Entertainment Project Manager
Carnival Corporation
- Location
- Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Mid
- H-1B history
- 9 approvals (FY2023)
- Posted
- Aug 26, 2026
About this role
One of the best-known names in cruising, Princess is the world’s leading international premium cruise line and tour company, carrying millions of guests each year to hundreds of destinations around the globe. We give our guests the Medallion Class experience others simply can’t. The Love Boat promises something for everyone. The Project Manager supports the Vice President, Entertainment by driving strategic priorities, project execution, operational coordination, and executive-level documentation across the Entertainment Department. This management-level individual contributor role maintains visibility to active initiatives across the department, translates strategic objectives into actionable plans, monitors ownership, timelines, risks, and success measures, and produces polished briefings, communications, dashboards, and reference materials. The role partners across Entertainment and with cross-functional stakeholders to keep work aligned to the Entertainment Strategy and Princess Enriched brand initiative while ensuring progress is visible, measurable, and communicated with discretion and professionalism. Here’s a summary of what Princess is looking for in a Project Manager. Is this you?
Responsibilities
Strategic Priority Management and Departmental Alignment Maintain a clear and current view of active Entertainment Department initiatives and ensure workstreams align to the Entertainment Strategy and Princess Enriched brand initiative. Partner with the VP to translate strategic objectives into action plans with ownership, timelines, and success measures. Identify gaps between strategic intent and execution, surface misalignment early, and support course correction with the VP and vertical leaders. Prepare summaries, progress updates, and management briefings for the VP and senior leadership Project Leadership and Accountability Coordinate active projects within the VP portfolio, tracking status, ownership, timelines, blockers, risks, and dependencies. Build and manage tracking tools, dashboards, and reporting frameworks that help the VP and leadership team monitor progress and accountability. Proactively follow up with project owners, escalate issues requiring leadership intervention, and keep initiatives moving. Lead improvements to operational systems that help the department manage priorities and communicate progress. Stakeholder Communication and Cross-Functional Coordination Draft and manage professional communications on behalf of the VP and department leadership, adapting tone, level of detail, and framing to the audience and sensitivity of the topic. Coordinate with Entertainment teams and cross-functional partners including HR, Hotel Operations, Finance, Supply Chain, and Corporate Communications. Prepare meeting materials, agendas, briefing documents, follow-up summaries, action items, and owner tracking. Maintain discretion and appropriate information scoping across stakeholder groups. Research, Analysis, and Strategic Support Conduct research and analysis in support of VP strategic priorities, including benchmarking, feasibility assessments, and synthesis of guest satisfaction, NPS, and operational performance Information. Build presentation decks, strategy overviews, and reference materials for senior leader and cross-functional communication. Translate complex information into accessible formats for multiple organizational audiences. Prioritize and deliver time-sensitive ad hoc requests with limited oversight. Knowledge & Skills: Scope: This role operates across the Entertainment Department, with visibility into its strategic priorities, active projects, documentation, stakeholder communications, and cross-functional relationships. The role reports to the Vice President, Entertainment and supports alignment to the Entertainment Strategy and Princess Enriched brand initiative. Problem solving: The role manages a fast-moving and variable workload driven by VP priorities. Problem solving requires rapid