Senior Specialist, Headliner Entertainment

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This position is on – site in our Royal Caribbean Productions Studios – North Miami

 

Journey with us! Combine your career goals and sense of adventure by joining our incredible team of employees at Royal Caribbean Group. We are proud to offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, and excellent career development opportunities, each offering unique ways to explore the world.

We are proud to be the vacation-industry leader with global brands — including Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises — the most innovative fleet and private destinations, and the best people. Together, we are dedicated to turning the vacation of a lifetime into a lifetime of vacations for our guests.

Royal Caribbean Group’s Entertainment Team has an exciting career opportunity for a full time Senior Specialist, Headliner Entertainment reporting to the Lead, Headliner Entertainment & Comedy Program.

 

Position Summary

 

This position is responsible for fleetwide Headliner bookings – 5,400 annually. Responsibilities include sourcing, recruiting, auditioning, negotiating, hiring, and overseeing fleet schedules for Headliner Entertainers. This position is also responsible for planning, developing and maintaining the Headliner Entertainment program ensuring a balanced entertainment product as required by fleet itineraries and projected guest demographic. As part of sourcing and recruitment, this position supports the organization and attends worldwide live auditions, reviews all in person and online submissions and makes final selections on all talent. The Senior Specialist, Headliner Entertainment oversees the Entertainment Management System including but not limited to talent library, availability calendar, talent profiles and show billing updates. This position is also responsible for ensuring that all Headliner Entertainment standard operating procedures are created, updated and followed. Additional responsibilities include overseeing fleetwide Headliner schedule, development, support, and talent management.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

 

• Recruit, screen, interview, negotiate and hire Entertainers directly, or with agent, for the Headliner Entertainment program.
• Measure the effectiveness of each prospective Entertainer according to the required styles and techniques.
• Evaluate talent, skills, originality, authenticity, fit for brand, production value and suitability for selected ships and demographics.
• Review audio selections and/or videos.
• Maintain Entertainment schedules by ship and itinerary.
• Adjust schedules based on itineraries, guest demographics, performance, requests, etc.
• Review act bookings to anticipate and prevent shortages and selects appropriate replacements within strict timelines.
• Plans schedules and rotations ensuring highest caliber of entertainment product offering.
• Manage and communicate schedules, oversee onboarding, joining logistics and manag