Job Summary:

The NGS Studio is a multi-disciplinary team across TWDC that drives interconnected consumer experiences across immersive new storytelling canvases. Its focus is to connect the physical and digital worlds to unlock unique opportunities for new storytelling and consumer experiences.

The VP of Next Generation Storytelling Creative Experiences will standup & optimize the NGS Studio and creative team that will enable new consumer experiences across The Walt Disney Company. This team will be instrumental in defining and designing new story telling experiences across various physical and digital canvases & partnering across creative talent from across TWDC to accelerate development of key creative priorities aligned to the NGS strategy.

This role may work remotely rather than in an office environment.

Responsibilities:

• Act as the creative vision leader for the TWDC Next Generation Storytelling strategy.
• Innovate and incubate bold ideas that will be brought to life for next generation story telling.
• Design content, creative assets and end to end consumer experiences for new storytelling canvases—gamification, rewards and immersive stories.
• Partner with key executives and functional stakeholders to understand the existing NGS related creative/technology goals across TWDC: gaming, film, TV, toys, etc.
• Enable transformation of creative strategy into tactical plans for execution.
• Enable key partnerships that will accelerate NGS innovation—strategists, creatives, designers, technologists, producers, directors and key change agents.
• Act as a clearing house for creative NGS concepts.
• Lead user experience, overall quality, feature set, and platform-wide execution of NGS.
• Ensure foundational NGS projects stay on track and deliver in a high-quality manner.
• Establish and uphold a high-quality bar for all NGS engagements.
• Lead with a service minded organizational view and build towards sustainability
• Build and grow a strong creative team that will drive NGS priorities.

Basic Qualifications:

• 15+ years of experience shaping large scale creative gaming/rewards/emerging technology driven environments and experiences.
• 10+ years formal senior management experience
• The candidate must have proven experience in working in a matrix environment and managing multiple stakeholders
• Relevant work experience or exposure across multiple creative and technology principles.
• Proven record of accomplishment building and maintaining relationships with senior management, stakeholders, and team members
• Travel as needed
• Ability to share a vision and influence others to embrace and embed in their organizations
• Strong creative acumen and understanding of key technology and major industry trends
• Creative problem solver; willing to be creatively disruptive
• Strategy and planning; ability to synthesize and articulate ambiguous concepts effectively; engages in collaborative discussion and prioritization
• Executive presence and related communication skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, to technical and non-technical audiences
• Excellent people management skills, including the ability to influence and achieve results through others who are not direct reports
• Strong negotiation and issue resolution capabilities
• Demonstrated tenacity; self-motivated
• Ability to build and develop a new team of highly collaborative creative problem solvers
• Ability to build highly collaborative relationships with leaders across DMED Technology
• Ability to lead with clarity and drive strong execution
• Entrepreneurial mindset, proactive thinker with the ability to thrive in an often ambiguous, fast paced environment while navigating a complex matrixed organizational structure while delivering results

About Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution:

Comprised of the Company’s international business units and various direct-to-consumer streaming services, Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution (DMED) aligns technology, media distribution and advertising sales into a single business segment to create and deliver personalized entertainment experiences to consumers around the world.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise with the following business segments: media networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment, consumer products and interactive media. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Disney Streaming Technology LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution.

Disney Streaming Technology LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.