Lead, Music

The Lead, Music Experience at Carnival oversees live music offerings, including Rock band, Center Stage Band, Latin Quartet, String Trio, Duos, Piano Bar, Soloists, and Pro DJs. This role ensures musical experiences align with Carnival Values and brand strategy, while maintaining best practices for a safe and fun rehearsal and installation process. Key responsibilities include managing the artistic integrity of the fleet-wide music program, scheduling and training the Fleet Music Manager team, and providing feedback during ship visits.

The Lead coordinates with the Music Rehearsals team to ensure smooth rehearsal processes and oversees fleet piano tuning and dry dock conversions. Additional duties involve building rehearsal schedules, supporting technical needs, and assisting with talent scheduling. The Lead trains and guides shipboard Fleet Music Managers and Music Managers fostering a positive team environment and promoting mutual respect. The role embodies Carnival’s values, encourages team insights, and proactively resolves conflicts to enhance collaboration and operational success.

• Operations:
  Oversee shipboard live music offerings including Rock band, Center Stage Band, Latin Quartet, String Trio, Duos, Piano Bar, Soloists, and Pro DJs. Execute background music program and ensure musical experiences are aligned with Carnival Values and brand strategy. Establish and maintain best practices for a safe and fun rehearsal and install process by inspiring and motivating team members.
• Artistic Integrity:
  Jointly responsible for maintaining artistic integrity of fleet-wide shipboard music program: music acts and Pro DJs, background music, music programming standards, demographic targeted music performances, musician style guide.
• Quality Assurance:
  Manage, develop, and schedule traveling Fleet Music Manager team to maximize positive impact on fleet-wide music operation. Provide feedback and direction during ship visits focused on music programming, BGM, inventory, leadership training, and relationship building. Coordinate with the Lead, Music Rehearsals to ensure the agile rehearsal process runs smoothly by facilitating pre-arrival communication, orientations, Music Manager training, and Studio-to-Ship handover process.
• Special Projects:
  Oversee fleet piano tuning and dry dock conversions: coordinating fleet piano tuning monthly schedule.
• Contract Scheduling:
  Work with the Carnival Studios team to build rehearsal schedules, confirm staffing, and support technical needs.
• Talent Recruitment:
  Provide feedback to the Casting and Booking team to ensure the recruitment and scheduling of highly skilled musicians.
• Strategic
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Work with other disciplines on strategic planning and development to enhance overall performance and efficiency.

• Fleet Music Supervisors:
  Directly responsible for managing, training, and scheduling shipboard Music Managers: provide feedback and direction during ship visits, music programming, musical equipment R&M, relationship building, conflict resolution, etc.
• Leadership Training:
  Deliver leadership training to shipboard Music Managers and offer guidance and support for their continued development.
• Team Environment:
  Participate in team meetings, projects, and brainstorming sessions to encourage collaboration and idea sharing. Foster a positive team environment by recognizing individual contributions and promoting mutual respect and support.
• Cultural Essentials:
  Live Carnival’s expected behaviors, such as speaking up, respecting, protecting, improving, communicating, listening, learning, and empowering. Encourage team members to share insights, challenges, and suggestions to enhance collaboration and operational success while proactively resolving conflicts.

• Internal:
  Creative Development, Casting and Booking, Music & Technical teams to review operational efficiencies and programming strategies that impact guest satisfaction.
• Cross-Functional:
  Collaborate with Entertainment Department Heads and Hotel operations to support the alignment and consistency of shipboard entertainment across the fleet. Drive communication and collaboration between shoreside and shipboard teams to ensure operational success.

• Safety Practices:
  Review and refine safety practices, create and enforce training programs, ensuring the highest level of team safety while maintaining operational integrity. Ensure teams are prepared for safe operations.
• Assist in emergency planning for natural disasters and executing emergency plans. Safety and security must be a priority.
• Compliance Adherence:
  Ensure full compliance with company policies and procedures, emphasizing safety protocols and operational standards as outlined by Global HESS (Health, Environment, Safety, and Security) and ADA guidelines.
• Data Privacy:
  Protect the personal information of shipboard entertainment team members by maintaining robust data security…