Manager - Entertainment Strategy

Role Overview

Manager - Entertainment Strategy at Qiddiya Investment Company. This role shapes the strategic development of Qiddiya's entertainment assets and supports the Associate Director in defining and delivering the long-term vision for the entertainment portfolio.

Role Purpose

Lead the early planning and concept development of new entertainment destinations, ensuring alignment with Qiddiya's strategic objectives, guest experience ambitions, and commercial targets.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Portfolio Management

• Support the Associate Director of Entertainment Strategy in executing overarching entertainment asset class strategies to ensure achievement of portfolio and assets' ambition, vision, and objectives.

Project Development & Design

• Manage early design stages of development including ideation, pre-concept, and concept phases.
• Contribute to all stages of development of new entertainment assets, ensuring alignment with Qiddiya's entertainment offering and financial targets.
• Develop project documentation for distribution including Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Scope of Work (SOW), programmes, strategy briefs, and project matrices.

Stakeholder & Consultant Management

• Manage consultants, collaborate with IP licensors where relevant, and coordinate with other third parties to ensure insights and recommendations are aligned with overall scope of work, engagement objectives, and business expectations.

Research & Analysis

• Conduct analysis and research on entertainment asset benchmarks such as theme parks and family entertainment centres to support robust decision-making.
• Evaluate strategic topics relevant to entertainment asset development.

Implementation & Launch Strategy

• Contribute to the development of initial go-live strategies, including operating models, pricing, sales and marketing, and manpower planning.
• Provide implementation support to other functions within Qiddiya.

Stakeholder Communication

• Prepare and deliver presentations and other materials for internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment, secure approvals, and effectively communicate entertainment asset designs and strategic initiatives.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or related fields.
• 5+ years of experience in real estate and entertainment projects.