Executive Producer (Freelance) - Experiential Events
The Experiential Group · Brooklyn, NY · 1 mo ago
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Capabilities & Qualifications
- Extensive experience in experiential production (minimum 8 years) across all phases of production
- Prior agency experience in a senior-level production management role
- Expertise in production, logistics, vendors, budgeting, and profitability
- Ability to manage and supervise multiple complex projects simultaneously
- Strong project management, organizational, delegation, and prioritization skills
- Excellent account and client management skills
- Proven ability to remain calm under pressure and respond to real-time priorities and tight deadlines
- Strong conflict resolution skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external creative and/or design resources
- Prior experience participating in new business pitches and developing associated deliverables and budgets
- Demonstrated leadership, mentorship, and team development skills
- Affinity to work collaboratively and manage relationships across the agency
- Ability to bring positive energy and nurture the production culture of the agency
- Strong prioritization, organization and project management skills
- A network of freelance talent and experience with recruitment
- Strong written, oral, and presentation skills
- Proficient in Google Suite (Docs, Slides, and Sheets)
- Ability to travel as required (including weekends / holidays if needed)
- Passion for staying current with experiential marketing trends and best practices
WHO YOU ARE
- Experienced in all aspects of production and overseeing projects end-to-end, from intake through execution and post-production closeout
- Confident leading client communications directly and building strong relationships without account teams
- Experienced in training, mentoring, and developing more junior or lean production teams, ensuring high standards and consistency across projects
- Highly organized and solutions-oriented, with the ability to manage competing priorities
- Financially savvy, with an understanding of budgets, margins, and profitability, and the ability to make strategic decisions that support both client goals and agency targets
- Adaptable, collaborative, and proactive
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Oversee the production process from start to finish, ensuring projects are completed on time and on budget
- Adhere to established processes during all phases of a project from kick-off to pre-pro, production, execution, wrap and close
- Serve as the main point of contact for assigned projects, key accounts, and client relationships
- Develop initial project documents, including preliminary timelines, budgets, and kick-off checklists
- Lead the intake and kick-off of projects that proceed directly into production
- Maintain regular individual weekly meetings with team members to foster development and ensure project progress
- Manage project teams that may include Producers, Associate Producers, interns, specialists, or freelancers
- Collaborate with the Managing Director and Director of Client Services to develop proposal budgets and ensure production feasibility for new business requests
- Attend new business pitches and capabilities presentations
- Create and participate in new business deliverables, including budgets, decks, research, and general production vetting
- Develop and maintain key client relationships in conjunction with the Director of Client Services, always listening for future opportunities
- Participate in brainstorming sessions as projects require
- Oversee project budgets, working closely with the Operations team to ensure revenue and profitability goals are met
- Review vendor contracts, flagging legal and/or operations as needed
- Ensure project wrap decks are delivered to clients and that projects are closed out and reconciled in real-time
- Work within the agency's project management system as outlined
- Bring positive energy and nurture the TXG culture throughout production and other departments