Sr. Technical Director

GPJ is hiring a Sr. Technical Director to join our growing team.

This role is hybrid, requiring you to report on-site to one of the following office locations a minimum of 2 days/week:
Austin, Boston, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York City, or San Francisco.

As the Senior Technical Director, your role revolves around being the overall on-site manager for major shows and events. You will bring expertise in scenic, lighting, rigging, audio, and visual requirements, both in the pre-show and on-site phases. Beyond managing our events, you will play a pivotal role in defining the technical approach and solutions for our shows, with a strong focus on developing and upholding GPJ production standards, and overseeing multiple TD’s and vendors on a project.

Collaborating closely with Account leads, Executive Producer, Producer and Technical Director, you will take charge of on-site supervision for both union and non-union labor while overseeing the technical production budgets, CAD and project technical staffing. Much of your time and energy is dedicated to owning onsite guidance and execution of projects, including the RFQ process.

• You are CAD Proficient in Vectorworks
• Rock star in Google Suite, with Advanced competency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint are also expected
• You understand on-site methodology and best practices for live events of all kinds
• Have the ability to read and interpret space plans
• You have the best contact list for technical talent and technical vendors
• You are an expert at providing a tech spec for bids from vendors

-You know when to ask others their opinion, make the call, or step back and let the group come up with the right answer. Move fast. Decisions need to come quick, while balancing the need to gather the right data points to inform your decision.

-Be accountable. Demonstrate accountability. Hold yourself and others to a high standard of work, that includes following set processes, achieving deadlines and operating within control systems. Own both success and failures, without blaming others. Create a culture of accountability in your teams. Follow through on commitments by your actions. You set the example for your team.

-Be a change agent. Be an active participant in the evolution of our agency to align to the market and client needs. Be active in decision making and publicly support the corporate decision, even if you have to agree to disagree. Identify naysayer and help navigate those hurdles.

10-15 years direct production management and/or technical production experience

• Ability to travel 40% of the time
• Ability to work irregular hours in addition to normal business hours, to include nights, weekends and holidays as needed

In your role, you will have influence and responsibility over:

• Business Development
• Project Launch & Resource staffing & Management
• Fabrication & Graphics
• Change Order Management
• Procurement (For Services)
• Management, Delivery & Deployment

Salary is dependent on a variety of factors including (but not limited to) experience, skills, and location.

GPJ is the world leader in experiential marketing. Our 29 global offices are filled with fearless people dreaming up ideas that are transforming industries and bringing the most respected brands to life in powerfully, exciting ways. We are a part of the Project Worldwide family. An independent, employee-owned global network of complementary, wholly owned agencies.

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