Manager Entertainment Strategy

About the Role: Manager Entertainment Strategy

Qiddiya is seeking a Manager Entertainment Strategy to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role is central to the strategic development of Qiddiya's entertainment assets, supporting the Associate Director in defining and delivering the long-term vision for the entertainment portfolio. The position involves leading early planning and concept development for new entertainment destinations, ensuring alignment with Qiddiya's strategic objectives, guest experience ambitions, and commercial targets.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Associate Director of Entertainment Strategy in executing overarching entertainment asset class strategies to achieve portfolio and asset ambitions, visions, and objectives.
• Manage early design stages of development, including ideation, pre-concept, and concept, and contribute to all development stages 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), programs, strategy briefs, and various project matrices.
• Manage consultants, collaborate with IP licensors (where relevant), and other third parties to ensure insights and recommendations align with the overall scope of work, engagement objectives, and business expectations.
• Conduct analysis and research on entertainment asset benchmarks (*, theme parks, family entertainment centers) and strategic topics to support robust decision-making.
• Contribute to the development of initial go-live strategies, including operating models, pricing, sales and marketing, and manpower planning, while providing implementation support to other functions within Qiddiya.
• 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 and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5-10 years of experience in real estate and entertainment projects.

Location and Work Type

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.