Area Manager, Entertainment
Company: Worlds of Fun
Location: Kansas City
Posted on: January 2, 2026
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Job Description:
Overview: Delivers exceptional guest experiences through
innovative entertainment across diverse park venues by producing
in-house shows, designing immersive environments, and managing
outside contracted performances. Collaborates on creative concepts,
graphic design elements, and stage aesthetics to ensure visually
compelling productions. Oversees the planning and execution of
seasonal offerings, including Summer productions, Festivals, and
Halloween Haunt, while integrating live entertainment, event
activations, and thematic design that align with the Entertainment
Division’s vision. Drives creativity and consistency in all
entertainment experiences, ensuring each event reflects the park’s
brand and captivates audiences. Responsibilities: - Supervises the
day-to-day activities and operation of the Live Entertainment
Division. Visits each theater/performance venue to monitor show
content and performance quality/integrity along with theater
cleanliness and maintenance. Takes appropriate action if needed. -
Assists with the production, maintenance, and staffing of all
productions, including special events and Festivals such as
Halloween Haunt. - Organizes entertainment-related hiring events
(including industry-specific job fairs) and auditions to assist in
the recruitment a staff of knowledgeable and fit employees to
ensure Six Flags quality productions. - Assists in the preparation
of labor and expense operating budgets for the Live Entertainment
Division. Monitors expenses on an ongoing basis and takes
appropriate corrective action if necessary. - Assists with or
directly oversees the recruitment, auditions/interviews, hiring,
training, supervision, and evaluation of Performers, Show
Technicians, Costumers and Dressers, Themed Costume Characters,
Décor and Creative Technicians, and Laundry Ambassadors. - Assists
in the coordination and negotiation with and recommends vendors for
the provision of outside entertainment services such as theatrical
lighting designers, choreographers, musical directors, outside
contracted performances, etc. - Adheres to and enforces all Six
Flags and specific Park policies and procedures, including safety,
attendance and EEO policies, and demonstrates commitment to
customer service in all aspects of employment. - Other duties as
assigned. Qualifications: - Background in entertainment, theatre
arts, or creative pursuit is preferred - Interpersonal skills
necessary to effectively communication not only with senior
management but seasonal associates as well to accomplish goals and
resolve problems. Communicates with individuals both inside and
outside the company. - Basic analytical skills necessary to
organize workload to establish priorities. - Ability to write to
explain or describe. Creativity is required; spelling, punctuation
and grammar must be correct. - Ability to add, subtract, multiply,
and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common
fractions, anddecimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent
and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Ability to read, write, speak
and understand English at a level sufficient to conduct employee
meetings; provide detailed direction to staff, guests, and vendors;
and write policies, procedures, reports and other business related
documents and correspondence. - Ability to work nights, weekends
and holiday periods to meet business needs. - Ability to pass a
background check, if 18 years of age or older, which may include,
but is not limited to, credit, criminal, DMV, previous employment,
education and personal references, per Company policy, unless
prohibited by federal, state, or provincial law.
Keywords: Worlds of Fun, Kansas City , Area Manager, Entertainment, Design, Graphic Design & CAD , Kansas City, Kansas
