Entertainment Creative Manager

Farah Experiences LLC; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An entertainment company in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a Creative Show Director with over 8 years of experience in large-scale productions, particularly in theme parks or cruise ships. Responsibilities include leading creative teams, training actors, and ensuring show quality meets company standards. The ideal candidate will have a university degree in the arts and a strong background in talent development, choreography, and scripting. Proficiency in English and familiarity with tools like Excel and Outlook are essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in theme parks or cruise ship entertainment.
• 3+ years in music theater or the music industry.
• 3+ years in entertainment management or leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead creative direction and ensure show quality.
• Train actors in multiple performance disciplines.
• Facilitate communication between teams during productions.

Skills

Theatrical Acting

Choreography

Talent Development

Scripting

Musicianship

Education

University degree in Arts or equivalent experience

Tools

Excel

Outlook

PowerPoint

Job description

Role Scope

Area(s) of Responsibility

Key Activities

Creative Show Direction

• Show creation and stage direction.
• Ability to choreograph and run blocking rehearsals.
• Give notes and feedback to cast.
• Give Creative notes to Show Tech, Costuming, Production and Operations where applicable.
• Support Senior Creative leadership with implementing IP notes where required.

Character Training

• Train actors in multiple disciplines across Miral properties.
• Write, maintain and update character manuals.
• Work with the Operations team to ensure business needs are met.

Brand Creative Leadership

• Required to lead and support Entertainment Creative Teams in rehearsals, production and show quality maintenance to ensure all entertainment offerings continue to meet Miral and IP expectations.

Communication

• Communicate effectively with the Property and departmental management, technical crew and talent.
• Resolve any issues that may arise during the production process, ensuring the show runs smoothly.
• Facilitate communication between the front of house and backstage teams.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

Education and Qualifications

Essential:

A University degree or the equivalent professional experience for the required position: theatrical acting, improvisational acting, physical comedy, dancing, scripting, singing, composing, musician or stage management.

Desirable:

• University degree related to the Arts, Liberal Arts, STEM, Business or equivalent continued or higher education.

Years of Experience

Essential:

• 8+ years of experience with a specialization in theme parks or cruise ship entertainment industry in both large-scale productions and interactive experiential entertainment.
• 3+ years of Music Theater or Music Industry.
• 3+ years in management or leadership in entertainment development and maintenance.

Desirable:

• International experience.

Knowledge, Languages and Skills

Essential:

• Professional experience related to talent development.
• Demonstrated skill set within creating, scripting, dance/choreography, music/vocals, musicianship, or music development.
• Professional working knowledge of entertainment industry.
• Proficient in English.
• Proficient in Excel, Outlook.

Desirable:

• Experience in PowerPoint.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; you may be required at any time to perform any other duties to meet the needs of the business.