Ceremonies Manager

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Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Scheduling: Manage, mentor, and guide the Ceremonies Staff. You will develop and maintain their shift schedules, track assignments,

Requirements Summary

Leadership Experience: Proven ability to manage a team, delegate tasks effectively under intense live-production pressure,

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Job Description

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→Leadership Experience: Proven ability to manage a team, delegate tasks effectively under intense live-production pressure, and maintain high morale backstage
→Organizational Prowess: Exceptional organizational, tracking, and logistics skills; you must be highly comfortable managing spreadsheets for shift-tracking and building minute-by-minute show scripts (run-of-shows)
→Problem-Solving & Agility: The ability to "think on your feet" when live programming shifts, a guest runs late, or a video asset fails to load, finding instantaneous, calm workarounds
→Professionalism: Effective interpersonal skills to handle high-stakes interactions with convention leadership, high-profile Guests of Honor, and technical crew heads with a calm, reassuring, and authoritative demeanor

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Fandom & Convention Knowledge: A deep understanding of convention culture, community inside jokes, and pacing dynamics, allowing you to craft ceremonies that resonate deeply with the audience
Live Event Production Background: Prior experience as a show producer, stage manager, creative director, or production coordinator for main stage events, theater, or concerts
Conflict Resolution Skills: Outstanding diplomatic skills to balance competing department requests, keep highly visible talent calm backstage, and resolve scheduling or cueing friction gracefully
Technical Aptitude: Familiarity with live production workflows –understanding how lighting cues, video playback, and audio patches intersect to efficiently communicate needs to technical crew heads