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About the Role

We are looking for an experienced, passionate, and detail-oriented Production Director to join the Fever Originals team. You will take responsibility for the end-to-end production of complex live entertainment experiences involving the construction of permanent or semi-permanent physical spaces, ensuring they are delivered on time, on budget, and to the highest quality standards. This role spans technical production, creative development, budgeting, process management, and leadership, and requires strong adaptability, problem-solving skills, and the ability to balance speed and quality. You will serve as the main production point of contact across a wide portfolio of projects, coordinating technical teams, business leaders, our partners and external vendors, while leading processes that guarantee exceptional experiences for our audiences.

Responsibilities

Interpret and validate CAD drawings, including lighting, sound, and power plans.
Validate site requirements with technical/creative leads; conduct and analyze site visits.
Apply cross-department technical knowledge, including F&B, lighting, audio, stage, and video.
Oversee permitting from site assembly, through building permits to F&B, with hands-on venue preparation experience.
Coordinate design reviews with creative and technical teams.
Ensure concepts align with client vision, technical feasibility, and financial targets.
Create and maintain production bibles, handovers, and documentation.
Develop and track production schedules, Gantt charts, and milestones.
Enjoy working with multiple platforms and complex processes.
Build and maintain production budgets throughout the feasibility, sign off and operational stages of production.
Ongoing monitoring of local operational spends and identifying of optimization opportunities.
Invoice management and closing of the event P&Ls.
Negotiate and execute vendor, staffing, and MSA contracts.
Lead meetings, capture outcomes, and present confidently to senior stakeholders.
Translate complex technical challenges into clear, actionable business decisions.
Ability to defend your opinion with tact in different levels of the organisation.

Requirements

Proven track record of delivering large-scale, technically complex productions with multiple stakeholders and high budgets.
Combine strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills with hands-on technical knowledge across staging, lighting, sound, and logistics.
Thrive in fast-paced, high-pressure environments.
Detail-oriented yet innovative, able to anticipate challenges, negotiate solutions, and think strategically about how to create compelling, seamless live experiences.
Requires both operational rigor and creative problem-solving.
Passionate about live entertainment and event production, with the ability to balance technical feasibility, vision, and financial targets.
5+ years of experience in live event or entertainment production (theatrical, concerts, touring, experiential).
Proven track record of successfully delivering complex productions with high budgets and multiple stakeholders.
Strong knowledge of technical production, logistics, and permitting.
Experience negotiating contracts and managing large vendor networks.
Desire to grow within Production, and eventually manage others.
Innovative, solution-focused mindset with a huge appetite for learning.
Collaborative and hands-on, willing to dive into all aspects of event delivery.
Willing to stay humble and learn, and can work nimbly.
Welcome applications with unusual backgrounds with the expectation that the applicant will have acquired hard or soft skills and maturity throughout their experiences.

Skills

English fluency
French is a strong plus
Excellent organizational and scheduling skills (including Gantt/project management tools)
Strong communication and leadership skills
Ability to manage teams across levels
Technical knowledge across staging, lighting, sound, and logistics
CAD drawing interpretation
Site requirement validation
Cross-department technical knowledge (F&B, lighting, audio, stage, video)
Permitting oversight
Venue preparation
Design review coordination
Production bible creation and maintenance
Production schedule development and tracking
Budget building and maintenance
Operational spend monitoring
Invoice management
Contract negotiation and execution
Meeting leadership
Stakeholder presentation
Problem-solving

Location

Toronto

Work Type

Hybrid (minimum of three in-office days per week)

Experience Level

5+ years of experience in live event or entertainment production
Experienced

Education Level

Strong academic background is a plus

Salary/Compensations

Approx. 67–90k CAD base salary
Opportunity to earn a significant performance bonus

Benefits

Competitive employee benefits, including health and dental private insurance
Responsibility from day one
Opportunities for professional and personal growth
Opportunity to have a real impact in a high-growth global category leader
40% discount on all Fever events and experiences
ClassPass membership
Great work environment with a young, international team of talented people!

About the Company

Fever, the world’s leading tech platform for culture and live entertainment.
Our mission is to democratize access to culture and entertainment.
With our proprietary cutting-edge technology and data-driven approach, we’re revolutionizing the way people engage with live entertainment.
Every month, our platform inspires over 300 million people in +55 countries to discover unforgettable experiences while also empowering event creators with our data and technology, helping them scale, innovate, and enhance their events to reach new audiences.
We’ve teamed up with major industry leaders like Netflix, F.C. Barcelona, and Primavera Sound, presented international award-winning experiences, and are backed by several leading global investors!

Equal Opportunity

Fever is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workspace where everyone's background and ideas count.
Our main goal is to find the best possible talent regardless of place of birth, racial or ethnic origin, gender, gender identity, religion, opinion, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, marital status, age or caring responsibilities.
We encourage everyone to apply!
If you require any kind of accommodation during the selection process please contact our Talent team so we can help you by providing a welcoming and seamless journey.