About the Role & Team
Walt Disney Imagineering is the creative force that imagines, designs, and brings to life all Disney theme parks, resorts, attractions, and cruise ships worldwide. Working across a spectrum of disciplines that range from creative and conceptual to scientific and technical, Imagineers blend an innovative mixture of storytelling, art, science, and technology to create immersive experiences, memorable destinations, and innovative entertainment for families around the globe.
Nearly every project at Walt Disney Imagineering includes a first-of-its-kind. Innovation is in our DNA, and Imagineers constantly push the boundaries of technology and invent new goals as well as the solutions to achieve them. As Imagineers, one of our greatest rewards is knowing that the experiences and environments we create inspire others. The diversity of expertise at Imagineering makes us uniquely capable of influencing positive change in our communities and around the world. And knowing that we have helped make a difference is incredibly fulfilling and inspiring for all of us.
The Show Manager Senior is accountable and responsible for tactical project management of Show scopes for Walt Disney Imagineering Projects large and small! The Show Manager leads all subject areas within the Show team on a project from blue sky through close out and beyond. Show Managers regularly partner with team members from all parts of WDI, FOS, Park Operations and Contracts to deliver a very complex and diverse scope of work on time and on budget with long term reliability. Show Managers are on the front line of a project to lead the Show team to ideate, design, engineer, produce, install, and deliver outstanding Shows and Attractions while ensuring project budgets and schedules are met!
You will functionally report to the WDI Executive of Show Management.
This is a Project Hire position without any guarantee of permanent placement.
What You Will Do:
Lead work of Show design and production teams for all Show Disciplines involved in a project.
Accountable for Show scope on a full (“right size”) project for their level of experience.
Responsible for commercial management of a product line or multiple product lines/elements within a project
Build-out strategic plans for production of Show scope considering vendors, resource availability, budget, schedule, creative intent and agreed upon design criteria.
Drive results along with Show scope design team and their leadership identifying vital changes in resource needs throughout the project life cycle
Develop scope and bidding documents, evaluate and select vendors, and handle contract for outside vendors as the Responsible Individual (RI) and reports on progress, budget, and status to project team
Facilitates relationships with the Show team, all project partners, vendor leaders and subject area leads, (Primary focus on Show adjacent scope i.e., Operations, FOS, Facility teams etc.)
Supervise all phases of design, development/production and installation of Show scope identifying potential changes to creative intent, missed/deleted scope, or other changes to scope relative to detailed bid packages or other documentation, validate identified changes and associated values and process Change Order approvals
Communicates, both verbally in presentation and conversation, and written correspondence to WDI Leadership, project teams, vendors, consultants, and other partners
Direct and Indirect leadership of Project Coordinator(s), support staff and/or Intern(s)
Domestic and international travel/relocation required
Required Qualifications & Skills:
Minimum 5 years related experience – leadership in film/theater production, engineering, construction, project controls or other Disney/Themed Entertainment projects
Experience managing workflow and delivery of complex scopes of work.
Must think strategically and tactically about complex issues and problem-solve to resolution
Experience and ability to work with and lead multidisciplinary Artistic and Technical subject matter authorities toward a goal of meeting Creative Intent
Ability to travel domestically and/or internationally
Ability to relocate short term domestically and/or internationally for project work
Previous Cruise line experience preferred.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in business, Theater, Engineering or Design preferred or equivalent experience
Additional Information
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