Technical Manager - Live Experiences

Job Description

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services with 231 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

We are building world-class live experiences such as The Queens Ball: A Bridgerton Experience, Stranger Things: The Experience, and Stranger Things: The Official Store to help promote our most-popular IP and build them into title brands, or franchises, so they drive long-term value and become part of the zeitgeist for longer periods of time.

As a Technical Manager, you will lead, consult on and oversee all technical aspects of the location based entertainment projects for the Experiences team, ensure they are executed to the level of technical excellence required by production and be the driver for new and innovative approaches to our experience slate.

What you will do:
• Create strategies for technical solutions for different types of experiences.
• Ensure technical excellence in all aspects of the productions.
• Standardize best practices in Experience technology pipeline in both design and delivery.
• Execute all technical aspects of project scope to support creative vision, budget, schedule, & project strategy - including show design & production strategy, systems integration, overall safety, and maintenance.
• Research and implement relevant innovative technologies into our experiences.
• Vet and hire third party technical vendors.
• Review and comment on technical drawings, designs and SOPs from our vendors to make sure they fit our creative vision, budget, schedule as well as our overall experiences strategy.
• Optimize and value-engineer through creative problem solving.
• Oversee timely execution of proof of concept mockups and staging efforts with vendors as needed
• Work closely and communicate with Netflix creative, production and operations teams.
• Communicate with and solicit feedback from internal stakeholders such as CP cross-functional teams.
• Integrate our overall production and technical strategy into production ''ways of working'' with all partners.
• Establish regular meetings with key stakeholders to update on progress and solicit feedback.

What we need from you:
• Demonstrated, 10+ years of technical experience in location based entertainment industry.
• Strong knowledge and excitement of both permanent and touring experiences around the world.
• Well rounded knowledge of all aspects of technical (lighting, AV, show control, scenic integration, SFPX, rigging, programming, etc.)
• Excellent knowledge of current and future technology trends
• Experience in AR, VR, and emerging technologies production and integration
• Basic knowledge of Autodesk software (CAD, Revit, etc.)
• Strong desire to think outside the box and innovate through technical solutions.
• Strong desire to find innovative and creative technical solutions to different types of experiences.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and digital.
• Excellent organizing skills using digital tools and google suite.
• Be a ''swiss army knife'' when it comes to knowledge of the LBE industry.
• Global experience.
• Experience growing a team from the ground up and comfortable being a strong leader but also being hands-on

At Netflix, we carefully consider a wide range of compensation factors to determine your personal top of market. We rely on market indicators to determine compensation and consider your specific job, skills, and experience to get it right. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary and will also be dependent on your location.

The overall market range for roles in this area of Netflix is typically $64,000 - $320,000.

This market range is based on total compensation (vs. only base salary), which is in line with our compensation philosophy. Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn more here.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gpe5p9-3-15-3-240-42 in your application.