Head of Venues (Production)
On Event Production Co. is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic production-focused individual to join the team as Head of Venues. This is an exciting new senior role within the business, with a core focus on managing, maintaining, and developing our venue production services and venues portfolio. Applicants should be passionate about delivering exceptional production services within a venue environment and have a broad knowledge of corporate production delivery, including set, staging, and AV technology.
You must possess excellent client service skills as you will be working alongside our highly valued venue clients, ensuring we provide the best service at all times. You should have experience in managing and developing relationships and opportunities with new venues, producing pitch-winning tender responses, and negotiating competitive commercial arrangements. You will have a flexible and efficient approach to work as well as demonstrate excellent leadership skills to manage and motivate on-site teams.
Main job responsibilities:
1. Client liaison and account management for existing venue partnerships
2. Leadership of venue service teams
3. New venue business development
4. Development of venue services products & packages
5. Negotiation of commercial arrangements & contractual obligations
6. Client & internal feedback
7. Industry networking & relationship development
We are looking for people with:
1. Previous experience in managing production services for a portfolio of UK-based venues
2. Previous experience in account management and business development
3. Previous experience in team management & leadership
4. A passion for production and creating exceptional experiences
5. Confidence and experience in managing new opportunities and delivering winning presentations and proposals
6. Good overall knowledge of production, including sound, lighting, video, and stage systems for corporate events
7. Excellent organizational and administration skills
8. Competent user of IT systems including Microsoft Office
9. Excellent interpersonal skills
10. Valid driving license
Employee benefits include:
* Extremely competitive salary
* Company pension scheme
* Company bonus scheme
* Training & progression opportunities
Location:
This role is based at our Castle Donington, Derby office with optional hybrid working on completion of induction and systems training. By the very nature of the role and the events industry, you will be required to travel and work evenings and weekends when required.
As an equal opportunities employer, On Event Production Co. is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join our team.
Please note, the successful applicant will be asked to provide 2 references and complete a basic DBS check (this is a contractual requirement for working with some of our clients).
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