Wasserman operates at the epicenter of sports, music and entertainment, serving talent, brands and properties on a global scale. Wasserman Live specializes in delivering branding and signage, custom fabrication, live event production and experiential operations across sports, music and entertainment. Working with the world’s most iconic properties and brands, we elevate live events to make them unforgettable.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, Wasserman's presence spans 28 countries and more than 70 cities, including New York, London, Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Toronto, Paris and Sydney. For more information, please visit
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Job Overview:
The Installation Manager (Dressing) is responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering all dressing-related installations across assigned venues. This includes branding elements, overlays, graphics, soft branding, and final visual presentation to ensure venues are delivered on time, on brand, and to specification.This role acts as the key on-site lead between dressing manager, logistics, Onsite Crew, and venue stakeholders.
Fixed-Term Role:
May 2026-July 2026
What You'll Do:
Planning & Coordination
- Review drawings, scope books, and installation manuals related to dressing and branding elements
- Understand and align with the installation schedules with overall project timelines
- Coordinate with logistics teams for delivery, storage, and material flow on-site
- Plan crew requirements (skilled, unskilled, specialists) per installation phase
On-Site Management
- Lead and supervise dressing installation crews across venues
- Manage daily installation activities including branding, wayfinding, dressing, and final finishes
- Ensure installations follow approved layouts, brand guidelines, and safety standards
- Conduct daily briefings, toolbox talks, and task assignments
Quality Control & Compliance
- Perform quality checks to ensure all elements are installed correctly, securely, and cleanly
- Identify issues, clashes, or deviations and propose corrective actions
- Ensure compliance with venue rules, H&S regulations, and access protocols
- Maintain snag lists and oversee close-out actions
Stakeholder & Vendor Management
- Act as the main point of contact for dressing-related matters on-site
- Coordinate with Dressing manager, Operations team and Onsite crews to ensure a timely delivery.
- Support inspections, walk-throughs, and client approvals
Maintenance & De-rig
- Oversee maintenance and touch-ups during live event periods
- Manage removal, packing, and de-rig of all dressing elements post-event
- Ensure assets are returned, stored, or disposed of per project requirements
What We're Looking For:
- 7+ years of experience in venue dressing, branding, overlays, graphics installation, or large-scale event delivery environments
- Proven experience leading multi-disciplinary installation crews across complex venues (stadiums, arenas, major public events)
- Strong ability to interpret drawings, scope books, installation manuals, and brand guidelines
- Demonstrated experience delivering projects on tight timelines within high-pressure live event environments
- Solid understanding of large-format graphics, soft branding, structural branding elements, and finishing details
- Strong leadership capability — confident leading daily briefings, coordinating multiple teams, and driving accountability on-site
- Experience managing logistics coordination including delivery sequencing, storage, and material flow
- Strong quality control mindset with experience managing snag lists and overseeing close-out actions
- Thorough knowledge of health & safety standards, venue compliance requirements, and access protocols
- Flexible and solutions-oriented, with availability to work extended hours, weekends, travel between venues, and oversee maintenance and de-rig phases
Wasserman does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.
