# Associate Director, Event Production

**Company**: Axios
**Location**: Washington DC
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $98,000 - $130,000
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Other

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## Description

Axios Live is looking for an Associate Director of Production to manage the technical execution, budget management, and vendor oversight for in-person and virtual events.

The ideal candidate will serve as the technical lead for Axios's most visible moments, from live-streamed policy interviews to international stage productions.

Responsibilities:

- Manage technical production of Axios Live events, including A/V systems, staging, lighting, livestreaming, video playback, and on-site recording.

- Serve as stage manager and show-caller, managing real-time production cues, backstage operations, and talent movement.

- Oversee A/V production vendors, including sourcing, scoping, budgeting, contracting, and on-site management.

- Coordinate site-specific tech builds, rehearsals, and contingency plans for both in-person and virtual platforms.

- Manage post-production editing workflows, including rapid content clipping in Adobe Premiere Pro and video asset delivery to marketing/editorial teams.

- Own end-to-end production timelines, task tracking, and staffing schedules for simultaneous events.

- Manage event production budgets at the line-item level,tracking vendor estimates, spend actuals, and reconciliations with minimal supervision.

- Negotiate cost-effective solutions with vendors while ensuring Axios's production standards are met or exceeded.

- Maintain internal tools and documentation for production planning, budget tracking, vendor database and show files.

- Collaborate with editorial, creative, and design teams to bring branded experiences to life across Axios IP and custom event formats.

- Act as a technical advisor to internal stakeholders on what’s possible, offering solutions grounded in experience and vendor capabilities.

- Provide mentorship and guidance to associates and freelance contractors, helping build a strong, technically savvy team culture.

- Support new production innovation by identifying technical opportunities to improve quality, reduce risk, or scale event offerings.

Requirements:

- 5–7 years of experience in high-volume event production, including technical design, A/V execution, and budget management.

- Deep understanding of A/V production workflows, including livestreaming, broadcast systems, LED, comms, rigging, and event safety.

- Demonstrated success managing production budgets line by line, including vendor estimates, POs, and invoice reconciliation.

- Proven ability to build and manage relationships with A/V and production vendors, including onsite teams.

- High proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro; experience with After Effects and Photoshop is a plus.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly with senior executives and high-profile participants.

- Ability to manage fast-paced, quick communication workflows with external and internal stakeholders.

- Experience managing open-press or public-facing events under tight timelines.

- Calm, adaptable, and solution-oriented under pressure.

- Familiarity with project management software (e.g. Wrike, Airtable) is a plus.

- Willingness to travel regularly and work early mornings, evenings, or weekends when required.

Starting salary for this role is in the range of $98,000 - $130,000 and is dependent on numerous factors, including but not limited to location, work experience, and skills.

## Skills

### Required
- event production
- technical design
- A/V execution
- budget management
- livestreaming
- broadcast systems
- LED
- comms
- rigging
- event safety
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- project management

### Nice to have
- After Effects
- Photoshop
- Wrike
- Airtable

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