Universal Orlando Resort · 5 days ago
Senior Show Producer – Entertainment
Orlando, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expUniversal Orlando Resort is a premier entertainment destination, and they are seeking a Senior Show Producer to oversee all phases of their Marquee Event program. This role involves defining project scope, managing budgets, and ensuring compliance with creative and operational standards throughout the project lifecycle.
Entertainment
Responsibilities
The Senior Show Producer is the Responsible Individual for ensuring the Project is successfully established and integrated. As part of the Project’s leadership team, the Senior Show Producer is responsible for partnering with the team to develop, review, and manage project plans, scopes, and strategies, ensuring that the creative intent is developed within the Project’s parameters and the Company’s business objectives
Provides oversight and direction to the Show Producer, who is functioning as the lead estimator for large scopes of work. Approves budget estimates for all assigned projects including estimate refinements prepared by the Show Producer and outside estimating firms. Reviews continually evolving design documents and estimates to ensure the projects are tracking on budget. Develops conceptual Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimates for projects prior to and in Blue Sky Phase to develop initial costs for business unit financial analysis. Creates “value engineering” (VE) components with the project team to mitigate cost overruns
Develops strategic project milestones to align with the overall Project goals. Monitors for changes or delays to the schedule, and forecasts potential timeline risks. This includes but is not limited to the evaluation of Contractor’s schedule performance and schedule coordination with other groups and departments
Acts as a principal point of contact for all assigned projects, and manages, interprets, communicates, and presents Project information to a variety of audiences throughout the Project process. Requires ability to read, understand, and interpret Architectural Drawings, and direct communication via contractor tools like Bluebeam. Leads routine project meetings as required
Develops and manages the delivery of stakeholder engagement and communication strategies on all aspects of the project. Provides project touchstones to Sr. Leadership, including budget trending, milestone progress, defined scope, and risk assessments. Ensures conformance with 3rd Party Licensors as required. Prepares reporting tailored to relevant audiences to maintain strong positive engagement from all project stakeholders
Creates initial charter documentation outlining Projects goals, objectives, milestones, staffing plans, topline budget, defined scope, assumptions, and risks. Manages and interfaces with appropriate internal and external resources through every phase of the project ensuring the highest level of integration into the overall strategic plan for the Resort
Develops and manages strategic risk mitigation processes throughout the project lifecycle. Analyzes project trends and projects potential risks, developing mitigation plans as appropriate. Builds risk awareness amongst the project team and prepares recommendations for Senior Leadership
Oversees strategic sourcing and staffing plans to support project development and production efforts. Supports the bidding & awarding of Construction Documents and other work packages. This includes developing a bidders list and managing the Request for Proposal (RFP) process. Negotiates and procures outside resources as necessary. Initiates requests for new Standard Term agreements and reviews the creation of new Work Authorization contracts
Ensures that staffing and resources are contracted and approved in accordance with approved project budgets and schedules. Makes employment decisions, including hiring, terminating and promotional recommendations. Evaluates subordinate staff on creative, technical, leadership and interpersonal skills
Ensures that Project’s Quality Standards consistently align with the Project’s creative intent. This includes regular walks through the production sites to monitor progress and developments to ensure that the work being accomplished is in accordance with the contract documents
Understands and actively participates in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established UO policy, procedures, training and team member involvement activities
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
7+ years Project Management experience required or equivalent combination of education and experience
Ability to read, understand, and interpret Architectural Drawings
Experience in developing, reviewing, and managing project plans, scopes, and strategies
Experience in providing oversight and direction to project teams
Experience in developing strategic project milestones and monitoring schedule performance
Experience in stakeholder engagement and communication strategies
Experience in creating initial charter documentation outlining project goals, objectives, milestones, staffing plans, topline budget, defined scope, assumptions, and risks
Experience in developing and managing strategic risk mitigation processes
Experience in overseeing strategic sourcing and staffing plans
Experience in making employment decisions, including hiring, terminating and promotional recommendations
Experience in ensuring project quality standards align with creative intent
Understanding and participation in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities
Preferred
Associate's degree (AA) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school is preferred
Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university is preferred
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification is preferred
Benefits
Competitive compensation package
Company
Universal Orlando Resort
For years, we’ve been creating a legacy of unforgettable experiences for our Guests.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Tracey Stockwell
CFO
Bobby B. Belzeski
Human Resources Business Partner
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