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Manager-Creative Tech Development

Job ID 10131097 Location Celebration, Florida, United States Business Disney Experiences Date posted Sep. 19, 2025
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Job Summary:

We’re looking for a hands-on, forward-thinking leader to join our Digital Creative Development team supporting Disney Yellow Shoes, the in-house creative agency for Disney Parks, Experiences and Products. The Manager-Creative Tech Development is a newly created role for someone who operates at the intersection of creativity and technology, someone who leads through doing, brings a strong point of view, and has deep, hands-on experience shaping how AI can transform storytelling, workflows, and production.

This position isn’t about chasing trends, it’s about shaping what’s next. You’ll play a key role in defining our approach to AI-powered creativity, driving experimentation, prototyping, and implementation across digital formats. Whether building tools, designing new workflows, or unlocking entirely new creative possibilities, you’ll help push the work, and the team, forward.

This is a Full Time Role.

This role reports to the Group Digital Director.

A portfolio is required with your application: Please submit a portfolio showcasing AI-driven work, creative experimentation, concept-to-execution thinking, AI integration, and creative problem-solving in technical environments.

What You Will Do: 

  • Build Workflows: Collaborate with copywriters, designers, developers, and strategists to implement scalable, AI-powered solutions that elevate production and storytelling.

  • Prototype & Experiment: Rapidly test new tools, features, and workflows, pushing boundaries to discover creative applications of emerging technologies.

  • Create with AI: Develop compelling content and assets using generative AI tools across image, video, text, and interactive experiences.

  • Push Into Emerging Platforms: Explore and prototype applications of AI within XR, AR, and spatial experiences, leveraging generative tools to create more immersive, adaptive storytelling environments.

  • Act as a Translator: Bridge the gap between creative and technical, bringing ideas to life through systems thinking and thoughtful execution.

  • Stay Ahead: Monitor advancements in generative AI, LLMs, creative tooling, and automation to ensure we’re always working with what’s most powerful and relevant.

Required Qualifications and Skills: 

  • 5 + years of experience working at the intersection of creativity and technology within digital creative teams, production studios, agencies, or experiential design environments.

  • Demonstrated fluency in creative software and AI tools, including (but not limited to) Adobe Creative Suite, Midjourney, Runway, Firefly, Stable Diffusion, and OpenAI platforms.

  • Familiarity with LLM tuning, prompt engineering, and integrating APIs into creative workflows.

  • Comfortable in node-based environments (ComfyUI or similar), with knowledge of scripting (Python, JS) a plus.

  • Experience designing or prototyping within XR/AR frameworks (e.g., Unity, Lens Studio, WebXR) and integrating generative assets into immersive environments.

  • Ability to tinker, tweak, and troubleshoot, whether it’s a prompt or a custom workflow.

  • Experience collaborating in cross-disciplinary teams and explaining complex tools or ideas clearly.

  • A portfolio showcasing AI-driven work, creative experimentation, concept-to-execution thinking, AI integration, and creative problem-solving in technical environments.

  • Strong communication skills, organizational discipline, and a self-starting mindset.

  • Open to ambiguity, driven by curiosity, and comfortable operating in a fast-evolving tech and creative landscape. A strong creative eye paired with technical fluency, someone who gets both pixels and pipelines.

Preferred skills:

  • Background in advertising, content creation, or interactive design environments.

  • Experience working with Git, automation pipelines, or creative development stacks.

Preferred Education: 

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in a related field such as Design & Technology, Interactive Media, Computer Science, Digital Arts, Creative Technology.

Additional Information:

Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities, and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits. 

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About Disney Experiences:

Disney Experiences brings the magic of Disney stories and franchises to life through theme parks, resorts, cruise ships, unique vacation experiences, products and more around the world. Disney shines in the travel industry with six resort destinations in the United States, Europe and Asia; a top-rated cruise line; a popular vacation ownership program; and an award-winning guided family adventure business. Plus, Disney's global consumer products operations include the world's leading licensing business; the world's largest children's publishing brands; one of the world's largest licensors of games across all platforms; and Disney store locations around the world and on the web.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Disney Destinations, LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Experiences.

Disney Destinations, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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