Technical Director / Technical Lead

Job summary

The Technical Director / Technical Lead is responsible for the technical planning, production, execution, and delivery of the company's events and experiential projects. The role will provide technical leadership ensuring that every technical element is delivered safely, professionally, creatively, and to the highest production standard.

Min Qualification: Degree Experience Level: Senior level Experience Length: 5 years Language Requirement: English Working Hours: Full Time - 8 to 5 Applicant Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Job descriptions & requirements

Responsibilities:

Technical Production Leadership:

• Take overall technical ownership of assigned events from pre-production through execution and breakdown.
• Develop the technical production strategy for each event based on the creative concept, venue, audience, programme, and client requirements.
• Translate creative concepts, event designs, and production briefs into detailed technical plans.
• Determine technical requirements for staging, lighting, audio, video, LED screens, power, rigging, special effects, structures, and other production elements.
• Establish technical standards and production procedures across the organisation.
• Provide technical leadership during rehearsals, live events, and post-event breakdowns.
• Act as the final technical escalation point for major production issues.

Technical Design & Production Planning:

• Develop detailed technical drawings, production plans, equipment schedules, site plans, and technical specifications.
• Conduct technical site inspections and venue assessments.
• Evaluate venue infrastructure, access, power availability, rigging capacity, loading areas, audience configuration, and other technical considerations.
• Develop technical solutions that balance creative ambition, functionality, safety, quality, and budget.
• Conduct technical risk assessments and develop contingency plans.
• Coordinate technical rehearsals and production run-throughs.

Audio, Visual & Lighting Production

Provide oversight across key technical production areas, including:

• Professional audio and sound reinforcement systems.
• Stage lighting and intelligent lighting systems.
• LED screens, projection, video walls, and display systems.
• Live streaming and broadcast production.
• Video capture and content playback.
• Stage management and show control.
• Intercom and communication systems.
• Power distribution and backup systems.
• Rigging and structural production.
• Special effects, where applicable.
• Technical integration of interactive and experiential technologies.

Vendor & Supplier Management:

• Build and maintain relationships with reliable technical production vendors and suppliers.
• Source and evaluate vendors based on technical capability, reliability, pricing, and production quality.
• Prepare technical equipment requirements and request quotations.
• Review vendor proposals and ensure alignment with project specifications.
• Negotiate technical production costs where required.
• Coordinate vendor mobilisation, installation, rehearsals, event execution, and demobilisation.
• Maintain an approved technical vendor database.
• Evaluate vendor performance following each major production.

Budget & Cost Management:

• Develop technical production budgets in collaboration with the production and finance teams.
• Prepare detailed technical bills of quantities and equipment schedules.
• Ensure technical requirements remain within approved project budgets.
• Identify opportunities for cost optimisation without compromising production quality or safety.
• Review supplier quotations and validate technical deliverables against costs.
• Track technical production expenditure and flag budget variances early.
• Support the commercial team during proposal development and client costing.

Event-Day Technical Management:

• Take technical command during live event execution.
• Coordinate all technical vendors, crew, operators, stage managers, and production personnel.
• Ensure timely setup, testing, rehearsals, show calls, and breakdown.
• Conduct comprehensive technical checks before doors open.
• Monitor technical performance throughout the event.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues quickly and discreetly.
• Coordinate technical cues with stage management, show callers, performers, speakers, and production teams.
• Ensure the event follows the approved technical run-of-show.

Health, Safety & Compliance:

• Establish and enforce technical health and safety standards across productions.
• Conduct technical risk assessments before events.
• Ensure appropriate safety procedures for electrical systems, rigging, staging, structures, pyrotechnics, special effects, and heavy equipment.
• Ensure technical vendors and crew comply with applicable safety requirements.
• Identify and mitigate technical hazards before and during events.
• Maintain appropriate emergency and technical contingency plans.

Team Leadership:

• Lead and coordinate technical production teams, technicians, operators, stage crew, and external specialists.
• Define technical crew requirements for each production.
• Brief technical teams before events and conduct post-event debriefs.
• Develop the capabilities of junior technical staff and freelancers.
• Establish clear roles, responsibilities, reporting lines, and escalation procedures.
• Maintain a high-performance culture focused on technical excellence and accountability.

Client & Stakeholder Management:

• Participate in client briefings and technical production meetings.
• Provide clients with professional advice on technical possibilities, limitations, and recommendations.
• Translate technical information into clear language for non-technical stakeholders.
• Manage client expectations regarding technical delivery.
• Represent the company professionally during venue meetings, production meetings, rehearsals, and events.
• Work closely with the creative and client service teams to ensure the technical execution reflects the approved creative vision.

Innovation & Technology:

• Stay abreast of emerging event technologies and production trends.
• Explore innovative approaches to lighting, sound, video, immersive experiences, digital integration, and live production.
• Recommend new technologies that can improve audience experience and differentiate the company's productions.
• Evaluate new equipment, technical suppliers, software, and production methodologies.
• Develop scalable technical solutions that can be adapted across different event formats and budgets.

Post-Event Review

• Conduct technical post-mortems following major productions.
• Document technical issues, lessons learned, vendor performance, and recommended improvements.
• Maintain technical production reports and documentation.
• Review equipment utilisation, production efficiency, and technical performance.
• Recommend improvements for future productions.

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in live events, event production, technical production, broadcast, concerts, theatre, experiential marketing, or a related field.
• Demonstrable experience delivering large-scale corporate, entertainment, experiential, or public events.
• Experience managing technical vendors, freelancers, production crews, and significant event budgets.
• Experience working with premium brands, corporate clients, government institutions, international organisations, or major entertainment productions is an advantage.