160over90
Senior Manager, Event Production – FIFA World Cup 26TM - future opportunity
160over90, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30383
Senior Manager, Event Production – FIFA World Cup 26TM – Future Opportunity
Company:
160over90 (WME Group)
Location:
New York (NYC), with potential traveling to Atlanta, St. Louis, or Los Angeles for FIFA World Cup sites. Work 4 days per week in the office at 304 Park Avenue South, with travel for onsite delivery.
Job Type:
Full-time, Mid‑Senior level, Management & Manufacturing.
Industries:
Advertising Services, Cultural Marketing.
Job Function:
Management.
160over90, a full‑service cultural marketing agency within the WME Group network, seeks a Senior Manager, Production to support experiential programming for FIFA World Cup 26TM. The role involves coordinating fabrication shops, crew providers, and vendor partners across multiple host cities, ensuring production workflows, scheduling, cost tracking, staffing, and documentation from planning to delivery.
The Senior Manager will work closely with internal production, account, creative, project management, and strategy teams, as well as client stakeholders, to deliver high‑quality activations under tight timelines.
Responsibilities
Manage timelines, budgets, purchase orders, and cost tracking.
Handle project scope changes and assess impact on schedules and budgets.
Recommend vendor selection, cost adjustments, or scope refinements to the Production Director.
Build and maintain strong relationships with fabrication, logistics, and technical vendors.
Oversee vendor onboarding, financial processing, and production spend.
Ensure health, safety, and operational compliance across all sites.
Maintain quality control over all production elements.
Escalate changes, risks, and issues promptly to internal teams and client stakeholders.
Align production deliverables with internal account teams and client expectations.
Stay informed on industry suppliers, market rates, and competitive offerings.
Support planning and delivery of large‑scale experiential builds and live event operations.
Coordinate staffing, onboarding, and freelance crew across multiple host cities.
Manage permits, civic documentation, and municipal approvals.
Prepare and maintain production schedules, specifications, floor plans, and run‑of‑show materials.
Oversee onsite build, rehearsals, and live operations.
Communicate clearly across internal teams and client partners.
Maintain organized project files and event documentation.
Create training documents, manuals, and staff onboarding materials.
Use planning tools such as budget trackers, timelines, production schedules, and call sheets.
Apply knowledge of staffing approaches, training needs, logistics, and success measurement.
Collaborate in a fast‑moving environment and adapt quickly when needed.
Frequent travel and onsite days required, including FIFA World Cup dates (May–July 2026).
Qualifications & Experience
5+ years in live event production or large‑scale experiential execution.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
Strong understanding of fabrication, trucking, logistics, power, crew management, and scheduling.
Experience executing all physical aspects of event builds, including printing, staging, technical requirements, heavy equipment, and run‑of‑show planning.
Experience working with union labor, venue services, tradeshows, or convention operations.
Proven ability to build and manage production budgets and vendor contracts.
Confident communicator capable of working with senior stakeholders and partners.
Organized, proactive, and able to problem‑solve under pressure.
Strong attention to detail across multiple concurrent workstreams.
Experience in global football or with major sports rights holders (FIFA, UEFA, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, etc.) is a plus.
Multilingual proficiency is a plus.
Passion for sports, culture, and live event experiences.
Positive attitude, strong work ethic, and collaborative approach.
Will‑ingness and ability to travel and work non‑standard hours, including evenings and weekends when required.
Inclusion & Diversity WME Group is an equal‑opportunity employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.
We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If your experience does not align perfectly with every requirement, we still encourage you to apply.
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160over90 (WME Group)
Location:
New York (NYC), with potential traveling to Atlanta, St. Louis, or Los Angeles for FIFA World Cup sites. Work 4 days per week in the office at 304 Park Avenue South, with travel for onsite delivery.
Job Type:
Full-time, Mid‑Senior level, Management & Manufacturing.
Industries:
Advertising Services, Cultural Marketing.
Job Function:
Management.
160over90, a full‑service cultural marketing agency within the WME Group network, seeks a Senior Manager, Production to support experiential programming for FIFA World Cup 26TM. The role involves coordinating fabrication shops, crew providers, and vendor partners across multiple host cities, ensuring production workflows, scheduling, cost tracking, staffing, and documentation from planning to delivery.
The Senior Manager will work closely with internal production, account, creative, project management, and strategy teams, as well as client stakeholders, to deliver high‑quality activations under tight timelines.
Responsibilities
Manage timelines, budgets, purchase orders, and cost tracking.
Handle project scope changes and assess impact on schedules and budgets.
Recommend vendor selection, cost adjustments, or scope refinements to the Production Director.
Build and maintain strong relationships with fabrication, logistics, and technical vendors.
Oversee vendor onboarding, financial processing, and production spend.
Ensure health, safety, and operational compliance across all sites.
Maintain quality control over all production elements.
Escalate changes, risks, and issues promptly to internal teams and client stakeholders.
Align production deliverables with internal account teams and client expectations.
Stay informed on industry suppliers, market rates, and competitive offerings.
Support planning and delivery of large‑scale experiential builds and live event operations.
Coordinate staffing, onboarding, and freelance crew across multiple host cities.
Manage permits, civic documentation, and municipal approvals.
Prepare and maintain production schedules, specifications, floor plans, and run‑of‑show materials.
Oversee onsite build, rehearsals, and live operations.
Communicate clearly across internal teams and client partners.
Maintain organized project files and event documentation.
Create training documents, manuals, and staff onboarding materials.
Use planning tools such as budget trackers, timelines, production schedules, and call sheets.
Apply knowledge of staffing approaches, training needs, logistics, and success measurement.
Collaborate in a fast‑moving environment and adapt quickly when needed.
Frequent travel and onsite days required, including FIFA World Cup dates (May–July 2026).
Qualifications & Experience
5+ years in live event production or large‑scale experiential execution.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
Strong understanding of fabrication, trucking, logistics, power, crew management, and scheduling.
Experience executing all physical aspects of event builds, including printing, staging, technical requirements, heavy equipment, and run‑of‑show planning.
Experience working with union labor, venue services, tradeshows, or convention operations.
Proven ability to build and manage production budgets and vendor contracts.
Confident communicator capable of working with senior stakeholders and partners.
Organized, proactive, and able to problem‑solve under pressure.
Strong attention to detail across multiple concurrent workstreams.
Experience in global football or with major sports rights holders (FIFA, UEFA, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, etc.) is a plus.
Multilingual proficiency is a plus.
Passion for sports, culture, and live event experiences.
Positive attitude, strong work ethic, and collaborative approach.
Will‑ingness and ability to travel and work non‑standard hours, including evenings and weekends when required.
Inclusion & Diversity WME Group is an equal‑opportunity employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.
We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If your experience does not align perfectly with every requirement, we still encourage you to apply.
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