Assistant Manager Show Dev - Project

Universal Studios Hollywood is seeking an experienced Creative Associate Manager to join our Entertainment Creative Development team. Reporting directly to the Creative Director, the Creative Associate Manager will ideally have a minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in experiential design, themed entertainment, stage, and/or screen work. This position centers on show direction, creative development and strengthens the department’s ability to scale, take on additional assignments, and advance creative work across the portfolio. Core responsibilities include leading assigned projects and assisting the Creative Director through all phases of show development. Job Duty: • Creative Development: Collaborate on big-picture vision, guest experience goals, and IP alignment; contribute research on fan expectations, park operations, and competitive benchmarking. • Pitch & Concepting: Assist in creating pitch materials, concept documents, and guest journey outlines that integrate with overall event flow. • Story & Script Support: Support the development of treatments that reflects story beats, character arcs, and emotional flow. Track script deliverables and timelines and ensure IP approval submissions maintain the creative vision and incorporates partner feedback in a way that serves the creative and partner relations. • Design & Production Coordination: Support design development across scenic, technical, props, FX, and vendor teams; monitor how design and budget choices impact creative intent. • Casting & Performance Prep: Contribute to the audition process, outline performer requirements, character guidelines, and sides, and provide coaching on characterization, guest interaction, and show direction. • Rehearsal Integration: Translate the approved script and scenic layout into an organized blocking plan. Guide performer onboarding, including IP accuracy, physical storytelling, pacing, emotional authenticity, and comedic timing. Introduce performers and the show quality team to creative expectations and ready the Show Quality team for the full run • Show Launch, Ongoing Quality & Evolution: Deliver show notes and coaching refreshers during previews and early run, track upkeep needs, and integrate guest and performer feedback; collaborate on creative check-ins and long-term experience improvements. This position is required to be performed full-time from an NBCUniversal-designated worksite. This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $70,304 - $85,000