Technical Director

Disney; Anaheim (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Disney Live Entertainment at the Disneyland Resort leads technical production for live entertainment shows, parades, and special events. The Technical Director oversees development, installation, turnover, and ongoing reliability of productions across Disneyland Resort locations, ensuring spectacular, safe experiences for guests.

This Full-Time role collaborates with safety and engineering partners, operations, facilities, and vendors to coordinate design, fabrication, and on-site execution,

Responsibilities

• Participate in creative and technical development and coordinating/partnering with internal safety and engineering partners and local and government authorities responsible for legal code compliance, including safety, engineering, permitting, Fire Safety and ADA
• Partner in the coordination of bid processes and vendor selections with the larger production team and Procurement, and manage vendor efforts including design development, construction and interaction with other party's fabrication, shipping, installation and buy-off
• Supports/consults on maintenance, design/mounts of new shows and provides ongoing reliability and sustainment evaluations as part of implementation and operational planning, and maintains project files, tech logs, design documents, bid packages, schedules and punch lists
• Provide leadership and functions as a mentor/developer and promote Company-wide standards and efficiencies
• Coordinate technical implementation with Operations, Security, Entertainment Operations, Facilities, Food & Beverage, Merchandise, Transportation...

Job description

Technical Director

Req ID: 10158912

About the Role & Team:

Through innovative storytelling and collaboration, Disney Live Entertainment creates, produces, and delivers remarkable and engaging entertainment experiences! From the intimate to the spectacular, our work can be seen at Disney theme parks, resort hotels, cruise ships, and other locations the world over. This diverse team - representing a wide variety of fields and talents from technical directors, writers and lighting designers to choreographers, cosmetologists, and music producers - brings magical worlds to life through technical expertise, performance excellence, incomparable ingenuity, unparalleled spectacle... and a dash of pixie dust!

The Technical Director for Disney Live Entertainment at the Disneyland Resort leads technical production efforts related to the development, production, installation, and turnover of live entertainment shows and product offerings, including parades, stage and atmosphere shows, spectaculars, and special events for Disneyland Resorts locations.

This position reports to the Manager - Technical Direction.

This role is a Full-Time role.

What You Will Do:

• Participate in creative and technical development and coordinating/partnering with internal safety and engineering partners and local and government authorities responsible for legal code compliance, including safety, engineering, permitting, Fire Safety and ADA
• Partner in the coordination of bid processes and vendor selections with the larger production team and Procurement, and manage vendor efforts including design development, construction and interaction with other party's fabrication, shipping, installation and buy-off
• Supports/consults on maintenance, design/mounts of new shows and provides ongoing reliability and sustainment evaluations as part of implementation and operational planning, and maintains project files, tech logs, design documents, bid packages, schedules and punch lists
• Provide leadership and functions as a mentor/developer and promote Company-wide standards and efficiencies
• Coordinate technical implementation with Operations, Security, Entertainment Operations, Facilities, Food & Beverage, Merchandise, Transportatio...