Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery... the stuff dreams are made of.
Who We Are...
When we say, "the stuff dreams are made of," we're not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD's vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what's next...
From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.
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Your New Role...
As the UK People Development Manager, you will play a key role in enhancing the skills, knowledge, capabilities, and overall potential of individuals within our UK Studio, Tours & Retail teams, through creating and delivering best-in-class training and development programmes.
Your Role Accountabilities...
- Continuously review and manage the monthly Warner Bros. Studio Tour London (WBSTL) New Starter training and Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden (WBSL) Induction/Onboarding programs.
- Support the People Development Director in coordinating bi-monthly Welcome to WBD sessions.
- Build strong relationships with the WBD L&D team to leverage and scale training programs.
- Collaborate with People Development Managers in other markets to share best practices.
- Deliver Creating Exceptional Experiences sessions for Tours & Retail onboarding.
- Facilitate 8 Week Catch Ups post-induction to monitor and improve onboarding effectiveness.
- Engage external trainers for ad hoc training needs across WBSL.
- Partner with P&C and Senior Leadership Teams to deliver Line Manager training.
- Track and update monthly training plans and monitor attendance.
- Design and deliver bespoke Leadership training from Team Lead to Senior Management levels.
Qualifications & Experience...
- Prior experience in a related environment (media, entertainment, business development).
- Proven ability to design and deliver training in person and virtually, at all levels.
- Proven ability to coach others.
- CIPD Certificate in Learning & Development or equivalent.
- Excellent communication skills, able to influence with a professional, diplomatic and confident approach at all levels.
- Flexible and adaptable approach to work; willing to learn and get involved with duties outside of day-to-day job description.
- Ability to take initiative using own discretion and skills and work with limited supervision in a pressured environment.
Company Overview...
Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden (WBSL) is a purpose built, state-of-the-art film and television studio offering one of the largest facilities in the UK. This 200-acre secure site has half a million square feet of stage space, production offices and workshops together with an exterior filming tank, one of the largest indoor heated underwater filming tanks in Europe and a 100 acre back-lot. WBSL has some of the largest sound stages in the UK and is proving to be a very popular facility for production clients.
WB Leavesden Park, adjacent to the Studio, offers modern and flexible office space for Production Companies. The site also has its own, on-site Set Lighting & Rigging rental division, which provides the industry with state-of-the-art lighting equipment, scaffolding and production supplies for stage and location shoots. WB De Lane Lea based in Soho, London, provides state of the art facilities in audio post-production for feature films and television.
WBSL also have an onsite childcare facility available to WB employees, onsite productions called The WonderWorks and Zone10 - an onsite gym facility to support the physical and mental wellbeing of all our employees.
These facilities make Warner Bros. Entertainment the only Hollywood studio to own and operate a production and post-production facility in the UK.
Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter (WBSTL) is a unique attraction which offers visitors the ultimate chance to get up close to authentic sets, discover the magic behind spellbinding special effects and explore the behind-the-scenes secrets of the Harry Potter film series. This includes walking through the real Great Hall of Hogwarts, stepping onto the original Hogwarts Express, learning wand combat, riding a broomstick and tasting Butterbeer.
The Studio Tour which is open seven days a week has welcomed over 15 million visitors and has been well received with 96% of the 46,000+ reviews on TripAdvisor rating it as 'Excellent' or 'Very Good' and over 60,000 4 or 5 star ratings on Google Reviews. It operates on a pre-book only basis with a peak day accommodating 7200 visitors. The Studio is an ever evolving and growing visitor attraction, delivering a world class experience from the first point contact with our visitors to the last.
Hybrid Working - This role is advertised as a Hybrid work model, that combines remote and in-office work, following our current company policy and to be agreed with your Line Manager. Subject to any applicable laws, WBD / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.
How We Get Things Done...
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.
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