About RWS Global RWS Global is the world leader in groundbreaking live moments across entertainment and sports, creating customized guest experiences spanning theatrical productions, live events, immersive destinations, multimedia, consumer products and more. RWS Global is headquartered in New York, London, Cincinnati, Shanghai, Orlando, Sydney and Riyadh with dedicated RWS Studios in NYC and the UK to serve its vast talent pipeline and client base. With a focus on entertainment and sports experiences, RWS Global serves major brands and corporations, theaters, cruise lines, sports properties, live venues, parks, resorts and more. Offering end-to-end services from ideation to operations, RWS Global’s team of world-class designers, creators, producers and visionary talent provide unrivaled scale, producing over one million live moments every day and employing over 8,000 individuals and performers worldwide. The RWS Global roster of clients includes Apple, Azamara, The Coca-Cola Company, Commonwealth Games, Crayola, Europa-Park Resort, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, The FRIENDS™ Experience by Original X Productions, Hard Rock Resorts, Hershey Entertainment & Resorts, Holland America Line, Iberostar Hotels & Resorts, International Cricket Council, Invictus Games, Lionsgate, MSC Cruises, Roompot, Rugby World Cup, Six Flags, Space Center Houston, TUI Group, Vera Wang, Warner Bros., Disney’s The Lion King on Broadway, Chicago the Musical, Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes and more. For more information, visit rwsglobal.com. About the role As the Entertainment Technical Manager you will be managing the on-board technical team and overseeing the delivery and technical needs of the entertainment product in all venues across the ship. You will work with the latest entertainment technology and share your experience and knowledge on to team members in order provide the highest standards across the vessel. You show strong leadership skills and identify opportunities to support and develop your team members as well as being the point of contact for all entertainment technical queries onboard. Working closely with the senior management and all departments you will help ted to deliver high quality West End-style production shows in the 'Broadway Show Lounge', exciting events on the open decks as well as nightly gameshows in the 'Squid & Anchor' lounge and other live music venues onboard. You will support the entire Entertainment Technical Team and manage the scheduling for the day-to-day operation across the ship. Skills and experience For this role you must have a strong technical management background, preferably on board cruise ships. You must have experience in operating sound, lighting and stage equipment and leading a team. You will be highly organised, experienced in creating and managing busy schedules as well as thinking fast and problem solving on the spot when things inevitably change. Working closely with the Cruise Director, Assistant Cruise Director and Hotel Director you will ensure the entertainment product onboard is not only delivered but enhances the passenger experience. Experience in enforcing H&S procedures and working with other departments to produce daily and weekly rota’s and complete reports in a timely manner is essential. Previous sea-going experience essential. Contract information The contract period for this role is from 4-6 Months with competitive pay, all meals and single occupancy cabin. All applicants must hold valid STCW certification (or be willing to obtain these) as well as an ENG1 or PEME seafarer medical certificate. So, if you are an experienced Entertainment Technical Manager looking for your next career move and are interested in being a part of something exciting, then we’d love to hear from you. Diversity and Inclusion Statement At RWS Global, our team of bold makers and mold breakers is made of a diverse group of people who we believe make our work stronger. Our stage actively chooses to uplift applicants with diverse racial, ethnic, and religious backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, sexes, national origins, political affiliations, socio-economic status, veteran and Disability status, and other intersectional dimensions of diversity. We believe the diversity of our people is the most valuable asset we have. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities, and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our company’s achievement as well. We are committed to ongoing learning and developing and implementing programs and initiatives to promote diversity and inclusion in all areas of employment as well as through our creative process and projects.