About the Role
Join Merlin Magic Making, the creative heart of Merlin, to help transform creative vision into innovative, interactive experiences across Merlin's global portfolio of attractions. This role bridges creative, design, and engineering teams to ensure seamless delivery of immersive experiences from concept to installation, focusing on intuitive, story-led, guest-friendly interactions.
Responsibilities
- Act as the bridge between creative, design, and engineering teams.
- Ensure seamless delivery of immersive experiences from concept through to installation.
- Manage technical planning and system design.
- Oversee stakeholder management and vendor coordination.
- Work across digital content, AV systems, lighting, control systems, interactive technologies, and physical integrations.
- Ensure experiences are delivered to the highest standards of quality, reliability, and guest engagement.
Requirements
- Proven experience in technical production, AV integration, interactive experiences, or a related field within themed entertainment, museums, exhibitions, or live experiences.
- Experience working across creative, technical, and engineering teams, translating concepts into delivered solutions.
- Strong understanding of AV systems, control systems, interactive technologies, and hardware/software integration within physical environments.
- Experience managing external vendors and specialist partners to deliver complex projects from concept through installation and handover.
- Strong project planning skills, including managing budgets, schedules, risks, and quality standards.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, global environment with multiple stakeholders and changing priorities.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across disciplines.
- Proactive problem-solver with strong technical troubleshooting and decision-making skills.
- High attention to detail and a commitment to delivering reliable, guest-focused experiences.
Skills
- Technical production
- AV integration
- Interactive experiences
- AV systems
- Control systems
- Interactive technologies
- Hardware and software integration
- Project planning
- Budget management
- Schedule management
- Risk management
- Quality standards management
- Communication
- Stakeholder management
- Problem-solving
- Technical troubleshooting
- Decision-making
Location
- London
Work Type
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Onsite
Education Level
- Degree qualified, or equivalent experience, in Technical Production, Digital Media, Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline.
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive
Benefits
- 40% off LEGO online
- 25% discount in our retail shops and restaurants
- Merlin Magic Pass - free tickets to all our attractions worldwide for you, your family, and friends every year
- Private Medical Insurance (single cover)
- Enjoy the Ride Pass – Merlin Annual Pass (Gold edition) for you and 5 others
- X2 volunteer days a year
- Discounted rates at Merlin hotels all over the world
- Employee pricing up to 55% off cinema tickets
About the Company
- Merlin Magic Making is the creative heart of Merlin, where ideas become immersive, story-driven experiences enjoyed by millions around the world.
- From designing bold new concepts to delivering world-class attractions, Merlin Magic Making is where the magic is created, produced and brought to life.
