Immersive Experience Director - Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser (Call Sheet)
A dream job opportunity from a galaxy far, far away aka Orlando
In this special edition of the Call Sheet we have just one listing, but it is a doozy.
Our understanding is that this is for the ongoing position which will carry on after the experience’s launch. Namely the director who keeps the show going after the show director moves on.
The summary is here, the full listing link below.
ORLANDO
Immersive Experience Director — Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser
Disney Live Entertainment at the Walt Disney World Resort
Term: Full Time
Compensation & Benefits: “Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits”
Posting Date: Aug 31, 2021
As an integral leader of the immersive game play experience for the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, the Immersive Experience Director is responsible for providing creative direction in the moment to guide the stories and accommodate guest play. This role will continuously evaluate performer-to-guest dynamics while keeping the show “on rails” with culminating stories while maintaining the original creative integrity of the game. They will seek out new and innovative player experiences while providing constant monitoring, recommendations, and feedback in the moment to the performers and technicians based on guest interactions in real time. The Immersive Experience Directors are also responsible for establishing and maintaining Entertainment Show Quality standards in partnership with entertainment operational partners.
Basic Qualifications
- Minimum of 5 years of professional experience directing live entertainment experiences in an immersive environment
- Minimum of 3 years proven experience with improvisation and interactive theatre
- Knowledge of creative writing and stage performance
- Understanding of Alternate Reality Game (ARG) and Live Action Role Play (LARP) including branching narrative and collaborative play
- Available and willing to work weekends, holidays, and third shift, as needed
- Commitment to diversity and encourage an inclusive work environment that supports workforce diversity and diverse perspectives
- Ability to make immediate decisions and communicate them quickly and concisely
- Capability to create a feeling of ensemble
- Willing to take risks and adjust as needed to the desired outcome
- Can receive and deliver honest, actionable, and credible feedback to team members, as appropriate
- Ability to negotiate, to organize, to provide direction and to complete multiple tasks in a timely manner
- Excellent interpersonal relationship skills and ability to lead conflict resolution with proven successful experience in team building and cross-functional collaboration
- Champion continuous process improvement with effective problem solving skills
- Exceptional communication skills, including ability to communicate knowledgeably with multiple partners at multiple levels, including site and domestic, executives
- Advanced presentation skills
- High proficiency in Microsoft Office suite of programs, spreadsheet and presentation software, Microsoft outlook, including collaboration tools and file sharing programs and ability to learn new software applications quickly
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