Head of Audio - Live Events

Head of Audio
London (Hybrid) | Live Events Agency | Salary: £75K

CoCo Group is recruiting a Head of Audio on behalf of an amazing client: a live events agency with a reputation for ambitious, high-profile, technically demanding work. They're after someone who's ready to own audio brilliance not just on one show, but across the whole business.

The short version: you'd become the agency's senior audio authority. Full stop. Design, deployment, standards, mentoring, roadmap, all of it runs through you.

The longer version:
You'll be the name people go to when a project's complex enough to need a genuine expert in the room, briefing crews, guiding system design, and giving clients and venues the confidence that comes from working with someone who's clearly done this before, a lot.

You'll set the standards the rest of the technical team works to, rather than inheriting someone else's. You'll have real influence over what kit the business invests in next and which platforms are worth chasing. And you'll spend a meaningful part of your time developing others, mentoring Technical Project Managers and technicians, and helping build a team that's confident working across disciplines, not just within their own lane.

On the technical side, you'll want to be genuinely fluent in:
Vectorworks (Braceworks a strong plus) · ArrayCalc & NoizeCalc · Shure Wireless Workbench · Yamaha desks · Dante certification · RF planning and wireless systems

Day to day, the role covers a lot of ground:

• Technical leadership - you're the go-to for audio across pitches, planning meetings and live projects, reviewing designs, specs and equipment lists before they go anywhere near a venue.
• Project support - working alongside Production, Operations and Warehouse teams to keep projects moving, contributing to quoting and resourcing on audio-heavy work, and keeping technical ambition realistic against budget.
• People development - mentoring technicians and Technical Project Managers, spotting skills gaps, and helping shape how the wider team learns and cross-trains.
• Innovation - staying close to new products, manufacturers and workflows so the audio offering keeps moving forward rather than standing still.
• Risk and safety - making sure designs and delivery plans hold up against H&S standards and RAMS, and spotting problems early enough to plan around them.
• External relationships - building genuine relationships with suppliers, manufacturers and freelancers, and showing up at trade shows, demos and venue visits where it matters.

And beyond the technical checklist, they're looking for someone who:
- Has led audio on large-scale, high-profile live events, not just supported it
- Builds trust quickly with clients, venues and suppliers
- Stays calm and decisive when a project gets complicated
- Genuinely enjoys coaching and developing junior team members
- Has a solid network across the audio and live events world
- Cares about doing things safely and properly, not just impressively

Get in touch for a conversation about the role, the business behind it, and whether it's the right next step.