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Sr. Manager, Technical Production

Apple· Marketing
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Cupertino, CA$233.9k - $351.8kfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior leader responsible for strategy and end-to-end execution of non-theater productions within Worldwide Events and Experiences, blending live event production with film production. Leads technical production standards, workflows, and a high-performing team across global events, ensuring high-quality, scalable production from capture to delivery while partnering with cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end production for global events outside of theater environments, including live presentations, concerts, corporate events, media briefings, and remote productions.
  • Define and implement scalable production workflows that integrate live event production and film production, ensuring fidelity to creative intent from capture, through delivery and playback.
  • Oversee camera and recording pipelines across a wide range of capture systems, including iPhone, non-iPhone, and immersive. Ensure selection of format, frame rate, codecs etc are optimized per project.
  • Establish and maintain best practices for post-production pipelines, including ingest, proxy workflows, editorial handoff, color grading, and final delivery across SDR and HDR formats.
  • Define and maintain end-to-end HDR production workflows, ensuring fidelity from capture through post-production and final delivery.
  • Operate effectively within film production environments, partnering closely with directors, DPs, ADs, and department heads to align on creative intent and technical execution.
  • Lead lighting design and execution across productions, including both cinematic lighting techniques and large-scale live event lighting systems using DMX-controlled environments and advanced fixtures.
  • Oversee display systems and workflows, including LED pixel pitch selection, aspect ratio planning, content mapping, and processor configuration (Megapixel, ROE, etc), ensuring color accuracy and visual fidelity.
  • Direct audio strategy across productions, including live sound, broadcast audio, and film audio capture. This includes large-format console environments (SSL, Yamaha, DiGiCo, etc), RF coordination, microphone selection and placement, and support for immersive formats such as Dolby Atmos and Spatial Audio.
  • Partner with Technical Operations teams to align on signal flow, routing, and transport systems, including SDI, ST 2110, and IP-based workflows, ensuring redundancy and reliability across all production systems.
  • Design and implement power and redundancy strategies, including UPS systems, generator backup, load balancing, and failover planning for mission-critical production environments.
  • Lead location scouting efforts, evaluating technical feasibility including power, acoustics, lighting conditions, logistics, and infrastructure readiness across a wide range of venues and environments.
  • Oversee mobile and agile production workflows, including advanced iPhone capture techniques using Final Cut Camera and Blackmagic Camera App, enabling high-quality production in lightweight environments.
  • Manage production storage and media workflows, including SAN/NAS systems, high-speed ingest, data integrity, and backup strategies across on-site and remote productions.
  • Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing production team, establishing clear roles, responsibilities, and development paths.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with creative, engineering, and executive stakeholders, translating complex technical concepts into clear and actionable communication.
  • Own and manage large-scale production budgets, including forecasting, vendor management, and cost optimization.
  • Drive continuous innovation in production technologies, workflows, and tools to improve quality, efficiency, and scalability across global events.
  • Willingness and ability to travel globally as required.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in live event production, film production, or hybrid production environments, with demonstrated leadership across large-scale, high-visibility events.
  • Deep expertise in both live production and cinematic production workflows, including camera systems, recording pipelines, and post-production processes.
  • Strong understanding of film production set operations, including roles and responsibilities across departments such as directing, camera, grip, electric, sound, and video village.
  • Advanced knowledge of widely used and leading-edge video codecs, formats, and recording systems.
  • Strong understanding of color pipelines, LUT workflows, HDR formats (PQ, HLG), and color grading processes using tools such as Final Cut Pro and DaVinci Resolve.
  • Expertise in lighting design for both film and live environments, including hands-on experience with modern LED lighting systems and lighting control protocols.
  • 5+ years of experience with LED display systems with deep knowledge of scaling, pixel pitch, image processing, production switchers, and content mapping.
  • 5+ years of experience in live and recorded audio production, including large-format console operation, RF coordination, microphone techniques, and multi-channel audio formats.
  • Working knowledge of live streaming and broadcast infrastructure, including encoding workflows, signal transport (SDI, ST 2110), and delivery systems.
  • Experience designing and executing power distribution and redundancy strategies for live production environments.
  • Proven experience leading productions in high-pressure, executive-facing environments with no-fail expectations.
  • Experience with location scouting and production planning across diverse environments including corporate venues, outdoor locations, and remote setups.
  • Strong understanding of production storage systems, media management workflows, and data integrity practices.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Required:Live event productionFilm production workflowsHDR, color grading, LUT workflowsLighting design (cinematic and live)LED display systemsAudio for large-format productions

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • range of discounted products and free services
  • reimbursement for certain educational expenses including tuition
  • discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation eligibility
  • Apple shareholder opportunities through discretionary employee stock programs
  • discretionary restricted stock unit awards
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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