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MATTE is a 360 full-service creative studio at the convergence of hype, storytelling and design. We bring people together to inspire new ways of engaging, to provoke long term progress, and to entertain audiences around the world, while helping forward-thinking brands and institutions nimbly and truly do the same. Our studio capabilities range from strategic ideation and insights, creative development, branding and identity, experiential, web design and development, campaigns and content creation, all the way through full-scale production and execution.

About this role: 

MATTE is looking for an Experiential Production Coordinator to join itsExperiential Production department.  You work with multiple brands across the agency in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. Working cross functionally, you will take ownership of coordinating experiential events and projects - from ideation to execution. You should be results driven and agile enough to look at performance/analytics and adjust. Coordinator will be responsible for:

• Coordinate the experiential production activities for a high volume of clients.
• Maintain contact with internal departments to set project milestones, track schedules, advise of job progress, scheduling concerns, and any requests for additional information or materials, when required.
• Play a supporting/administrative role in the delivery of all client experiential projects. 
• Support experiential team to deliver value in the client/agency relationship
• Collaborate with creative department to conceptualize + execute deliverables across all production and client materials.
• Work on multiple projects at once, reviewing and editing each brief to push clients' vision on both a creative and technical level.
• Provide feedback and ideas about daily tasks and maintenance to producers and PAs to increase efficiency.
• Participate in meetings relevant to projects currently in production.
• Support MATTE internal Producers
• Engage and coordinate with production team for definition and delegation of responsibilities
• Take key meetings from the Company office in NYC
• Manage and update budget, ensuring internally set margin goals together with internal Producer
• Manage owned vendors, including but not limited to print, rentals, infrastructure, and more.
• Owned vendors divided and aligned with internal MATTE Producer
• Venue liaising and interfacing between all teams for project needs. 
• Oversee event staffing, including but not limited to PAs
• Support vendor, client, and team site visits
• Maintain production timeline to keep project running on schedule
• Maintain Run of Show
• Be client facing on budget, timeline, and production conversations
• Support & process travel 
• Project Planning: Determine project timelines, budgets, and resource requirements
• Logistics and Scheduling: Schedule meetings, equipment rentals, and coordinate the availability of crew members and talent
• Budget Management: Track expenses, submit purchase orders, and ensure expenditures stay within the allocated budget
• Crew Coordination: Work closely with other departments to ensure a well-staffed production team and clear responsibilities
• Communication: Keep stakeholders informed about project updates, changes, and issues during production
• Resource Management: Coordinate the procurement and use of equipment, props, costumes, and other resources
• Risk Management: Identify potential production risks and develop contingency plans to address them
• Documentation: Maintain detailed records and documents related to the production process, including contracts, invoices, and release forms
• Problem Solving: Ability to address unexpected issues that may arise during production
• Travel to event location for site visits, event days, etc., as needed
• Post event reconciliation and production wrap including all expenses

What you will bring:

• 1-2 years of experience in an events production role
• A deep understanding of production workflows
• Be comfortable working in an area you might not have worked in before. We support our clients across a wide range of projects and have support within the agency to do this, but it's key that you have the confidence and willingness to be flexible and to take on new challenges
• Must be able to think fast, problem solve, present solutions and react positively to unexpected issues
• Approachable, collaborative, results-oriented, problem-solver who can both provide and take direction well.
• Has a great network of vendors and industry connections
• Excels at client relationship management and team management
• Strong work ethic and sense of project ownership

Salary Range: $65,000-$70,000/ year

Benefits include:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• 401k with a 4% company contribution max match 
• Citibike membership 
• Talkspace membership 
• Competitive PTO package
• End of Year Recharge
• Sabbatical Program 
• Parental Leave 

Everyone is welcome at MATTE - we're passionate about building a team that reflects the diversity of our community and creating an environment where our differences are celebrated. MATTE provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, MATTE will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.