Local Production Manager - Austin (Freelance)

Hi, we’re Fever!

Fever is the global leading live-entertainment discovery tech platform, with a clear mission: to democratize access to culture and entertainment.

Fever has developed a proprietary technology that inspires its global community of over 125M people through personalized and curated experiences in their local city, whilst empowering entertainment and event creators to reach new audiences and enhance their experiences.

Some successful examples include the “Candlelight Concert Series” attended by over 3 million guests, the Los Angeles based “Stranger Things: The Drive-Into Experience” co-produced with Netflix, or the “Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience” winner of USA Today's 10 Best Readers Choice award.

The company, present in over 100 major cities across the globe, is backed by leading investors such as Goldman Sachs, Alignment Growth (growth equity investor in global entertainment and consumer tech, led by former Warner Bros and Time Warner), Goodwater Capital (the largest dedicated consumer technology platform globally), Smash Capital (a late-stage venture capital firm led by former Disney and growth equity investors, backer of Epic Games), Eurazeo, Vitruvian Partners and Atresmedia among others.

To pursue our objective, we are looking for bar-raisers, people that want to work hard, have fun, and make history with us.

ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE

The Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience! is a chance to walk into the depths of a dark forest and discover fantastic beasts and iconic moments illuminated like never before. You’ll find everything from magical moments to beautiful photo ops and themed food & drink. You can also stop by the market to browse merchandise and pick up a wand if you don’t have one already. Ready for the magic to begin?

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Local Production Manager role is pivotal to the successful delivery of our event in Austin. The role will initially focus on managing the load in and load out of the technical elements of the installations of Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience sites, always ensuring world class delivery and exceptional customer service.

Based in Austin (Texas), the Local Production Manager will sit within the local Site Management Team and report directly to the Global Production and Global Technical Managers and the Global Production Team. 

The overall responsibility of this role is to ensure that the equipment owned by the production is set up and dismantled in a safe and efficient manner, and stored appropriately to keep the assets clean, dry and protected for future use. There are also a number of suppliers who will be installing and removing equipment from the site that need to be managed effectively. additions 

Duties will vary, but excellent administrative and IT skills are essential as is the ability to take ownership and project manage a wide variety of tasks in this busy time for the production. 

An ability and interest in researching and liaising with a variety of stakeholders both internally and externally is essential. Confident in nature you will be chasing up supplier quotes, liaising with event managers, actioning outcomes from meetings and you will be able to turn your hand to most things.  High attention to detail, the ability to multi-task and high standards of work are all essential. You will be highly organized, adaptable and personable and enjoy working as part of a small and friendly team in a fast-paced environment.

LOCATION 

• Pre-Production / Load In / Load Out Phases - Remote working with flexibility for occasional travel for meetings, site visits and onsite work during the 35 day load in period, and again for the 14 day load out period, and the potential to assist with additional logistic management afterwards.

REMUNERATION

To be negotiated based on experience. While this will start as a freelance position, we are looking for individuals who are interested in working on this project for the long term. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Overall responsibility for loading in and out all technical elements of each site. 
• Liaising with other departments to ensure their areas are loaded in and out as per the schedule
• Liaising closely with the props and scenic team to ensure all owned assets arrive to site, are stored and packaged appropriately both during the run and once closed. 
• Maintain and update the inventory based on design needs. 
• Source and arrange for other departments local commodities, tools, and equipment that need to be sourced locally. 
• Arranging of trucking from site to storage facilities or suppliers warehouses
• Manage, implement and follow safety procedures and guidelines when dealing with incidents on site and confirm all crew are appropriately certified, etc. 
• Crew welfare- ensure shift patterns are running smoothly & breaks are implemented.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Previous experience managing large outdoor festivals, Illumination trails or outdoor experiential events.
• At least 3 years of previous relevant experience in a related industry.
• Excellent organizational skills
• Time management and ability to prioritize key tasks
• Attention to detail and able to work across multiple projects
• Ability to deal with stressful situations in a calm and professional manner.
• Must be an effective communicator, team oriented and have strong leadership skills.
• Comfortable working in a constantly changing environment.
• Professional appearance and demeanor.
• Current First-Aid certification is a plus.
• Must have experience in using Google Drive and the Google suite of applications including Sheets, Word, Google Meetings.
• Visa/permits - The candidate must be able to work in the United States and achieve one of the

Following: (1) Already a citizen/resident in the country and is permitted to work. (2) Already in possession of a work visa/permit.

For more details about the project please see our website.

Fever is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workspace where everyone's background and ideas count. Our main goal is to find the best possible talent regardless of place of birth, racial or ethnic origin, gender, gender identity, religion, opinion, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, marital status, age, or caring responsibilities. We encourage everyone to apply!