Production Art Director – Themed Finishes/Paint – Expat to Singapore – Universal Creative

Provide creative concept and design development for projects as required by Universal Creative. They will direct identified elements and artistic style for the given scope of the project. Directs original design intent and/or update of design intent. Collaborates with the Creative Director, Show Producer, Art Director and project team to develop and direct creative design intent to meet project creative, business, technical, and operational objectives.

• Monitors, develops, and fabricates visual design giving direction while defining elements of the assigned project that affect the guest experience.
• Responsible for aesthetic direction for projects and improvements, maintenance and refurbishing efforts with the goal of creating and maintaining the design intent of themed environments in exterior and interior guest areas.
• Responsible for providing creative design and development including communicating visual ideas through sketching, drafting and rendering.
• Ensures project documentation of art and finish specifications, materials specification and design administration.
• Works with project management to insure schedules, deliverables, and fiscal accountability.
• Establishes, builds and maintains open relationships based on trust and partnering with key clients and support departments.
• Understand and actively participate in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established UO policy, procedures, training and team member involvement activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Designing experience based entertainment for world-class theme parks or related industries; must have at least 10-15 years production design, aesthetic installation, and field experience based on Universal Creative standards or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Required highly creative with a keen eye for environmental design and detail.
• Required knowledge of the process of design, development, contracting and construction, and of thematic materials and finishes.
• Must have visual communication skills including sketching, rendering, drafting and presentation.
• Must have story interpretation and development, visual translation of story to environment.
• Some experience in environmental design, entertainment and display preferred.
• Knowledge of architectural and theatrical lighting, wardrobe and color theory preferred.

• Non-routine, general policies applied to frequently changing situations and highly diverse levels of involvement.
• Influences decisions of major nature, which occasionally requires exceptional tact and/or diplomacy to obtain favorable decisions or maintain good will.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

At Universal Creative, we design, develop, and deliver the most compelling entertainment experiences imaginable. Our Creative Studio is where the top minds in the industry begin imagining the world’s most exciting, award-winning attractions and resorts.