Supervisor, Music Rehearsals; CCL
Listed on 2026-06-05
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Entertainment & Gaming
Music / Audio Production, Event Manager / Planner -
Creative Arts/Media
Music / Audio Production
The Supervisor, Music Rehearsals at Carnival directs live rehearsals for all music acts at CCL studios, including vocalists, rock bands, quartets, trios, and horn sections. This role provides feedback to achieve Carnival’s brand standards and leads orientations and engagement workshops. The Supervisor oversees a weekly mini concert “preview” series, ensuring performance preparation and structured feedback align with CCL’s live performance standards.
Additional duties include executing strict rehearsal agendas for multiple groups, coaching and delegating responsibilities to shipboard Music Managers and group leaders, and integrating live music elements into production shows.
The Supervisor maintains the music inventory at Carnival Studios, assists with equipment procurement, and supervises the music group wardrobe process. The Supervisor prepares Music Managers for shipboard contracts through training and stakeholder calls, utilizing internal data based on itinerary and guest demographics. The role oversees team member coaching, discipline, and action plans, develops, and communicates music department expectations, and motivates musicians.
The Supervisor establishes best practices for a safe and fun shipboard and rehearsal process and collaborates with other supervisors to achieve similar goals.
Program, Operations & Innovation:
- Program/operations:
Direct live rehearsals for all music acts that come through CCL studios, including vocalists, 6-piece rock bands, Latin quartets, Electric String Trios, and horn sections. Leads all pre and post communication to musicians, including distribution of rehearsal materials and support seamless integration to shipboard contracts. - Branding:
Give clear applicable feedback in a fun way to musical groups to achieve the musical level of Carnival brand standard. Lead orientations and engagement workshops. - Quality Assurance:
Oversee a weekly mini concert “preview” series for each musical act that goes through Carnival Studios, including performance preparation and structured feedback in accordance with CCL’s live performance standards. - Artistic Integrity:
Jointly responsible for maintaining artistic integrity of fleet-wide shipboard music program: music acts and Pro DJ’s, background music, music programming standards, demographic targeted music performances, musician style guide. - Feedback and Direction:
Provide feedback and direction during rehearsals, focusing on musical integrity, technique, style and showmanship, on/off stage engagement. - Training Materials:
Update and maintain all music training materials. - Coordination:
Collaborate with the Studios teams to build schedules and support technical needs, including I.E.M., wardrobe, etc. - Additional duties:
Execute strict rehearsal agenda for multiple groups simultaneously by coaching and delegating responsibilities to shipboard Music Managers and group leaders, including integration of live music elements into production shows with the casts of singers and dancers. Maintain fleet issue track requests and music inventory at Carnival Studios. Assist with fleetwide and studio equipment ordering and procurement process. Supervise music group wardrobe process.
Leadership & Development
- Fleet Leadership Shipboard Leadership:
Prepare Music Managers for shipboard contract via training, calls with key stakeholders, utilizing internal data based on itinerary and guest demographics, ensuring that all musical groups prepare approved itinerary-appropriate material that will be utilized throughout their shipboard contract. - Leadership
Skills:
Oversee team member coaching, discipline or action plans necessary to support studio and music operation. Develop and communicate music department expectations, motivate, and inspire musicians to reach their full potential, instilling Carnival Values. Establish and maintain best practices for a safe and fun shipboard and rehearsal process by inspiring and motivating team members. - Learning and Development:
Member of a team of other supervisors that work collaboratively towards achieving similar goals and executing the music rehearsal process. - Collaborate
- Cross-Functional (across…
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