Overview
Event Producer; Run of Show, Show Calling, Backstage, Onsite Jobs in Salt Lake City, USA at Western Governors University
Position: Live Event Producer (Run of Show, Show Calling, Backstage, Onsite)
If you’re passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country-and you’re committed to working hard to play your part in building that future-consider WGU as the next step in your career.
Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.
The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.
At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:
Grade:
Professional 309
Pay Range: $80,300.00 – $
Job Description
The Broadcast and Live Events Producer is responsible for overseeing the production and coordination of various broadcasts and live events, ensuring their successful execution and seamless delivery to our audiences. The Broadcast and Live Events Producer will collaborate with various teams, including production crews, talent, technicians, and stakeholders, to ensure the highest level of quality and professionalism in all aspects of the production process.
The Live Events Producer is an executionfirst, onsite event leader whose core responsibility is runofshow ownership and backstage execution. You will be responsible for owning the full endtoend production lifecycle of WGU’s live events-from creative concept development through onsite execution and postevent analysis. This role serves as the operational and creative backbone of each event
, with direct accountability for developing and managing detailed runofshow documents that drive flawless execution. Acting as the onsite production lead, the producer partners closely with senior leaders, content, communications, and technical teams to translate strategy into tightly orchestrated live experiences, providing backstage leadership, show calling, and realtime decision making to ensure every event is delivered with precision, consistency, and impact.
What You’ll Do
* Flawless Live Execution and Manage the full end-to-end production lifecycle – from creative concepts to onsite execution and post-event analysis.
* Develop scalable production playbooks, standards, and models to ensure quality and consistency across all event formats.
* Partner with stakeholders and technical experts to design creative stage design, and production strategies aligned with WGU’s goals.
* Work with Senior event manager to oversee all technical production elements – staging, lighting, sound and streaming – to deliver world-class experiences.
* Collaborate with Communications, and academic departments to align messaging, scheduling, and objectives.
* Works closely with the Content manager to integrate messaging, visuals, and timing seamlessly into the show flow.
* Collaborate with creative teams to produce motion graphics, videos and other show assets.
* Manage backstage operations on live events
* Serve as liaison between WGU clients and production teams to coordinate content, scheduling, and logistics.
* Develop and manage production schedules, run-of-show documents, and timelines for seamless execution.
* Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, shaping how WGU communicates through live and digital experiences.
* Coordinate entertainment bookings and ensure all associated production needs are met.
What You’ll Bring
* Strong understanding of live event production, and audience engagement principles.
* Exceptional organizational and project…
Title: Event Producer; Run of Show, Show Calling, Backstage, Onsite
Company: Western Governors University
Location: Salt Lake City, USA
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