Producer, Senior – Project Hire

Job Summary:

About the Role & Team:

Walt Disney Imagineering

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 Producer Senior Project Hire provides the leadership, organizational skills, and technical knowledge to produce all aspects of an attraction/experience from concept to opening, while also ensuring that the creative vision is realized.  The Producer Senior Project Hire must assimilate and prioritize balanced decision making to provide clarity of vision and direction to the team and at all levels across WDI leadership.  The Producer Senior Project Hire ensures that the work is advancing in accordance to prescribed intent, priorities are held and that the team dynamic is healthy and forward facing. 

The Producer Senior Project Hire will report to the Executive Creative Producer.

This is a 30-month Project Hire without any guarantee of permanent placement.

What You Will Do:

• Manage the relationships with strategic and franchise partners across Disney Parks, Products and Experiences and TWDC.
• Oversee the completion of creative deliverables and develop a work around plan to manage risk.
• Understand the “big picture” and know how the design process works to accomplish the creative vision.
• Influence the change in scope as needed.
• Negotiate creative contracts.
• Collaborate with other project leaders to define and prioritize short-term and long-term objectives.
• Partner with team leaders to define proof of concept mock-ups and document the results.
• Manage communications requests and special projects.
• Possess strong production skills and are an experienced budget, schedule and mitigation professional.
• Provide Leadership to all partners involved in producing large-scale attractions/experiences and show production and a leader of multiple teams based on project scope.
• Facilitate balanced decision-making within project scope between multiple disciplines and also be an important Creative referee when competing needs must be dealt with.
• Articulate the status and risk levels and communicate clear project updates to all levels within the organization.
•  Handle multiple project(s) scope or larger span of scope.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Computer proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Keynote.
• Knowledge of facility design (architecture, interiors, graphics, etc.).
• Experience with theatrical technologies, i.e. – lighting, effects, audio, projection, set design and construction, paint, etc.
• Knowledge of creative process and deliverables.
• Proficiency in Research tools.
• Ability to organize multiple layers of documentation.
• Training in project management in arts, theater or entertainment.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Willingness to travel both domestic and international as required.
• Prefer minimum of 5 years of Disney experience or related relevant experience.
• Familiarity of different ride systems relative to consumer experience.

Education:

• BA/BS in theater, film, design or entertainment.

Additional Information:

Benefits and Perks: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities, and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits

#DXMedia, #WDICreative

The hiring range for this position in California is $135,000.00-$181,000.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

About Walt Disney Imagineering:

Founded in 1952 as WED Enterprises to design and build the world’s first theme park — Disneyland — Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) is where imagination and creativity combine with cutting-edge technology to create unforgettable experiences. WDI is the creative force that imagines, designs and builds all Disney theme parks, resorts, attractions and cruise ships worldwide. Imagineering’s unique strength comes from its diverse global team of creative and technical professionals, who build on Disney’s legacy of storytelling to pioneer new forms of entertainment. The Imagineers who practice this unique blend of art and science work in more than 100 disciplines to shepherd an idea all the way from “blue sky” concept phase to opening day.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc., which is part of a business we call Walt Disney Imagineering.

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.