Producer

Producer

The House of Smile

The House of Smile is a boutique experiential design studio focused on storytelling as a medium to connect a brand with the guest. Apart from concepting and development, we build the physical experience with attention to every detail - from master planning to final finishes. Utilizing our collective knowledge, we maximize efficiencies to create the most effective product to bring the brand and guest experience to life.

As a Manager of Production/Producer, you drive creative production for physical and digital experiential design by providing technical expertise throughout most departments. The Manager of Production/Producer role includes:

• Generate concept development, overall project plan, timelines, budget, P&L, experience design build plans, fabrication, quality assurance, installation, and project completion

• Develop and execute project plan - workback/milestone schedule, graphics matrix, production timeline, labor calls, trucking schedule, contact list, travel, credentials, packing list

• Collaborate with the Senior Producers, as well as creative and production teams in order to execute a client’s vision while maintaining the client’s brand in conjunction with SMILE’s ethos

• Directly communicate and collaborate with the client and the client’s team in order to solidify and amplify ideas and create an internal strategy and deliverables to execute those ideas

• Assist with client negotiations

• Negotiate pricing, payment, and manage vendors to accomplish on-time and on-budget deliverables

• Conduct research and gather information on each project to achieve quality event productions

• Manage day-to-day needs for event/production execution

• Actively participate in each production as a “boots on the ground” producer by making site visits, and finding resources/contractors/vendors for event production both before, during and after the event
• Serve as liaison with vendors on event-related matters
• Managing on-site production for events, including internal and external labor
• Close out all events as required

• Ideation and brainstorming for current and future projects overall.
• Maximize brand presence not only of our clients, but of SMILE itself.