Scenic Production Manager

Job Location: Salina, Kansas

About Us

Pure Imagination Studios started in 2012 as a diversified entertainment company built by a team of creators who shared a true passion for storytelling. We thrive on imagination, and everything we do is set to bring a tangible experience to anything our clients, partners and even ourselves, are able to imagine. We believe that pure imagination should be the fuel to our reality.

Pure Imagination Labs designs immersive, interactive experiences that make complex training and simulation intuitive, purposeful, and fun. Our projects blend real-time systems, tactile interfaces, and narrative framing to support education, decision-making, teamwork, and user engagement in high-stakes scenarios. We take the best of game design and apply it to real-world learning environments that demand more than just entertainment. The environments are dynamic, the challenges are varied, and the work is as rewarding as it is technically ambitious.

Overview

Pure Imagination Labs' Scenic Production Manager is responsible for managing the build and install of the immersive, interactive experiences that blend real-time systems, tactile interfaces, and physical environments through leading vendor coordination, ensuring physical feasibility, and supporting the translation of design intent into real-world environments. This position will be the primary point of contact for scenic, construction, theming, fabrication, architectural, and production design partners. The Scenic Production Manager ensures that physical environments are installable, safe, serviceable, and aligned with creative and guest experience goals. This role closely partners with the Technical Integration Manager, and Technical Experience Director who is directly responsible for the technical system design, commissioning, and integration.

Responsibilities

• Manage coordination with construction teams and general contractors on sequencing, site logistics, safety compliance, and daily install progress.
• Oversee integration of architectural packages into build/install plans, confirming structural access, serviceability, rigging, and infrastructure accommodations.
• Manage coordination with scenic and theming fabricators to ensure drawings, materials, and finishes align with design intent and build feasibility.
• Manage coordination with production designers to carry design intent through fabrication, vendor execution, and onsite install.
• Track fabrication and construction milestones; flag risks to scope, budget, or schedule.
• Manage coordination with specialty vendors and contractors (graphics, props, scenic effects, etc.) on submittals, schedules, and install deliverables.
• Maintain scenic/architectural integration documentation: rigging points, mounting diagrams, lift/access paths, and infrastructure accommodations for scenic/architectural elements.
• Participate in scenic mockups and walkthroughs to validate build feasibility and guest experience.
• Lead on-site vendor coordination during construction and scenic install phases—running daily musters, sequencing whiteboards, and resolving clashes in the field.
• Ensure all scenic systems meet standards for safety, usability, and long-term maintainability.
• Ensure that final installs meet performance, safety, and usability standards and that all interactive components are physically testable and serviceable.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• Associate's degree or equivalent from two-year college/technical school required.
• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university is preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 5 to 7 years of experience managing scenic fabrication and installation for immersive, museum, themed, or exhibit environments.
• Proven ability to coordinate across GCs, scenic shops, architects, and fabrication vendors through design, build, and install.
• Proficiency with project tracking tools, milestone schedules, and site coordination workflows.
• Familiarity with construction safety, infrastructure access, and maintainability standards.
• Strong coordination skills and fluency in reading and interpreting CAD plans, shop drawings, and integration diagrams.
• Clear, confident communication across technical, fabrication, and creative teams
• Hands-on experience overseeing full install cycles—from prefab review to on-site execution.
• Willingness to travel and ability to be on-site during installation phases and lead troubleshooting in the field.
• Experience working directly with fabrication shops, scenic vendors, and construction teams.

Additional Qualifications

• Proven ability to track physical and technical milestones across multiple vendors and workstreams.
• Experience working in themed entertainment, education-focused environments, simulation environments, or Local Based Entertainment/Experiences.
• Familiar with embedded hardware integration within scenic elements (e.g., monitors, buttons, sensors) without owning system integration.
• Experience leading scenic coordination on projects with high guest interactivity or embedded physical interfaces (e.g., interactive props, control panels, hands-on exhibits).
• Flexibility to travel for live staging and working on-site for integration testing, commissioning, and post-launch support.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with internal teams, external vendors, and other stakeholders.
• Ability to handle sensitive information with confidentiality and professionalism.

o Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of four days per week.

o Required Residence: This candidate must live or reside in the state of Kansas; or relocate within six (6) months of offered employment.

o Required Travel: This candidate is required to travel up to 25% for specific project installations.

The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), medical leave, and a variety of other perks. A bonus and incentive plan may be provided as part of the compensation package, dependent on the level and position offered.

Learn more about the opportunities offered by Pure Imagination by visiting the Careers page of the company website.

Annual Salary: $120,000 (bonus eligible)

Pure Imagination Studios is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).