Production Director

ON BOARD EXPERIENTIAL 

On Board Experiential (OBE) is an award-winning, full-service, experience-led agency that creates meaningful brand experiences worldwide. We work out of our homes and physical offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and NYC, or wherever our adventures take us! Our clients include Nike, Meta, JPMorgan Chase, The Infatuation, Stripe, and OpenAI, to name a few. We know, "Cool, cool, but what’s it like to work at OBE?" We thought you'd never ask. Event Marketer has recognized OBE as one of the best places to work in events and well, we couldn't agree more.

The most important part of our business is our people. They are hardworking, brave and make magic happen on the regular. But under each majestic exterior is a human deserving of a healthy work-life balance. That’s why we believe in recovery days, happy hours, friendly but competitive fitness challenges and company offsites.

We conduct open meetings to facilitate discussions that heal, inspire, and bring us closer. We encourage each other to bring our whole selves to work. We want to hear about your lived experiences and unique perspectives. We don't just want you to be unapologetically you: it's part of the job description.

*We are currently considering candidates for this role across all our offices; New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.

SUMMARY OF POSITION 

Our Production Directors are responsible for all elements of production for each assigned project/program from start to finish and for executing the approved production-specific Scope of Work in support of client goals and objectives.  General responsibilities include management and direction of all production related personnel including, but not limited to, internal producers, external producers, third-party vendors/suppliers, and will often involve leading and/or overseeing multiple projects simultaneously at various stages of activation. 

This person will play a critical and prominent role in the development of each program, which will include, strategic thinking, concept development, feasibility work, development of the overall project plan, comprehensive pre-production work, budget development, management and tracking P/L, and the overall quality of the project/program. By working closely with our internal and external teams in a collaborative manner the Production Director will continuously look to elevate the level at which OBE is operating. 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS  

• Direct, manage, mentor, and motivate junior production staff. 

• Assist new business development team in determining feasibility of projects/events and developing production deliverables for new business proposals (RFPs).  Please note this will often include attending pitch presentations... 

• Serve as primary Production team contact throughout a project/program with both internal and external teams, including client teams. 

• Collaborate with OBE Leadership and senior level production team, Account, Creative, Strategy, Technology, and others as applicable, on project, departmental, and companywide details.  

• Direct and oversee all production related communications, documentation, and required deliverables required by the project in a timely, detailed, efficient, professional, and courteous manner, always maintaining the highest standards. 

• Ensure staff executes at the highest level of industry standards and in accordance with company policies and SOPs.  

• Establish and maintain best practices that meet client needs and provide continual improvement to our operations. 

• Create and manage and meticulously track detailed event timeline(s). 

• Produce detailed project-wide, operational, and logistical plans and procedures, including but not limited to staff plans, detailed R&R grids, workbacks timelines, production timelines, load in and strike schedules, accessibility issues, on-site communications, weather preparedness and contingency planning. 

• Keep OBE Leadership and senior level production staff briefed, as applicable, on a regular basis, related to any revisions to SOW’s and budgets. 

• Source, secure, recruit, hire and manage both project specific as well as FT production staff. 

• Source and secure new vendors needed as necessary in accordance with the company’s SOP’s and policies.  This includes competitive t