Senior Manager / Head – Event Production & Creative Operations Company: Chronicle Ventures

Location:
Andheri West, Mumbai Employment Type: Full-Time | On-Site

Experience:
5–8 Years (Relevant Industry Experience)

About the Role
We are looking for an experienced, creatively driven, and highly accountable Event Production & Creative Operations Leader who can take complete ownership of projects, people, processes, and profitability. This is not just an execution role. We are looking for someone who can lead from the front, think strategically, challenge conventional approaches, and consistently deliver exceptional work. The ideal candidate should possess a strong understanding of event production, creative design, technical execution, vendor management, budgeting, and client servicing. They must be equally comfortable reviewing a 3D design, negotiating with vendors, leading a production team, presenting a pitch, and managing a project’s P&L.; Above all, we want someone who takes pride in creating remarkable experiences while building efficient, scalable, and profitable operations.

Key Responsibilities
1. End-to-End Project Ownership
* Take complete responsibility for projects from initial brief, conceptualisation, and budgeting through production, execution, and closure.
* Lead planning, resource allocation, timelines, production schedules, and on-ground execution.
* Anticipate challenges, proactively resolve bottlenecks, and ensure seamless project delivery.
* Maintain the highest standards of quality, efficiency, professionalism, and accountability. 2. Financial Management & P&L; Ownership
* Prepare, manage, and review project-wise budgets, costing sheets, and profit and loss statements.
* Ensure projects achieve their targeted profitability without compromising creative or production quality.
* Identify opportunities for cost optimisation, efficient resource utilisation, and improved margins.
* Oversee vendor quotations, purchase orders, expense tracking, billing coordination, and final project reconciliations.
* Take ownership of commercial decisions and financial performance across assigned projects. 3. Creative Direction & Design Management
* Drive innovative, fresh, and impactful creative solutions for events, brand activations, exhibitions, experiential installations, and live productions.
* Work closely with graphic designers, 3D visualisers, creative teams, and technical partners to translate concepts into executable experiences.
* Guide the development of mood boards, creative presentations, 2D layouts, 3D renders, stage designs, spatial concepts, and production drawings.
* Review and refine creative output to ensure strong aesthetics, practicality, brand alignment, and technical feasibility.
* Constantly explore new materials, technologies, fabrication techniques, immersive experiences, and international production trends.
* Challenge the team to produce original, memorable work rather than repetitive or conventional solutions. 4. Pitch Development & New Business
* Lead production strategy and creative development for client pitches, proposals,



and tenders.
* Collaborate with business development and creative teams to develop compelling concepts, presentations, budgets, and execution plans.
* Evaluate the technical feasibility and commercial viability of proposed ideas.
* Participate in client presentations and confidently communicate creative and production solutions.
* Contribute to winning recent business through innovative thinking and practical execution expertise. 5. Vendor & Partner Management
* Build and maintain a reliable network of vendors, fabricators, technical suppliers, artists, and production partners.
* Lead vendor negotiations, procurement, costing, quality control, and delivery timelines.
* Continuously identify new vendors, production technologies, and sourcing opportunities.
* Develop vendor evaluation systems to ensure competitive pricing, consistency, and accountability.
* Establish long-term partnerships that improve both production quality and commercial efficiency. 6. Team Leadership & Workflow Management
* Lead, mentor, and manage internal production, creative, design, and project teams.
* Establish clear responsibilities, reporting structures, approval processes, and delivery timelines.
* Streamline workflows across creative conceptualisation, graphic design, 3D visualisation, costing, client approvals, fabrication, and execution.
* Introduce systems, SOPs, checklists, and project management tools that improve productivity and minimise errors.
* Conduct regular project reviews, creative evaluations, and performance assessments.
* Build a culture of ownership, collaboration, innovation, discipline, and continuous improvement. 7. Client & Stakeholder Management
* Serve as a senior point of contact for clients, internal leadership, vendors, and other project stakeholders.
* Understand client objectives and translate them into commercially viable, creatively strong experiences.
* Manage expectations, approvals, feedback, changes in scope, and critical project decisions.
* Build lasting client relationships through proactive communication, reliability, and consistently high-quality work.
* Represent the company confidently in meetings, site visits, presentations, and on-ground operations. 8. Production Excellence & Innovation
* Oversee technical production, fabrication, staging, lighting, audio, video, LED, installations, logistics, and venue coordination.
* Ensure all design concepts are technically sound, production-ready, and executed accurately.
* Maintain high standards of safety, finishing, detailing, and operational efficiency.
* Research emerging event technologies, experiential formats, and international industry practices.




* Push the boundaries of what the team can create while remaining mindful of budgets, timelines, and execution realities. Skills & Experience Required
* 5–8 years of relevant experience in event production, experiential marketing, exhibitions, brand activations, or large-scale live events.
* Proven experience independently managing complex, high-value projects.
* Strong understanding of project P&Ls;, budgeting, vendor negotiations, and commercial management.
* Excellent knowledge of fabrication, materials, technical production, spatial planning, and event infrastructure.
* Strong creative sensibility with the ability to evaluate and direct 2D/3D design output.
* Working familiarity with tools such as AutoCAD, SketchUp, 3ds Max, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar design and visualisation platforms.
* Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
* Strong presentation, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
* Ability to build efficient workflows, implement processes, and maintain accountability.
* A strong professional network within the events and production industry would be an advantage. What We’re Looking For We want someone who:
* Thinks like an owner: Takes responsibility for outcomes, not just assigned tasks.
* Leads from the front: Makes decisions, solves problems, and brings out the best in their team.
* Has a creative eye: Understands what makes an experience visually compelling, distinctive, and memorable.
* Understands the numbers: Balances creative ambition with financial discipline.
* Builds better systems: Creates structure, improves workflows, and eliminates unnecessary inefficiencies.
* Never settles for ordinary: Constantly explores better ideas, new technologies, and smarter execution methods.
* Gets things done: Delivers consistently, even under demanding timelines and complex production requirements. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Performance will be evaluated across: 1. Project Profitability: Achievement of approved budgets and target project margins. 2. Execution Excellence: On-time delivery, quality of output, and client satisfaction. 3. Creative Innovation: Quality, originality, and feasibility of creative concepts and pitches. 4. Operational Efficiency: Improved workflows, reduced errors, and better resource utilisation. 5. Vendor Performance: Cost competitiveness, reliability, quality, and turnaround times. 6. Team Development: Productivity, accountability, skill development, and team performance. 7. Business Contribution: Support in winning pitches, retaining clients, and identifying growth opportunities. Why Join Chronicle Ventures? At Chronicle Ventures, we believe exceptional experiences are created when strong ideas meet outstanding execution. This role offers the opportunity to lead ambitious projects, influence creative direction, build high-performing teams, and play a meaningful role in shaping the company’s next phase of growth.
• We’re looking for someone who doesn’t just want to manage events, but wants to build something exceptional.

📌 Event Production Specialist (Mumbai)
🏢 Chronicle Ventures
📍 Mumbai