Community & General Entertainment Programming Manager

THA Venues, Parks & Resorts; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

THA Venues, Parks & Resorts seeks a senior Community and General Entertainment Integration Manager to lead festival programming in Riyadh for two major events in 2027. You will design calendars, main stage programmes, and space planning for fan zones, family activities and exclusive moments, ensuring the lineup stays fresh from start to finish.

You will coordinate with planning and operations teams, produce multi-week programming calendars and maintain live change logs, while meeting the demands

Qualifications

• 8+ years in entertainment, community or festival programming at senior levels.
• Experience with multi-week festival calendars and main stage programs.
• Proven ability to produce live programming calendars.

Responsibilities

• Programme the festival's common areas including the main stage and hero content, coordinating with the Masterplan team for space planning.
• Programme community activities, fan zones, family and general entertainment, with rotating content and exclusive moments for broad audiences.
• Plan content rotations for a multi-week season and develop calendars balancing consistency with novelty, scheduling weekly highlights and exclusives.
• Provide planning teams with throughput, space and staffing implications; collaborate with operations masterplan and crowd management for safe delivery.
• Maintain the live programme change log and ensure updates are tracked and aligned across all workstreams.
• Demonstrate at least 8 years of senior-level experience in entertainment/festival programming, with multi-week calendars and hands-on production.
• Background in large, multi-week festivals or fan-focused events; English required, Japanese/Arabic preferred.
• Working conditions: full-time exclusive; mobilise within 48 hours; on site in Riyadh for summer 2027 (July–August) and November 2027.

Skills

Senior management

Entertainment programming

English proficiency

Job description

We are recruiting a Community and General Entertainment Integration Manager to join a dedicated full-time team embedded in our client s Festival Programming function in Riyadh. The team will support two major events in Saudi Arabia a multi-week project in summer 2027 July to August and a further event in November 2027. You will be the festival programmer for the wider audience not just dedicated fans. You will fill the festival s shared spaces with Main stage shows
Fan zones
Family activities
Weekly highlight moments
Exclusive content. Because the festival runs for several weeks you will keep refreshing the line-up so the programme stays fresh from the first day to the last. For every format you will tell the planning and operations teams in advance how many people it will draw and what space and staff it needs. This is a hands‑on producing role. The grade reflects your seniority and judgement not the size of a team you supervise. We are looking for a programmer who personally builds the calendars rotations and main stage programmes.

Key Responsibilities

Common Area Programming

Programme the festival s common areas including the main stage and entertainment weekly moments and hero content. Work closely with the Masterplan team which owns the physical common area spaces so that programming and space planning stay fully aligned. Create a main stage programme that draws audiences and gives the festival its signature moments

Community and General Entertainment

Programme community activity including fan zones community activities family and general entertainment rotating content and exclusive moments. Make sure the programme appeals to a broad audience including families casual visitors and dedicated fans. Build moments that encourage repeat visits throughout the festival season

Content Rotation and Season Planning

Plan content rotations so the programme evolves across a multi-week season. Develop multi-week programming calendars that balance consistency with novelty. Schedule weekly highlights and exclusives to keep audience interest and momentum high

Operational Integration

Give planning teams the throughput space and staffing implications of every programme format well in advance. Work with the operations masterplan and crowd management teams so that every programmed activity can be delivered safely and effectively. Turn creative programming ideas into clear operational requirements

Programme Control

Maintain the live programme change log making sure every update is tracked and communicated to the relevant teams. Keep the programme accurate current and aligned across all workstreams throughout the planning and live periods

Experience

At least 8 years of experience in entertainment, community or festival programming for large-scale live events, at Senior Manager level. Experience across at least two live event seasons. A proven record of personally producing multi-week programming calendars, content rotations and main stage programmes. Only experience where you personally produced the work counts towards the requirement

Ideal Background

A festival or entertainment programmer from large, multi-week events. Pop-culture or fan festival programming experience is a strong advantage

Languages

Professional English is required. Japanese and Arabic are preferred

Working Conditions

Full-time and exclusive: you will be dedicated to the client for the full contract term, with no other clients or projects. Mobilisation: you must be able to mobilise within 48 hours of contract award, which is expected in October 2026. On site in Riyadh: you must be in Riyadh for the full operating periods of the summer 2027 festival (July to August) and the November 2027 event, whichever working option you choose