Executive Feature Film Development Jobs in Florida

Job Description

Falcon’s Beyond is a diversified global entertainment, consumer experience, and technology enterprise that accelerates intellectual property activations concurrently across physical and digital experiences.

Working at Falcon’s means practicing your craft among collaborative and friendly professionals. We have attracted top talent from the feature film and visual effects industries, top theme park destinations, the video game industry, and others. Our work can be experienced in theme parks, museums, zoos, aquariums, location-based entertainment venues, live events, themed restaurant, and retail locations, and more!

The Executive Producer is the “steady hand” responsible for organizing and leading works across multi-disciplinary teams, projects, and pipelines to deliver cohesive well-coordinated projects. This role serves as FCG’s central “owner” of a single large-scale project’s creative guardianship, client interface, production leadership, design execution, and contract management from concept through completion. They will be responsible for mentoring their team, while ensuring alignment between stakeholders to generate an outstanding work product which exceeds FCG’s and its stakeholder’s standards.

Essential Functions:

Client & Stakeholder Engagement

• Primary interface between the studio, client, vendors, and all stakeholders; responsible for cultivating long-term sustainable relationships.
• Alignment and championship of creative vision, project goals, and business objectives
• Project strategy, alignment, and process implementation
• Contractual deliverables management
• Schedule and timeline management
• Internal project budget management

Team Leadership

• Foster a collaborative and supportive FCG culture encouraging innovation as well as accountability across a solutions-focused environment
• Lead from the front progressing works, taking on tasks, and showing willingness to “get your hands dirty” and contribute alongside your team
• Drive decision making while managing both upstream and downstream inputs
• Inspire, challenge, and mentor teams across a wide spectrum of experience and expertise
• Work with leadership to develop and resource the team aligned with FCG business goals
• Develop and sustain a pipeline that delivers high-quality work while promoting a sustainable work/life balance among highly motivated team members
• Work with leaders across FCG to quickly address and resolve conflicts

Project Oversight

• Serve as a partner alongside Creative Director(s) to champion and support creative vision
• Lead presentations, reviews, and meetings with clients, internal, and external partners
• Develop seamless project and studio communication streams
• Develop integrated processes, as required, to deliver coordinated deliverables
• Guide work across multiple disciplines (creative, architectural, technical, media, etc.)
• Plan and manage resources, assignments, and production tasks
• Communicate project’s progress and health on a regular basis

Quality Assurance

• Review and approve all deliverables to meet FCG and client’s standards
• Ownership of delivery aligned with contractual requirements and milestones
• Forecast risks, challenges, and opportunities to preemptively provide solutions
• Coordinate handover and support of all work aligned with contractual obligations and industry best practices

Strategic Development

• Contribute to FCG growth by aiding development of proposals, identifying new potential partnerships, and industry engagement
• Proactively research new technologies, systems, and experiences for consideration to enhance both the internal workflows and client offerings.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support the team and business

Job Qualifications and Requirements:

• Must have or be able to quickly acquire knowledge of company structure (mission, goals, and objectives), and policies and procedures.
• Bachelor’s degree: Theatrical Arts, Theme Park Associated Design or related field is preferred.
• 15+ years' experience in theme park design and design management, theatrical, theme park or other media related design/production field; or equivalent combination of education and experience. 
• Dynamic experience across theme park attraction and media projects from concept through installation.
• Strong leadership ability across a portfolio of relevant projects and/or roles.
• Knowledge of design management, work planning, budgeting, scheduling, bid package preparation, and variety of vendors.
• Knowledge of theme park technologies including ride, A/V, robotics, engineering, holograms, projection mapping, and various show systems.
• Knowledge of theme park related architectural, project management, organizational, and production/construction practices.
• Demonstrated ability to lead creative and technical teams on multiple complex aspects of the project phase. Instill a spirit of teamwork and promote staff development.
• Make independent decisions free from immediate supervision.
• Travel is required depending upon workshops and presentations.     
• Role requires a high degree of collaboration and teamwork with internal and external partners.     
• Requires highly effective communication skills. 
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.
• Must be authorized to work lawfully in the United States of America.
• Will not require Falcon’s Treehouse, LLC to commence (“sponsor”) an immigration case in order to be employed (now or in the future).