Overview
Entertainment Creative Manager Jobs in Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates at Miral Experiences
The Creative Manager is responsible for the ideation, development, and delivery of high-quality, immersive entertainment offerings across Miral Experiences Shared Services. This includes seasonal events, live shows, walk-around characters, and guest experiences. The Creative Manager ensures that all creative content aligns with brand/IP guidelines, artistic goals, and strategic business objectives.
This position collaborates closely with internal departments (Production, Technical, Casting, Operations, Events, and Marketing) and external stakeholders (including IP owners and third-party vendors) to drive innovation, maintain show integrity, and deliver world-class entertainment experiences.
ROLE SCOPE
Entertainment Creative & Casting
- Lead execution of all entertainment offerings from a creative point of view.
- Lead brainstorming sessions across the business to ensure concepts capture a wide range of ideas.
- Create and implement successful audition and casting strategies in a multicultural environment with diverse talent needs.
- Book relevant talent for special events across Farah’s portfolio of properties.
- Lead show and event creative content creation, working with internal and external partners as required.
- Prepare creative presentations and update content as required.
- Develop and maintain strong global relationships within the talent community, creative agents, managers, etc., to effectively build and maintain a solid, ongoing, and diverse talent pool.
Talent Development & Administration
- Create and implement a formal and ongoing show quality/note feedback system to help ensure and maintain high-performance standards.
- Create and implement a strategy for internal talent development that fosters and promotes growth.
- Takes part in coaching and counseling matters and provides guidance and mentorship to Entertainment colleagues to assist in developing bench strength and succession plans.
- Compile periodic rate competitiveness and comparisons.
- Offer input into event improvements: effectiveness and efficiencies.
- Additional duties as reasonably requested by senior management.
Cross-department Collaboration
- Works with Marketing and other relevant departments to ensure strategic, tactical, and core activations align with business objectives and KPI targets.
- Work directly with venue Stage Managers to identify and fill talent needs to ensure a successful 365-day operating calendar of live entertainment.
- Oversee events calendar across Farah’s properties.
- Develop and maintain strong global relationships within the entertainment production/vendor industry to help deliver the best entertainment product while maximizing budget resources.
Character Training
- Supports production and events rehearsals as needed.
- Oversees installation, execution and debris of shows/events, including hands-on work if required.
- Acts as entertainment manager on duty as requested.
- Occasional international travel as required.
Casting Strategy
- Develop show and event-related creative concepts and plans in line with existing budgets.
- Lead brainstorming sessions across the business to ensure concepts capture a wide range of ideas.
- Create and implement successful audition and casting strategies in a multicultural environment with diverse talent needs.
- Develop and maintain strong global relationships within the talent community, creative agents, managers, etc., to effectively build and maintain a solid, ongoing, and diverse talent pool.
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential:
- A college degree or equivalent professional experience is required for the position: theatrical acting, improvisational acting, physical comedy, dancing, scripting, singing, composing, or musician.
- 8+ years of experience in a theme park or large-scale attraction environment at a management level in show development and casting development within the entertainment industry.
- Experience managing talent/actors within a theme park environment.
- Experience in entertainment concept development, scripting, and show direction.
- Working knowledge of industry trends and vendors.
Desirable:
- Specialized theatrical degree, including MFA
- International experience
- Experience opening theme parks and large-scale live entertainment productions
- Working knowledge of talent contracts and robust negotiation/deal-making skills
- Demonstrated skill set within dance/choreography and music/vocals
Title: Entertainment Creative Manager
Company: Miral Experiences
Location: Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
