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Director, Event Production – Off Venue Hospitality (OVH) MICO26 - Olympic & Paralympic Games

FULL TIME

October 15, 2024

Who We Are:
On Location is a premium experience provider, offering world class hospitality, ticketing, curated guest experiences, live event production, and travel management across sports, entertainment, and fashion. From unrivaled access for corporate clients to guests looking for fully immersive experiences at marquee events, On Location is the premier and official service provider to over 150 iconic rights holders, such as the IOC (Paris 2024, Milano Cortina 2026, LA 2028), NFL, NCAA, UFC and PGA of America, and numerous musical artists and festivals. The company also owns and operates a number of unique and exclusive experiences, transforming the most dynamic live events into a lifetime of memories. On Location is a subsidiary of Endeavor, a global sports and entertainment company.
Endeavor is a global sports and entertainment company, home to many of the world’s most dynamic and engaging storytellers, brands, live events, and experiences. The Endeavor network specializes in talent representation through entertainment agency WME; sports operations and advisory, event management, media production and distribution, and brand licensing through IMG; live event experiences and hospitality through On Location; full-service marketing through global cultural marketing agency 160over90; and sports data and technology through IMG ARENA and Open Bet. Endeavor is also the majority owner of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company comprising UFC and WWE.
Overall Scope of Role
The Director, Event Production is a key role with a primary responsibility for providing operational oversight and management across multiple off venue hospitality locations (OVH) thoughout Italy during the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Director works closely with Sr. Diretor, Event Production to develop hospitality programs that deliver exceptional spectator experiences and maximizes revenue through a wide range of Off Venue commercial hospitality offerings. This leader will play a key role in managing budgets and services to support the commercial hospitality program.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities
  • Develop custom Off Venue hospitality offerings in support of each package program with an emphasis on budget, location, guest experience and capacity
  • Provide recommendation and analysis of Off Venue hospitality locations
  • Negotiate and contract Off Venue hospitality locations
  • Manage overall event production budgets and timelines to meet project milestones
  • Develop a working database of vendors available to support Off Venue hospitality builds
  • Work in coordination with Art & Design to ideate and render hospitality space for sales & promotional materials
  • Collaborate with the sales and customer service teams to identify ways to enhance the guest experience
  • Provide operational leadership, supervision, mentorship and support for the event production team
  • Develop an operational plan to manage event business operations efficiently

General Responsibilities:
  • Event planning and execution
  • Situation analysis and decision making
  • Oversee scope milestones and deadlines
  • Forecast, qualify and maintain budgets
  • Oversee assigned portions of P&L and track expenditures
  • Troubleshoot, anticipate and act proactively on event aspects of role leading up and following turn over to production implementation team
  • Maintain and manage venue and venue vendor relationships
  • Administrative & Other, including but not limited to:
    • Expense Reports
    • Process Invoices
    • File storage
    • Weekly hours billing reports

Other Duties & Responsibilities
Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of the employee's activities, duties, or responsibilities for this job. Duties, obligations, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Travel
Must be adaptable with work and travel schedule. Available to travel for work during holidays and key event times.

Qualifications

Required Education and/or Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Hospitality Management, Sports Management, or a related field, or equivalent experience required
  • Minimum of 7-10 years of experience in managing and producing events, brand activations and event teams
  • Speaks and writes fluent business Italian; other languages encouraged
  • Proficient user of Microsoft Office Suite | Adobe Acrobat
  • Highly organized and process-oriented
  • Ability to multi-task and remain calm in high-pressure situations
  • Strong communication, interpersonal, negotiation and conflict resolution skills
  • Self-motivated, resourceful and directed, requiring minimal supervision
  • Good timekeeping and work ethic that is characterized by commitment, motivation, and energy
  • Presently resides and/or is willing to relocate to Milan, Italy

Preferred Education and/or Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Knowledge of File Maker| Keynote | Share Point | Smartsheets | Microsoft Teams | Zoom
  • Prior experience with large-scale events in Italy, a plus, including network of local vendors
  • Flexibility and positive attitude to work long days, evenings, weekends and holidays when necessary
Endeavor unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment. We understand this can only be accomplished when we lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. As a global company that drives culture, we strive to reflect the world’s diverse voices.
Endeavor is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.
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