Disney Cruise Line (DCL) Area Manager - Costume Production - Internal Assignment (IA)/Project Hire (PH)

Job ID 10103814 Location Orlando, Florida, United States Business Walt Disney Imagineering Date posted Oct. 25, 2024

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Job Summary:

Through innovative storytelling and collaboration, Disney Live Entertainment crafts, 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 Area Manager is responsible for leading salaried, hourly union, and hourly non-union cast. This role will provide guidance and feedback that promotes development and inclusion. The Area Manager must also understand how to balance creative needs with budgetary constraints that all collaborators find agreeable.

This position report to the Manager-Costume Production & Sustainment

This is a temporary role with no guarantee of permanent placement.

What You Will Do

Lead a Costumer team that meets or exceeds the expectations of Partners/Guests, ensuring a consistent product as well as a high level of customer service.
Provide daily leadership, coaching, and mentoring to the team, including ensuring the team receives accurate training and understands how to perform their role.
Monitor, analyze, and take action on costume inventory quantity, costume show quality, and expenses affecting annual financial targets using programs that include but are not limited to SAP, Maximo, and YuniquePLM.
Build and maintain strong working collaborations and support business requests in a dynamic environment.
Ensure division and segment strategies are being followed.
Look for areas of opportunity to improve efficiency for the organization and strive to make processes consistent within Disney Live Entertainment (DLE) Costuming.
Lead all aspects of and establish process and Operating Guides.
Improve Guest service in this Cast-serving-Cast environment by communicating new and innovative ideas to help drive the Costuming organization to new heights.
Participate in annual budget planning.
Lead replenishment planning sessions or work in tandem with operational teams for annual costume production and replenishment planning
Prepare cost estimates and the ability to fulfill project management function
Partner with Operational Costuming areas for the procurement and disposition of Entertainment Costumes
Understand fabrics, manufacturing, and cleaning processes as related to Entertainment Costumes
Establish and maintain partnerships that support the implementation of new product

Required Qualifications

5+ years experience in a leadership role with direct and indirect reports
3+ years experience in Costuming, Theater, Garment Manufacturing, Fashion, or other related field
Experience in garment construction and performing fittings
Experience mentoring and providing re-direction to salaried and hourly cast
Experience solving conflict and gaining consensus in a way that all partners feel heard and understood
Experience building a network of internal and external partners
Experience communicating (both verbal and written) to all levels of partner
Experience working with a collective bargaining agreement and unionized cast
Flexible hours including weekends, nights, and holidays may be required
Ability to travel between various work locations in a given day
Ability to work around all types of fibers, fabrics, and furs
Ability to travel domestically up to 30% & internationally up to 20% of the time

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with various purchasing software Maximo, GUS, & Yunique PLM
Experience in Textiles or the Apparel industry
Experience working on a cruise ship for the installation of new entertainment offerings
Experience with international shipping processes and global sourcing
Experience with garment specification or technical specification writing

Education

High School diploma or equivalent is required
Advanced degree in Merchandising, Costuming, Apparel, or related fields is preferred

Additional Information

Benefits and Perks: 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.

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About Walt Disney Imagineering:

Founded in 1952 as WED Enterprises to design and build the world’s first theme park — Disneyland — Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) is where imagination and creativity combine with cutting-edge technology to create unforgettable experiences. WDI is the creative force that imagines, designs and builds all Disney theme parks, resorts, attractions and cruise ships worldwide. Imagineering’s unique strength comes from its diverse global team of creative and technical professionals, who build on Disney’s legacy of storytelling to pioneer new forms of entertainment. The Imagineers who practice this unique blend of art and science work in more than 100 disciplines to shepherd an idea all the way from “blue sky” concept phase to opening day.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Disney Entertainment Productions, which is part of a business we call Walt Disney Imagineering.

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