Creative Director

Job Posting Title:
Creative Director
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Job Description:
Walt Disney Imagineering is the creative force that imagines, designs, and brings to life all Disney theme parks, resorts, attractions, and cruise ships worldwide. Working across a spectrum of disciplines that range from creative and conceptual to scientific and technical, Imagineers blend an innovative mixture of storytelling, art, science, and technology to create immersive experiences, memorable destinations, and innovative entertainment for families around the globe.
Nearly every project at Walt Disney Imagineering includes a first-of-its-kind. Innovation is in our DNA, and Imagineers constantly push the boundaries of technology and invent new goals as well as the solutions to achieve them. As Imagineers, one of our greatest rewards is knowing that the experiences and environments we create inspire others. The diversity of expertise at Imagineering makes us uniquely capable of influencing positive change in our communities and around the world. And knowing that we have helped make a difference is incredibly fulfilling and inspiring for all of us!
The Resorts Creative Director supports Site Operations and Maintenance partners to ensure the balance of maintaining Disney's high standard of show quality and storytelling along with the needs of the business. Under the leadership of the Resorts Executive Creative Director, the Resorts Creative Director is directly responsible for the creative direction of expense and capital projects and is the front-line creative leader and partner for their assigned venue(s).
This is a Full-time role.
You Will:

• Be responsible for the ideation, creative vision and maintenance of an attraction or show facility (restaurant, merchandise, etc.).
• Partner with creative portfolio executive or executive creative director to determine the creative direction of a given entity.
• Either build the vision or facilitate its creation through art direction and story development (treatments, story boards, visual models, sketches, concept art, traditional and computer rendering).
• Creatively move project forward through all phases of development from blue sky through production.
• Partner across all spectrums of development from working teams through senior executives.
• Serve as a creative "balancing point" when operational, financial, or marketing considerations may affect creative content and direction.
• Guide and encourage working teams through all phases of development.

• Experience in one or more artistic/design disciplines, i.e. architecture, interior design, concept design, theatrical/scenic design.
• Minimum five years of related experience in design, production, architecture, theatrical design or related field.
• Ability to communicate concepts using a variety of media (story boards, sketches, traditional and computer rendering, traditional and computer-generated models).
• Core abilities in one or more artistic subject areas - design, architecture, story development, illustration, theatrical/scenic design.
• Current experience on computer-based art programs.
• Detailed knowledge of creative process and deliverables.

• BA/BS in Interior Design, Architecture, Industrial Design, Fine Arts, or related field preferred.

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Job Posting Segment:

WDI Creative

Job Posting Primary Business:

Creative Development (WDI)

Primary Job Posting Category:

Creative Direction

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

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