Senior Director, Executive Producer

At Universal Creative we design develop and deliver the most compelling entertainment experiences imaginable to drive growth for Universal Parks & Resorts worldwide. Our innovative attractions immersive theme parks and world-class resorts fuse art and technology to create new standards in the themed entertainment industry.

Our Team Members are the driving force behind Universal Creative. With their diverse skills and forward-thinking ideas our team pushes us beyond the boundaries of whats possible to achieve the extraordinary. Together were creating a Universe of fun always ensuring the next thing we do is better than the last thing we did.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Senior Director Executive Producer Studio leads the front-end creative development process of projects building and guiding multidisciplinary teams from pre-ideation through concept. This role is accountable for leading and enforcing a structured development process including clear frameworks milestones and decision gates ensuring projects progress with rigor discipline and accountability at each stage while inspiring and encouraging a highly creative culture. The role ensures projects are strategically aligned operationally viable and sufficiently defined to support a successful transition into execution and ensuring the creative intent schedule budget goals are achieved.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

Process Leadership & Governance:

• Lead and govern the front-end development process from pre-ideation through concept.
• Establish and manage frameworks milestones and decision gates including defined phase exit criteria.
• Govern project progression and drive gate decisions holding teams accountable to established standards and advancement criteria.
• Oversee and manage development-phase budgets and cost tracking ensuring spending aligns with approved plans and supports accurate forecasting and reporting.
• Strong proactive problem solving and trade-offs leadership strong collaboration and ability to build conscience. Leads with clarity breaking down complex problems and driving momentum.
• Design to budget

Project Definition & Readiness:

• Guide teams in defining project scope objectives and success criteria.
• Develops early-phase plans schedules estimates and resource strategies.
• Validate that concepts are strategically aligned operationally viable and sufficiently defined to support successful execution On Time On Budget On Brand and On Strategy.
• Identify and drive resolution of key risks gaps and dependencies impacting readiness.

Team Leadership & Development Oversight:

• Build and lead multidisciplinary accountable teams establishing clear roles expectations and accountability.
• Direct the producing team to ensure consistent application of development processes standards and best practices.
• Drive delivery of high-quality well-defined concept work across teams.
• Lead team culture development fostering a culture of empowerment collaboration disciplined execution and solution-oriented problem solving while embodying the studio values.

Process Leadership & Governance:

• Lead executive development reviews and cross-functional alignment.
• Ensure clear communication of project status risks and readiness to leadership.
• Partner with Creative Studio Global Project Hub global portfolio teams and business stakeholders to align development efforts with project priorities.
• Contribute to the development of new and continuous improvement of development tools workflows and best practices.
• Lead with executive presence translating complex project and development concepts into clear persuasive narratives that drive alignment secure buy-in and influence senior leadership decisions.
• Understand and actively participate in Environmental Health & Safety responsibilities by following established UO policy procedures training and team member involvement activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organizations policies and applicable laws.

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skills and/or abilities (KSAs) required.

• Major decision-making.
• Influences decisions of major nature.
• High degree of tact & diplomacy to obtain favorable decisions or maintain good will.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Consistent attendance is a job requirement.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelors degree in arts science or management disciplines including Theater Design Industrial Engineering Production Project Management is required or equivalent combination of education and experience. Masters degree is strongly preferred - MS MA MBA.

EXPERIENCE:

• 10 years of leadership experience as a production or project management leader leading overall production and executive communication for a dynamic multi-disciplined fast-paced creative studio or projects in experience-based entertainment entertainment marketing or agency for world-class theme parks studios or related industries; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Your talent skills and experience will be rewarded with a competitive compensation package.

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