Events & Production Manager

Job Scope:

• Responsible for developing new shows and projects across the different properties.
• Works with Entertainment teams and interdepartmental partners as an active participant, guaranteeing high performance and production values for entertainment offerings.
• Provides management and operational coverage at entertainment events and shows/venues as requested.
• Leads and executes special entertainment events, including marquee and seasonal celebrations, corporate functions, birthday parties, team buildings, and other events the company promotes.
• Develops show and event production management systems and distributes reports.
• Maintains a shared portfolio of vendors and suppliers with the parks and Entertainment Projects Manager.
• Works with the teams to create and update entertainment asset inventories.
• Manages and maintains entertainment-owned event assets in each required facility, ensuring tidiness of warehouse, green rooms, and other back-of-house Entertainment spaces.
• Ensures entertainment storage areas are maintained, kept clean, and organized and that assets are appropriately labeled and accounted for at inventory levels.
• Financial responsibilities include creating project budgets, procuring and purchasing, tracking and reporting observed company policies, and delegating authority.
• Organizes and runs production meetings, debriefs, and other meetings as required by internal and external.
• Works hand in hand with Marketing to ensure strategic, tactical, and core activations align with business objectives and KPI targets. Assembles project/event production books and documentation for both working us historical archives.
• Creates installation, de-rig, and event run schedules as requested and maintains schedules, updating them and stakeholders when changes occur.
• Supports production and events rehearsals as needed.
• Oversees installation, execution and de-rig of shows/events, including hands-on work as required.
• Takes part in coaching and counseling matters and provides guidance and mentorship to Entertainment colleagues to assist in developing bench strength and succession plans.
• I’d like you to please act as entertainment manager on duty as requested.
• Compile periodic rate competitiveness and comparisons · Offer input into event improvements: effectiveness and efficiencies.
• Occasional international travel as required.
• I’d like to point out that additional duties as requested by senior management.

To be considered for this role, you will need the following:

Essential

• Higher Secondary or equivalent
• Over seven years in theme park entertainment, events, or large-scale productions.
• Working knowledge of industry safety standards and codes, industry trends, and vendors.
• Ability to read blueprints and related construction/design documents.
• Leadership skills, computer skills, proficiency in English.
• Ability to call events and shows; report creation and distribution; create and execute schedules; develop show/events manuals.

Desirable

• Bachelor’s Degree in the arts, technical theatre disciplines
• Ten years of experience in the entertainment and theme park industry
• Three years of recent experience working client-side in the events industry.
• Stage management experience; lighting, sound, and projection programming; winch operation; rigging; video editing; music knowledge; project management.