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Scenic Production Manager
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Scenic Production Manager
Location: Essex / Onsite Projects
Permanent | Full-Time
We're working with a well-established experiential production business that delivers high-quality scenic builds, brand activations, exhibitions, and immersive experiences for a diverse client base.
They're looking for a Scenic Production Manager to take ownership of projects from initial briefing through to installation, delivery, and post-project evaluation. This is a hands-on role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced production environment and enjoys balancing client management, project delivery, and onsite execution.
The Role:
- Lead the end-to-end production process across multiple scenic and experiential projects
- Manage project timelines, budgets, and production schedules
- Coordinate internal teams, freelancers, and external suppliers
- Oversee health & safety documentation, including RAMS
- Ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, and to a high standard
- Build and maintain strong client relationships throughout project delivery
- Attend and lead onsite installations, builds, and live event delivery
- Identify innovative and cost-effective production solutions
- Monitor quality control throughout the production process
- Support the wider business through effective planning, communication, and project reporting
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About You:
- Experience managing scenic, exhibition, experiential, or live event production projects
- Strong understanding of production processes from concept through to installation
- Confident managing budgets, schedules, and supplier relationships
- Experienced producing RAMS and working within H&S guidelines
- Excellent organisational and project management skills
- Comfortable working in a fast-moving environment with multiple deadlines
- Strong communicator with clients, suppliers, and internal stakeholders
- Positive, proactive, and solutions-focused approach
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What's on Offer:
- Opportunity to work on a wide variety of creative production projects
- High level of ownership and responsibility
- Collaborative and supportive team environment
- Career progression within a growing business
- Competitive salary and long-term opportunity within the experiential events sector
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