Our Opportunity

GPJ is hiring a Fabrication Producer to join our growing team.

This role is on-site, requiring you to report to our Nashville, TN office location a minimum of 5 days per week.

Your Role

You are the Fabrication point-of-contact during the initiation phase of a project to Accounts and Integrated Production. During the cycle of the project, you are also their escalation point. You collaborate with Project Managers (PMs) and the Director to monitor the overall health of the fabrication project. You also work on tracking all financials while assisting PMs in this process. Your role involves driving and collaborating with PMs to identify and document Scope creep and/or Change Orders. 

Additionally, you work closely with PMs and Estimators to identify and document SCORES. It's crucial for you to maintain a holistic view of the program, serving as an escalation point for Fabrication PMs, Integrated Production, and all other project stakeholders.

Your Skills

KICKOFF PHASE

  • Meet with Account and IP teams to develop program scope & collaborate in guiding the Client toward program goals
  • Lead meetings with Creative Teams and 3D designers on proposed Fabrication methods utilizing GPJ best practices, automation and proven techniques.
  • Identify primary fabrication locations in conjunction with fabrication leadership.
  • Supply Accounts and IP teams fabrication and logistics workback schedules.
  • Confirm appropriate PMs and shop labor crews.

ESTIMATING PHASE

  • Ensure E&F document is current and available for large conferences; work with Estimators, Producers, and PMs to maintain order within the document. Assist in populating required information for estimating and production. Help identify appropriate zones and areas
  • Collaborate with IP and Creative teams to identify fabrication opportunities.
  • Ensure alignment of design/build processes with budgets, timelines, and creative direction.
  • Liaison between Producers, Estimators, Creatives, Technical Directors (TDs), and PMs.
  • Conduct regular open office hours to streamline communication and reduce meetings.
  • Relay critical information to PMs or E&F Document as necessary.
  • Communicate fabrication opportunities to IP teams based on given budget envelopes.
  • Identify instances for subcontracting and maintain an overview of outsourcing activities. Ensure no partners are being overloaded
  • Notify key suppliers of any significant potential needs
  • Facilitate regular meetings with stakeholders to resolve issues, escalate as needed 
  • Support Estimator selling the final estimates and change orders.
  • Utilize the “All In” Fabrication Budget Proposed Sample document as a script to the conversations.
  • Ensure teams have properly allocated budgets for adjacent services needs (Logistics PM, Logistics handling, transportation, supervisors, post show returns and disposals).

FABRICATION PHASE

  • Coordinate fabrication deliverables among various facilities and PMs to meet the requirements of large user conferences.
  • Participate in bi-weekly one on one meetings with assigned PM(s) and Directors of Project Management.  
  • Monitor PMs' bandwidth and facilities, redirecting work as scope is defined and approved.
  • With Director of Project Management assign work tasks as per project requirements.
  • Coordinate with Logistics leads to meet workback time lines.

SHIPPING / SUPERVISOR / INSTALLATION PHASE

  • Collaborate with Logistics and PMs to manage inbound and outbound fabrication freight, assuring proper manifest documentation and color-coded zone labeling.
  • Collaborate with PMs and IP zone leads to determine supervisor needs.
  • Facilitate supervisor scheduling.
  • Architect an onsite escalation process for PMs and Supervisors.
  • Attend and contribute to daily production meetings as necessary, disseminating pertinent information.
  • Attend installation and dismantle, monitoring installation progress, conducting PM and supervisor check-in meetings and shifting resources as needed.
  • Onsite escalation point for fabrication concerns, questions or redirection of resources.

POST SHOW PHASE

  • Identify post-show inventory needs and delegate responsibilities to the appropriate facility PM.
  • Ensure standard operating procedures for labeling items and inventorying post-show materials are followed meticulously.
  • SOP should be items are labeled on the outbound of the show by zone producers with IGL labels supplied by Ops PM. ** items received not in inventory should be inventoried by container (SKID / CRATE) in: CLIENT-SHOW-XX##(SHOW NAME YEAR). Attach photo of package as received, label best guess as to contents
  • Oversee the reconciliation of the FAB budget post-show.

Your Competencies

Solution Oriented: Fabrication- Even with tight project budget management practices, you focus on the desired outcome and are ready with multiple solutions in order to reach the end goal.

Thoroughness: Fabrication- Ensure your work (and if applicable, the work of others) is complete and accurate. You can spot when details were overlooked, and take the initiative to complete the project, following up to ensure agreements / commitments are on track or have been fulfilled. When details are ambiguous, you ask questions to confirm you understand the expectations. Team members can easily follow your work, understand where you left off, and what comes next. You are prepared and organized for meetings and presentations.

Urgency- Decisive, responsive, and fast acting you achieve goals quickly both when working on your own and in collaboration with others. You demonstrate adaptability and agility when making on-the-spot decisions never sacrificing quality or work interactions. Cool under pressure. For the sake of time, you are able to eliminate unnecessary steps and use network resources to aid in project completion.

Foster Innovation- Drive, develop, or support new and improved methods, products, procedures or technologies. Devise new approaches to make improvements or solve problems. You constantly challenge yourself to come up with ideas that are on strategy, innovative, and transformative, and authentic to the client’s brand.

Your Experience

Minimum of (10) years of industry related estimating, event management or fabrication experience.

Estimated travel for this position is 30%

Your Impact

In your role, you will have influence and responsibility over:

  • Fabrication & Graphics
  • Estimating
  • Management, Delivery & Deployment
  • Change Order Management
  • Invoicing, Financial Reconciliation & Closing

Who We Are

GPJ is the world leader in experiential marketing. Our 29 global offices are filled with fearless people dreaming up ideas that are transforming industries and bringing the most respected brands to life in powerfully, exciting ways. We are a part of the Project Worldwide family. An independent, employee-owned global network of complementary, wholly owned agencies. 

You read that “employee-owned” part, right? You heard us correctly. You work hard, she works hard, we all work hard… we all succeed and reap the rewards. We have an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – providing our employees with an ownership interest. We thought you would want to know that. In fact, there is a lot more you would want to know about us, like our FTO policy (no more “accruing” time off), our employer matching 401(k) plan (no vesting period), our “no employee contribution” healthcare option. But we are getting ahead of ourselves here, let’s talk about this exciting opportunity first and we can fill you in on our perks & benefits later.

GPJ is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected class. In addition to federal law requirements, GPJ complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.  GPJ expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on any protected class.

Apply for this Job

* Required
resume chosen  
Dropbox
(File types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf)
Cancel
cover_letter chosen  
Dropbox
(File types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf)
Cancel
U.S. Standard Demographic Questions We invite applicants to share their demographic background. If you choose to complete this survey, your responses may be used to identify areas of improvement in our hiring process.
How would you describe your gender identity? (mark all that apply)





How would you describe your racial/ethnic background? (mark all that apply)











How would you describe your sexual orientation? (mark all that apply)








Do you identify as transgender? (Select one)




Do you have a disability or chronic condition (physical, visual, auditory, cognitive, mental, emotional, or other) that substantially limits one or more of your major life activities, including mobility, communication (seeing, hearing, speaking), and learning? (Select one)




Are you a veteran or active member of the United States Armed Forces? (Select one)




Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file.

As set forth in George P. Johnson Experience Marketing’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

Race & Ethnicity Definitions

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection. As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measure the effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categories is as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.

Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability

Form CC-305
Page 1 of 1
OMB Control Number 1250-0005
Expires 04/30/2026

Why are you being asked to complete this form?

We are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We have a goal of having at least 7% of our workers as people with disabilities. The law says we must measure our progress towards this goal. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had one. People can become disabled, so we need to ask this question at least every five years.

Completing this form is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so. Your answer is confidential. No one who makes hiring decisions will see it. Your decision to complete the form and your answer will not harm you in any way. If you want to learn more about the law or this form, visit the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) website at www.dol.gov/ofccp.

How do you know if you have a disability?

A disability is a condition that substantially limits one or more of your “major life activities.” If you have or have ever had such a condition, you are a person with a disability. Disabilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally)
  • Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS
  • Blind or low vision
  • Cancer (past or present)
  • Cardiovascular or heart disease
  • Celiac disease
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Deaf or serious difficulty hearing
  • Diabetes
  • Disfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders
  • Epilepsy or other seizure disorder
  • Gastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn's Disease, irritable bowel syndrome
  • Intellectual or developmental disability
  • Mental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD
  • Missing limbs or partially missing limbs
  • Mobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports
  • Nervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS)
  • Neurodivergence, for example, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities
  • Partial or complete paralysis (any cause)
  • Pulmonary or respiratory conditions, for example, tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema
  • Short stature (dwarfism)
  • Traumatic brain injury

PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT: According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. This survey should take about 5 minutes to complete.

Enter the verification code sent to to confirm you are not a robot, then submit your application.

This application was flagged as potential bot traffic. To resubmit your application, turn off any VPNs, clear the browser's cache and cookies, or try another browser. If you still can't submit it, contact our support team through the help center.