Production Manager

About On Board Experiential (OBE)

OBE is a global marketing agency that brings brands to life through culture-shaping experiences. For more than 30 years, we've partnered with iconic brands — including Nike, the NFL, JPMorganChase, Meta, Sephora, Starbucks, and Converse — to build community, create cultural relevance, and drive measurable business impact. With offices in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and London, we activate globally. OBE is also a founding member of The ADD Collective, extending our reach and resources while staying true to our core capabilities.

We've been recognized by Event Marketer as one of the best places to work in events — and we couldn't agree more.

The most important part of our business is our people. They are hardworking, imaginative, and make genuinely remarkable things happen. But behind every great activation is a human who deserves rest, connection, and a life outside of work. That's why we invest in recovery days, company offsites, happy hours, and the kind of friendly-but-competitive fitness challenges that bond teams for life.

We show up for each other — in open conversations that heal, inspire, and bring us closer. We want to hear about your lived experiences, your unconventional ideas, and the perspectives only you can bring. Being unapologetically yourself isn't just welcome here. It's part of the job.

SUMMARY OF POSITION 

The Senior Production Manager (SPM), loves collaboration, and has experience working on a wide variety of project types in which they held various roles and responsibilities. To the point that they, “get it”, no matter what the project is, the problem that needs fixin’ or the level of ambiguity they’re dealing with.  Relevant examples would be; live events, hybrid, virtual events, B2B, B2C, mobile, CPG, lifestyle, and more.  A very strong character, next-level organizational and communication skills, prioritization, production workflow, managerial and client facing skills are a must.  

The SPM is responsible for a wide variety of elements on a given project.   Responsibilities may include management of production related personnel (internal FT staff as well as external contractors) including but not limited to; other producers, third-party vendors/service providers, production assistants, coordinators, and managers. Depending upon the size and complexity of the project, this may (and most likely will) involve running multiple projects/events simultaneously at various stages of project planning.  

This person is also responsible for the development and implementation of the overall project plan; which will include development of the overall staffing plan, managing, monitoring and maintaining the workback/timeline, managing multiple vendors, negotiating contracts, obtaining and managing staff and resources, budget development, management and tracking P/L, being onsite and in the office, and the overall project QC.. By working closely with internal and external account, technology, creative and operations teams in a collaborative manner, this person is responsible for executing the approved production-specific Scope of Work in support of the clients goals and objectives.