Job Description

Locations

• Cupertino, California, United States 95014

Salary

Skills Required

• operations planningintermediate
• logistics planningintermediate
• team managementintermediate
• team nurturingintermediate
• developing best practicesintermediate
• implementing operational excellenceintermediate
• live events productionintermediate
• filmed content productionintermediate

Required Qualifications

• 9+ years experience with a proven track record in event production and/or operations, with a minimum of 5+ years managing high-performing teams of 3 or more team members. (experience, 9 years)
• Experience leading live events and/or film/theatrical productions. (experience)
• Organizational expertise in creating and carrying out high-level operational plans for high-profile events that can be replicated across multiple areas. (experience)

Preferred Qualifications

• This role requires positive relationships with production vendors and cross-functional partners, ultimately crafting tactical plans that can be scalable across all event types. (experience)
• Experience negotiating and building strong relationships with external vendors. (experience)
• Experience building and leading high-performing teams. (experience)
• Ability to lead several vendor relationships during any given period. (experience)
• Outstanding communication and presentation abilities, written and verbal, to all levels of an organization. (experience)
• Self-starting, self-motivated, self-directed, and self-sufficient. (experience)
• Degree in a related field of study or equivalent experience preferred. (experience)
• Competency in AutoCAD is a plus. (experience)
• Works well within a team and understands team dynamics. (experience)
• Flexibility to work as required to fulfill business needs. (experience)

Responsibilities

• As part of the Worldwide Events team’s Production Services group, the Manager, Production Operations will play a pivotal role in leading a core team that plans and implements operations and logistics for key Apple events and productions. It’s a particularly exciting time to join our team as we continue to build flawless brand experiences throughout the Apple ecosystem!
• This is an opportunity to be a part of an exceptionally hardworking team whose charter is to create, execute, and innovate shared event and filmed experiences. As a leader on the Production Services team within Worldwide Events, you’ll be responsible for developing and implementing best practices and operational excellence for our live events and filmed content experiences. If you have strong operations and logistics planning in live events or filmed content (theatrical, entertainment, tech-based), as well as a love for managing and nurturing teams, we’d love to hear from you!
• Lead and grow an exceptional team of production operations leads and coordinators
• Drive operational excellence and leadership to the forefront through key initiatives including:
• Lead operational planning and execution.
• Serve onsite as operational leadership for site-specific productions during production load-in, filming, event days, and load-out.
• Manage core team functions including operational processes, team scheduling, and team budget.
• Manage day-to-day operational requests and advance proper approvals/routing within the Apple ecosystem.
• Manage team operational planning documentation including but not limited to production schedules, site maps, operational keynote presentations, permitting plans, etc.
• Lead crew operation initiatives including crew flow planning, site plans, and database management.
• Manage budget components of production operations spend across multiple project types alongside the planning and budget team.
• Lead the vendor procurement process in core operational areas by creating, editing, and managing production operations RFPs.
• Manage specific vendor relations as it pertains to operational scopes.
• Work closely with our Worldwide Events team members and cross-functional partners in Marcom, Places, PR, Global Security, Finance, Procurement, and Product Marketing to bring innovative and curated experiences to life for our external guests and employees.
• Travel may be required both regionally and internationally.

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