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Production Co-ordinator

Employer
I am Recruitment
Location
London (Central), London (Greater)
Salary
£28-35k
Closing date
13 Aug 2018

Job Details

We are in need for  Production Co-ordinator for this global mid-sized agency based in the West End. 

You will be a key part of the Production team and have the opportunity to work across all the agency’s clients, delivering a variety of experiential marketing activities including live events, road shows, exhibitions / installations and in-store activities.

The Production team are hands on and work closely with all other agency departments, integrating closely with the account teams and taking client facing roles where appropriate.

Reporting to the Head of Production you will be part of a team and have the chance to really make an impact on how the agency approaches production.

Responsibilities

  • Acting as production lead on your projects with responsibility for all build, technical and logistical elements
  • Fully costing up creative ideas for pitch presentations and managing the project through from a production perspective through to live event and budget reconciliation
  • Delivering a variety of brand experiences and pushing boundaries with new technological innovations
  • Advising account management and creative teams on feasibility, cost implications and considerations on project concepts
  • Draft full supplier briefings and liaise thereafter to obtain full costings, lead times and production specifications
  • Full management of production budgets to include negotiation of commercial terms, cash flow forecasts and budget reconciliation
  • Building relationships and negotiating with preferred suppliers and potential new suppliers to improve capabilities
  • Managing logistics on experiential campaigns; advising on vehicle requirements, stock pickups and creating logistic schedules
  • Client liaison onsite where you will often be the only member of the production team
  • Working closely with the staffing department to ensure projects are staffed correctly and briefing event staff on production and operational elements of campaigns
  • Create and compile health and safety documentation for all campaigns
  • To review and investigate new technologies and how they could be used in experiential campaigns
  • Responsibility for providing production timing plans, schedules, cost reconciliations and updates to the account handling teams

Essential Skills and experience

  • Health and safety knowledge and the ability to create risk assessments and method statement for experiential events
  • Experience working with shopping centres, trade shows, council owned spaces and festivals and understanding key requirements of each
  • Knowledge and proven competence working with and managing build / set suppliers
  • Ability to work autonomously and as part of a wider team
  • Excellent budgeting skills and commercial acumen
  • Interest in and love for new technologies and how they impact experiential
  • Strong technical knowledge of sound, lighting, power, AV and interactive technology
  • Excellent attention to detail and the ability to foresee issues and suggest solutions before problems arise
  • Knowledge of print production methods and materials
  • Experience working with graphic designers and artworkers
  • Understanding of event operations and how large scale events run and using this ability to create exceptional experiential activations
  • Excellent Microsoft Office skills
  • Highly organised and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast paced environment
  • Attention to detail
  • Passionate about creating high quality events and activations
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

If this sounds like you or someone you know then get in touch and send your CV to iwantanewjob@iamrecruitment.com

Sound like somebody you know, introduce us and take advantage of our introductory fee, * terms and conditions apply.

Candidates applying for the role must reside in the UK and hold a fully working UK visa. 

 

Company

'I am' 
Two of the most powerful words; For what you put after them, shapes your reality

'I am' is the statement of confidence about what you do, who you are and what you want from your work. We ensure we have eventful conversations that result in the best candidates in the best roles!

We are a new recruitment agency with a heritage. We have lived and breathed events working in the industry as Event Professionals our own way and now; want you to fulfill your legacy.

Here at ‘I am’ we specialise in recruitment across the events spectrum from experiential and live events to corporate and commercial, charity and event services. From grass roots to Directorships full time, or freelance we only work in the areas we have so we can talk about what we know..

‘I am’ is about
- Having the right conversations to ensure the best fit

- Loves getting to know you. We are relationship experts and should hold a degree in positive nosiness
 
- Are advisors as well as recruiters. We are here to help you in all areas whether advice on next steps or an ear to bend when no other will listen



Above all, here at ‘I am’ we know that your career doesn’t define you; nevertheless, in events it’s pretty hard not to live and breathe your job. Consequently, you have to ensure a best fit all round. I am here to help you achieve that whether a client or candidate, with no hidden agenda, just the highest quality of service and consistent delivery all round.



 

Company info
Website
Telephone
07885730392
Location
I am Recruitment Limited
70 Wells Street
Fitzrovia
London
London
W1T 3QE
United Kingdom

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