeting
• Define roles and responsibilities of the project team
• Lead development of production schedule, project documents and organization of information
• Participate in creative development
• Own project management & project delivery.
• Organize and manage communications between event team members
• Manage freelance resources
• Look for innovative solutions to production methods
• Budget Management & ensure overall project health
• Develop Production Talent
• Lead, mentor, and inspire high-performing teams, fostering career growth and professional development
• Define career development plans and succession strategies to support internal growth
• Foster a positive, high-performing team culture centered on collaboration