Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery... the stuff dreams are made of.
Who We Are...
When we say, "the stuff dreams are made of," we're not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD's vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what's next...
From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.
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The Company
Warner Bros. Discovery is a global media company and operates some of the best-known entertainment, news, and sports brands in the world. We bring people, technology, and the world's best storytellers together to drive culture and meaningful connection. We believe the enduring power of stories can open our eyes to the world, to each other, and to new and different perspectives.
Our Global Experiences division brings that creative storytelling vision to life with compelling and immersive in-person experiences. The phenomenally successful Warner Bros. Studio Tours in London, Hollywood, and Tokyo, flagship retail stores in New York and Chicago, magical Harry Potter experiences at Universal Studios Parks and Resorts worldwide, Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi, along with the popular Friends Experiences and more, deliver high levels of fan engagement, exceptional customer service, and creative interactivity.
The next exciting addition to this collection is Warner Bros. Studio Tour Shanghai - The Making of Harry Potter, a completely new experience for Harry Potter fans in China. Located in the heart of Shanghai, this indoor attraction will transport visitors into the world of filmmaking, revealing production secrets through interactive experiences, showcasing stunning locations, and displaying beautifully crafted props.
Warner Bros. Studio Tour Shanghai will be operated in partnership with Jinjiang International (Holdings) Co., Ltd, a State-Owned Enterprise, ensuring a world-class experience for all who visit.
华纳兄弟探索是全球领先的媒体集团，旗下汇聚了全球最具知名度和影响力的娱乐、新闻及体育品牌矩阵。我们致力于将人类、科技和世界上最优秀的叙事者汇聚在一起，推动文化演进、构建有意义的连接。我们坚信，故事拥有永恒力量--不仅能拓展我们的认知边界、更能引领人们以全新和多元的视角理解世界、感知彼此。
我们全球体验事业部(WBDGE)将这一富有创意的叙事愿景转化为引人入胜、身临其境的线下体验。从在伦敦、好莱坞和东京大获成功的华纳兄弟制片厂之旅、到纽约和芝加哥的零售旗舰店、位于全球各地环球影城中的哈利• 波特主题乐园TM、阿布扎比华纳兄弟世界主题公园TM(Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi)，以及广受欢迎的"老友记"体验展(The FRENDS Experience)等，均为粉丝们提供了高度的参与感、卓越的客户服务与极富创意的互动体验。
在这一备受期待的系列中，即将迎来新成员--华纳兄弟（上海）制片厂之旅--"哈利• 波特"的诞生：这一全新体验将为中国的哈利• 波特粉丝带来前所未有的体验。项目位于上海核心地段，项目的室内区域将带领游客深入电影制作的幕后世界，通过互动体验揭秘创作细节，呈现令人惊叹的场景，并展示精美制作的道具。
华纳兄弟（上海）电影制片厂之旅将与国有企业锦江国际集团合作运营，确保前来参观的每一位游客都能享受到世界级的优质体验。
*该项目名称当前的中文翻译为暂定版本，未来特定情形下可能会有变更。
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the development and rollout of the IT infrastructure from start to finish.
- Recruit and lead a diverse team, cultivating a collaborative work environment.
- Provide regular, structured reports and effective communication to senior leaders.
- Overcome initial project ambiguities to set clear goals and ensure successful outcomes.
Requirements:
- Proven experience in technical project management, preferably in IT infrastructure.
- Strong leadership skills with experience managing complex projects and diverse teams.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, effective with senior management and team collaborations.
- Skilled in juggling multiple tasks, maintaining organization in dynamic settings.
- Self-driven, proactive, reliable, capable of working independently.
- Ideal for candidates skilled in starting projects, managing uncertainties, and fostering team growth in fast-paced environments.
Essential Job Functions:
- Develop a detailed project plan for IT infrastructure, monitoring costs, scope, schedule, and quality.
- Collaborate with technical leads, project managers, senior management, and stakeholders for seamless project tracking.
- Utilize scheduling and control tools to oversee project plans, hours, budgets, and expenditures.
- Monitor progress against milestones and deliverables, ensuring strong personal leadership and focus.
- Lead project meetings or conference calls and ensure distribution of minutes to all team members.
- Direct cross-functional teams to achieve project deliverables, providing guidance to project members.
- Collaborate with support organizations and partner personnel to ensure their involvement in tasks required to deliver the project (e.g. Requirements Gathering, Technical Support, Organizational Readiness, Help Desk activities, UAT, etc.)
- Manage high-level escalations, maintain project business cases, and conduct readiness assessments for executive review.
Specific Deliverables:
- End-to-end consolidated project plan across the IT Infrastructure work streams (Network, Compute/Storage, Telephony, Tech Facility, Support, Collaboration Tools).
- Consolidated Project cost estimates.
- Consolidated Risk, Issues, and Action Items logs.
- Gather and understand requirements from third party vendors who require IT services within our facility
Qualifications & Experiences:
- Work experience in the Entertainment & Media industry desired but not essential
- Demonstrable experience of working within an international team and a multinational company.
- Demonstrable experience of working within complex projects collating multiple sources of information.
- Experience in a customer service orientated environment
- Proven track record of managing staff and teams within a global business.
- Excellent and proven communication skills; both written and verbal.
- Strong background in technical project management
- Process oriented engineer with strong execution and follow-through skills
- Minimal travel anticipated for this position
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in Infrastructure engineering in an enterprise network media environment - required
- Has working knowledge of recognized Project Management process groups such as Initiating, Planning, Executing, Controlling and Closing.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems or similar - preferred
- Understanding of outsourced service provider resources, managing remote teams to successfully deliver projects.
- Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including upper management, partners, and other departments
How We Get Things Done...
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.
If you're a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.