Production Manager, Experiential - FIFA World Cup 2026

1 Month ago • 3 Years + • Product Management

Job Summary

Job Description

160over90 is seeking a Production Manager for the FIFA World Cup 2026. This role involves planning and executing experiential marketing programs, focusing on budgeting, scheduling, and interdepartmental coordination to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with expertise in budget and time management. Responsibilities include collaborating with client and internal teams to deliver event programs, creating project plans, managing budgets, coordinating with vendors, managing staff, overseeing project communications, and handling financial flows for production deliverables. The role also supports permit procurement and fosters innovation within the department.
Must have:
  • 3+ years of experiential/event production experience
  • Marketing or communications background
  • Knowledge of event production
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Budget creation and management experience
  • Strong organizational and self-management skills
  • Proactive problem-solving abilities
  • Strong work ethic and adaptability to fast-paced environments
  • Willingness to work non-standard hours and weekends
  • Ability to lift boxes
Good to have:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • Experience tying business strategy to experiential events
  • Touring / Road / Driving experience
  • Passion for top brands, festivals, entertainment, and live events
Perks:
  • Work with leading brands and major events
  • Collaborative work environment within WME Group

Job Details

Who We Are:

160over90 is an award-winning global marketing agency which forges stronger human connections and creates shared moments where people feel something real. With 800 thinkers, doers, and makers across every cultural corner of the world, the agency offers a full-service, channel-agnostic approach and a deep connection to the people, places, and properties that drive the conversation of tomorrow. 160over90 works with leading brands including AB InBev, Amazon, Coca-Cola, DP World, Macy’s, Marriott International, McDonald’s, Verizon and Visa. 160over90 is part of WME Group, a global representation business comprising the world’s leading talent, intellectual property and brands.

The Role and What You’ll Do:

We are seeking a Production Manager to support the planning and execution of experiential marketing programs. This position plays a key role in the budgeting, scheduling of work, and coordination of information between the departments. They are responsible for ensuring that all aspects on each project are completed on time and on budget. The ideal candidate must have above average communications and organizational skills and be solutions-oriented. They should pride themselves at being excellent in budget management, time management, multitasking, and problem solving.

The Production Manager is responsible for working effectively with both client and internal account teams to flawlessly deliver event programs that achieve client results against established strategic & creative objectives, timelines and financial goals.  The ideal candidate should have at least 3 years of relevant experience in experiential marketing production/execution, be self-motivated, thrive under pressure, work well in a fast-paced competitive industry, and have a passion for event production/ execution and logistics. 

  • Accountable for the quality of all deliverables and performance throughout the duration of the engagement
  • Collaborates with the account team to create the project plan, budgeting, venue selection working back from key client deliverable dates
  • Supports the project plan, ensuring that all deliverable dates and financial requirements are met
  • Responsible for supporting the development, production, and co-delivery of the goals and requirements
  • Collaborates with vendors to ensure quality, workability and that the pieces meet to core objectives of the program
  • Hiring, training and managing the staff needs for the programs
  • Manages project communications, ensuring that any issues, changes or required performances that impact the project are documented and addressed with the project team
  • Managing the PO system and financial flow of the production deliverables
  • Documents and learns all aspects of the elements to assist in creating manuals and/or physical training
  • Supports the procurement of permits, civic documents and all other permits/paperwork for events.
  • Collaborating with peers in the department to foster innovation

You Have These:

  • 3+ years’ experience managing experiential and event production projects within a marketing or communications environment with experience tying business strategy to experiential events
  • Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent experience
  • Demonstrated knowledge of event production
  • Excellent customer focus, interpersonal and written communication skills
  • Experience creating and managing budgets
  • Ability to handle numerous accounts simultaneously with excellent organizational skills, while self-managing priorities and commitments
  • Ability to pro-actively anticipate obstacles and create solutions
  • Must possess a strong work ethic, can-do attitude, and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment
  • Willing and able to work nonstandard work hours and weekends as required (this is not a 9 to 5 job)!
  • Travel required up to 30%
  • Touring / Road / Driving experience a plus
  • Passion for working 3with the top brands, festivals, entertainment, and live events
  • Requires lifting of boxes

How We Work

WME Group is at the center of sports, media, entertainment, and fashion and is a largely relationship-based business. To foster an environment of collaboration, develop our future talent, and build on relationships across leadership, peers, and teams, we work from the office 4 days per week. We see immeasurable value internally and throughout the core of the businesses we support.

 

Don’t meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

160/90 is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that encourages applications from qualified, eligible candidates from all backgrounds and life experiences regardless of race, gender identity, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, or belief.

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