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Project Manager – Immersive Experiences
Wētā Workshop
Job Summary
Deliver the Extraordinary. Manage Projects that Inspire.
At Wētā Workshop, we don’t just build worlds — we transport audiences into them. From award-winning installations to record-breaking attractions, our immersive experiences are driven by imagination and crafted with passion, offering audiences a promise: to experience something they’ve never encountered before.
We’re looking for Project Managers to help bring these stories to life across the globe.
Job Description
As a Project Manager in our Immersive Experiences team, you’ll play a pivotal role in how we realise and deliver these unique global experiences. You’ll take the project reins across design and production phases, ensuring our projects stay on schedule, within budget, and aligned with both our creative vision and client expectations.
Key Responsibilities
- Orchestrate detailed project execution plans, programmes, budgets, and KPIs in collaboration with our visionary creative directors and producers.
- Ensure seamless integration of design, technical, and production processes while tracking and managing financials and project outcomes.
- Identify and tackle risks before they become roadblocks.
- Keep key stakeholders and senior management in the loop with regular updates on progress, budget, and milestones.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Proven expertise managing design-driven, technically complex projects on the global stage – ideally in creative industries like immersive experiences, themed entertainment, museum installations, theatre/large-scale live shows, etc.
- A strong grasp of budget control, project programming, and stakeholder reporting in a fast-paced environment.
- A natural ability to shepherd diverse, multidisciplinary teams (ideally in multiple locations) and juggle a number of workstreams.
- Clear, confident communication — whether syncing up with creatives or reporting back to clients.
- Creative problem-solving, attention to detail, and adaptability in dynamic environments.
Additional Information
We’re based in Wellington, New Zealand – but our projects can take us to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe.
We’re looking for both permanent and fixed-term project managers.
If you have any questions, please reach out to careers@wetaworkshop.com – otherwise apply today and help us deliver the future of immersive storytelling.
