United Kingdom Job Openings
Edinburgh International Conference Centre
Technical Production Planner
Edinburgh
FULL TIME
August 28, 2024
Primary Function:
As a valuable member of the technical production team you will work closely with the rest of the operations team to organise and deliver the technical requirements for a variety of onsite and online conferences, exhibitions and dinners. Additionally to this, you will be required to support the department leadership in any admin and project management related tasks. A key aspect of this role is the ability to form a great relationship and work alongside our clients as well as the wider team to ensure the professional and seamless delivery of all event technical productions.
Key Responsibilities:
The ideal candidate will possess the following personal attributes;
Pay: From £32,000.00 per year
Schedule:
Application deadline: 16/09/2024
Reference ID: Technical Production Planner
Expected start date: 01/10/2024
As a valuable member of the technical production team you will work closely with the rest of the operations team to organise and deliver the technical requirements for a variety of onsite and online conferences, exhibitions and dinners. Additionally to this, you will be required to support the department leadership in any admin and project management related tasks. A key aspect of this role is the ability to form a great relationship and work alongside our clients as well as the wider team to ensure the professional and seamless delivery of all event technical productions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Providing outstanding customer service and organising memorable event productions that exceed client expectations
- Establish and maintain excellent client relationships through regular contact, ensuring that there is a comprehensive understanding of client technical requirements
- Take overall responsibility for the technical aspects of an event and ensure that client requirements are communicated to the wider operations team
- Deal with all aspects of the coordination, planning and successful running of technical productions for events at the EICC and online
- Proactively handle any arising issues and troubleshoot any emerging problems on the event day, coordinating with the production crew and external production companies as required
- Compile detailed pre and post event production schedules and documentation as well as building quotations for events on our online events platform
- Sign off incoming production company risk assessments and method statements
- Implement technical production’s business plan, systems and procedures
- Co-ordinate, analyse and evaluate all activities / resources and budgets supplied by clients for their event technical prodcutons
- In conjunction with the Senior Technical Planner, create the weekly rota to ensure all events are appropriately crewed
- Promote and further enhance the EICC’s reputation as an excellent venue
The ideal candidate will possess the following personal attributes;
- Comfortable with all aspects of modern technical event production
- Excellent attention to detail, communication skills and the ability to negotiate
- Strong analytical, project management and change management skills
- Confident in decision-making and consulting with a diplomatic approach
- Ability to prioritise workloads and adapt to changing demands
- Logical approach to problem solving
- Dependable and self-reliant, a good timekeeper and committed to finishing tasks
- Must have previous demonstrated experience in technical production for conferences and events – ideally working within events onsite and in the online environment
- Educated to a degree level or equivalent work experience
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Previous experience within a similar role providing a high level of technical expertise
- Confident manner with a pro-active approach to completing tasks and projects
- Has a high level of interpersonal skills & approachable
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to meet business and client deadlines
- Ability to multi-task and work on several projects at the same time
- Strong and proactive team player who is willing to be flexible with their time to meet the needs of the business and our clients
- Good organisational and project management skills
- Essential experience and knowledge of using software such as Power Point, Keynote, Acrobat, Vectorworks, and online event systems
- Comfortable using both Windows and Apple operating systems
- At home in the Live Event environment
Pay: From £32,000.00 per year
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekend availability
- Technical Event Management: 2 years (preferred)
- United Kingdom (required)
Application deadline: 16/09/2024
Reference ID: Technical Production Planner
Expected start date: 01/10/2024
We regret to inform you that this job opportunity is no longer available as it has expired
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