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We recognise the value in having people with a variety of backgrounds, experience, and skills in our business. That means the role requirements here should be seen as a guide, not a checklist. If you have more, less, or different experiences, but really relevant skills, we’d love to hear from you.
We work flexibly and will help you to find a healthy balance of remote working and time in our fantastic Southampton office, collaborating, taking part in events, and getting to know people that makes working with us so rewarding. We welcome the opportunity to discuss reduced hours and job share arrangements.
The Role
Carnival UK are recruiting for a shore based Technical Production Show Manager to take responsibility for all stage, technical and health & safety requirements from design to delivery for both Cunard and P&O Cruises Production based shows and events.
This role will collaborate with multiple stakeholders (internally and externally) to ensure all production show projects are designed and delivered to our high standards while also being part of the creative team that continue to develop new and exciting shows for our guests.
You will:
- Lead the Academy technical team in the day-to-day operation of a busy department, alongside working with external creatives on all aspects of design including automation, set, lighting, AV, and sound to ensure we deliver not only great entertainment experiences but are deliverable onboard our ships
- Take accountability for onboard install schedules, collaborating with the Guest Experience team to produce production rollouts and manage production schedules
- Manage all technical aspects of new productions, including management of third parties and work with external partners to ensure policies and processes are followed
- Oversee the technical aspects of the rehearsal process – sound mixing, in ear monitors, microphones, rehearsal filming etc as well as the ongoing maintenance of production show sets, props and stage electrics
Our role categories range from CUK15 (entry level) to CUK1 (Brand President) so you can clearly see internal development opportunities. This role is a CUK08 and is offered on a full time, permanent basis, with hybrid working in our Academy studios for a minimum of 3 days per week and includes regular international travel to our ships.
About You
Fresh ideas and different perspectives are what excite us most and help us to succeed. Alongside bringing these to the role, you’ll also need:
- Understanding and experience of the provision of a broad and constantly evolving Entertainment product to the holiday industry, ideally with a background in large scale, Production shows or Theatre
- Operational experience in a multi venue entertainment facility, a technical understanding in at least two technical entertainment disciplines (stage, lighting, AV, automation, or sound)
- Expert communication having previously managed relationships with senior stakeholders
- Knowledge of production timelines
- Willingness to travel internationally to our ships
Being part of our team has its advantages…
We’re a holiday company so we know there’s more to life than work. Our comprehensive range of benefits are designed to help your personal and financial health and wellbeing.
- Home and office-based hybrid working, working with 3 days per week in the office
- Annual bonus
- Recognition scheme with prizes and awards
- Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers
- Regular office events including live entertainment, lifestyle events and charity partner fundraisers
- Extensive learning and development opportunities
- Employee-led networks
- Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes
- Company paid Health Cash Plan and health assessment
- In-house Occupational Health help and access to digital GP
- Life Assurance
- Parental and adoption leave
- Employee Shares Plan
- Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes
- Onsite restaurant offering range of healthy cooked and grab and go meals
- Discounted retail and leisure via discounts portal
- Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme
- Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme
- A friendly welcome with help settling in
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About Us
No one knows cruising like Carnival UK, where talented people from across the globe come together to create unforgettable holiday happiness. As part of the world’s largest holiday travel and leisure company, we take enormous pride in bringing to life two of the most iconic brands from Britain’s rich seafaring heritage, P&O Cruises and Cunard. Collectively they have been delivering unbridled joy, boundless adventure and lifelong memories to millions of people for over 350 years. And in a multi-million pound global holiday market, where cruising has barely scratched the surface, we have the opportunity to do that for many, many more people.
Our diverse yet tight knit teams share high standards, heartfelt values and passion for our purpose. Our Culture Essentials describe the expectations we have for ourselves and of each other, in building a culture that supports safe, sustainable, compliant operations and celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion.
It’s through the successful delivery of these extraordinary travel experiences for our target markets and our distinctive culture, that we hope to become Travel’s Employer of Choice.
