Walt Disney
Location
Kissimmee, FL | United States
Job description
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 Character Design & Development Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the quality, schedule and scope of Costume Design projects by ensuring streamlined communication, product movement and process flow from concept design through implementation and closeout. This role provides support to the Walt Disney World Costume Design and Development team on all aspects of their projects. You will report to the Manager, Character Design & Development.
This position is a Project Hire/Temporary Assignment role with no guarantee of placement.
Responsibilities/What You Will Do
Assist the project team with coordinating the various components of the character development project lifecycle
Develops and maintains project files, labor, assist with project trackers, create shipping labels, and design input matrixes
Gather, organize, maintain, and distribute design documentation, presentations, strategies and communication
Prepares visually dynamic collateral and closeout documentation for appropriate archiving and Show Quality Standards use
Monitors meetings, task lists, communications, and provides updates as necessary in order to ensure proper integration and to resolve issues in a timely manner
Directs own tasks under immediate supervision of Design and Development leadership
Require Qualifications & Skills
1+ year s related experience Costume, Fashion, Puppetry or Digital Sculpting related field
Experience using IOS operating system
Experience with A d o b e Creative Suite with a focus on Photoshop
E xperience with graphic design and the ability to build visually dynamic design presentations
Experience communicating (written and verbal) with various level of partners
Experience tak ing direction, adapt ing to chan ge, establish ing relationships, and collaborat ing in a team environment
Experience handling conflict and problem-solv ing issues to resolution
Preferred Qualifications
1+ years Disney Entertainment Experience
Basic proficiency in video editing
Understanding of 3D modeling
Understanding of Puppetry, character performance, and training
Education
High School d egree or e quivalent
Advanced degree in Theater or Arts related field
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