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As an Executive Producer, you are a senior production leader with deep B2B conference experience and B2C experiential expertise. You are accountable for the successful delivery, financial health, and team leadership across complex Automotive programs. You bring rigor to process, confidence to client relationships, and calm leadership to fast-moving environments.

This role is based in Detroit and reports directly to senior leadership.

Team Leadership and Collaboration

• Partner with client stakeholders to understand project scope, goals, and deliverables to translate creative concepts into actionable production plans
• Own the successful delivery of multiple complex programs from pre-production through reconciliation
• Maintain a high-level understanding of all active projects, proactively identifying risks, gaps, and opportunities
• Ensure programs are appropriately staffed and resourced based on scope, complexity, and timing
• Act as a visible champion for your team and create learning opportunities, particularly around budgeting, reconciliation, and agency tools
• Step in as needed to support execution, decision-making, or issue resolution during critical moments

Event Production & Execution Excellence

• Partner with Creative and Account leadership to ensure production is embedded early and effectively in the creative process
• Share insights, ideas, and solutions to develop project timelines, budgets, and workflows, ensuring all stakeholders are aligned in the process

• Act as a liaison between teams to ensure alignment on project goals. Serve as a reliable point of contact, keeping the team updated on project progress and gathering feedback to ensure expectations are met

• Protect the integrity of the creative vision across all deliverables while balancing scope, budget, and timeline
• Continually seek innovative production solutions, methodologies, and partners
• Manage on-site operations during B2B and B2C events, such as supplier coordination, set-up and dismantle, and troubleshooting to ensure flawless execution
• Anticipate potential challenges to adapt quickly, problem-solve, and maintain composure in a fast-changing environment

Financial Management

• Own the fiscal health of programs, including forecasting, budget tracking, and reconciliation
• Oversee third-party costs, supplier engagements and freelance engagements
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with a variety of suppliers, negotiating specifications and ensuring high-quality delivery of goods and services
• Review and approve 3rd party invoicing, ensuring accuracy and accountability against approved budgets

Post-Event Wrap-Up & Reporting

• Compile and organize all project documentation, including final budgets, production schedules, and feedback from internal and external stakeholders
• Support in developing post-event debriefs, highlighting key learnings, successes, and opportunities for improvement
• Contribute to the continuous refinement of internal processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness

Active Participation in Jack Morton's Community & Culture

• Embody and advocate for Jack Morton's values by participating in team-building initiatives, office events, and agency-wide programs.
• Actively engage in learning opportunities such as training sessions to stay informed about industry trends and best practices.
• Share knowledge, insights, and experiences with colleagues to strengthen the agency's collective expertise and create a culture of continuous improvement.

What we require:

• In addition to a college degree, 15+ years of professional experience in live event production with at least 5 years leading complex programs
• A passion for Production and delivering impactful B2B and B2C experiences
• Exceptional organizational and time-management abilities with the ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects and/or project elements
• Proven large-scale business meeting experience and understanding of theatrical planning is a must
• Extensive Experience with AV, lighting, staging, etc. and familiarity in working in and with event venues, production companies, event staffing, unions, catering, etc. is required
• Experience as a stage manager and/or show caller and understanding of Video/Streaming Technology is a plus
• A collaborative mindset and willingness to support a team effort with an eagerness to learn, grow, and embrace new challenges
• Strong written and verbal communication skills plus working knowledge of Microsoft products like Teams, Word, Excel and PowerPoint is required
• Willingness to execute projects on weekends and evenings, when required
• Travel Requirement: Up to 30% annually with the ability to travel to event sites for extended periods of time
• Ideal candidate is within proximity to a Jack Morton office; local to Detroit area office is a plus
• A minimum three days a week presence in a local Jack Morton office

Last but not least, we believe in diversity, equity and inclusion.

Jack Morton is an equal opportunity employer; we strongly value diversity at our companies. We do not discriminate on race, religion, color, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law. 

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Requisition #: 2136