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At RIU Hotels & Resorts, we’ve been shaping unforgettable experiences for over 70 years. With over 100 hotels in 20+ countries, we are a global leader in hospitality, renowned for exceptional service, innovation, and warm hospitality. Join a company that invests in your growth, celebrates diversity, and offers limitless opportunities to thrive.

Position: Entertainment Manager

Department: Entertainment

Location: RIU Atoll & Palace, Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives

🔎 About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join RIU Hotels & Resorts as an Entertainment Manager. As the leader of the Entertainment Department, you will be responsible for delivering exceptional guest experiences through vibrant daytime activities, spectacular evening shows, and engaging entertainment programs. You will oversee the planning, coordination, and execution of all entertainment operations while ensuring RIU’s international standards of quality, creativity, and guest satisfaction are consistently achieved.

💼 What You’ll Do

• Entertainment Program: Direct and coordinate all daytime and evening entertainment activities, including themed events, sports activities, live performances, and guest engagement programs for an international clientele.

• Guest Experience Management: Create memorable and energetic guest experiences by ensuring all entertainment offerings align with RIU’s standards of service excellence, fun, and hospitality.

• Team & Productivity Oversight: Lead, motivate, and manage a multicultural entertainment team by organizing schedules, attendance rosters, rehearsals, and operational planning to ensure peak performance.

• Show & Event Coordination: Supervise rehearsals, costumes, choreography, technical requirements, and event logistics to guarantee professional and seamless entertainment performances.

• Creative Activity Development: Design and implement innovative entertainment concepts and activity programs that appeal to guests of all ages and nationalities while maintaining variety and originality.

• Operational Excellence: Ensure smooth day-to-day entertainment operations by maintaining organization, departmental coordination, and efficient communication with all operational teams.

• Health, Safety & Compliance: Maintain full compliance with safety procedures, company policies, and operational standards while ensuring a safe and enjoyable environment for guests and staff.

• Interdepartmental Collaboration: Work closely with Front Office, Food & Beverage, Housekeeping, and other departments to coordinate special events, guest activities, and resort-wide entertainment initiatives.

• RIU Entertainment Concepts Expertise: Develop a strong understanding of and actively implement RIU Hotels & Resorts entertainment concepts including RIU Fit, RIU Art, RIU Land, RIU Party, RIU Fun, RIU 4U, and RIU Stage, ensuring all programs are successfully adapted and delivered in line with corporate entertainment standards and guest experience expectations.

• Corporate Standards Compliance: Ensure all entertainment activities, guest interactions, operational procedures, and departmental functions are carried out in full compliance with RIU Hotels & Resorts corporate standards, policies, service protocols, and brand expectations.

✔️ What We’re Looking For

• Entertainment Leadership: Proven experience managing entertainment operations in large-scale luxury resorts or international hospitality environments with high guest interaction.

• Creative Expertise: Strong ability to develop engaging entertainment programs, themed events, and activity schedules tailored to a diverse international audience.

• Guest-Centric Approach: Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with a genuine passion for delivering unforgettable guest experiences.

• Team Management Skills: Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate, and develop a multicultural entertainment team while fostering a positive and energetic work environment, including effective management of duty rosters and daily team coordination.

• Cultural Awareness & Compliance: Ability to work effectively within a multicultural environment while respecting the local guidelines, cultural values, and laws of the Maldives in all entertainment operations and guest interactions.

• Organizational Excellence: Strong planning and coordination abilities with the capacity to manage multiple events, schedules, operational priorities, and entertainment logistics simultaneously.

• Performance & Event Knowledge: Experience in coordinating live shows, recreational activities, performances, and entertainment logistics within a resort environment. Additional technical skills such as Disc Jockey (DJ) and Light Jockey experience would be considered an advantage.

• Reporting & Presentation Skills: Strong reporting, presentation, and communication skills with the ability to prepare operational reports, conduct team briefings, and present entertainment programs professionally.

• Language Proficiency: Excellent command of written and spoken English is essential. Additional foreign language skills will be considered a strong advantage in servicing an international clientele.

• Administrative Competence: Proficiency in scheduling, reporting, operational planning, attendance management systems, and maintaining departmental procedures and service standards.

• Adaptability: A proactive and energetic professional capable of thriving in a fast-paced, high-volume resort operation while maintaining professionalism, creativity, and enthusiasm.

💎 What You’ll Get

• Attractive Remuneration Package and Bonuses: Competitive salary and incentives.

• Access to Company Healthcare: Eligibility for company-supported healthcare after one year.

• Efficient Staff Transport: Convenient transport facilities for all employees.

• Nutritive Meals While on Duty: Well-balanced, nutritious meals provided.

• Special Discounts: Exclusive discounts at RIU Hotels & Resorts worldwide.

🌟 Why RIU Hotels & Resorts?

Your Growth is Our Priority: At RIU Hotels & Resorts, we believe in nurturing talent from within. We are proud to provide our team members with opportunities to advance their careers through training, mentorship, and internal promotions, ensuring your potential is recognized and rewarded—whether locally or internationally.

A Culture of Belonging: Join a team where your ideas and efforts truly matter. We foster an inclusive, collaborative environment where every voice is heard, and success is celebrated together.

Rewarding Your Commitment: Enjoy a career with competitive compensation, employee benefits, and perks that reflect our appreciation for your dedication and excellence.

🌍 Our Commitment

At RIU Hotels & Resorts, we value diversity, equity, and inclusion as fundamental pillars of our success. We welcome all applications, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We believe that a diverse team enriches our culture and drives excellence in service.

Additionally, we are firmly committed to sustainability and social responsibility. Through our Proudly Committed strategy, we place sustainability at the heart of all our decisions. This program reflects our dedication to minimizing environmental impact, promoting responsible practices, and making a positive contribution to the communities where we operate.

By joining RIU, you will become part of a company that not only strives for service excellence but also aims to create a positive impact on the world.