WBSJ - Duty Manager, Visitor Service

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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.

Your New Role As a Duty Manager, you will lead Studio Tour operations to deliver an exceptional visitor experience from arrival through departure, ensuring every guest interaction exceeds expectations and encourages repeat visits. You will provide operational leadership across the site, working collaboratively with internal teams, contractors, and stakeholders to maintain the highest standards of customer service, safety, operational readiness, and team engagement. This role plays a critical part in driving service excellence while fostering a safe, inclusive, and visitor-focused environment.

Your Role Accountabilities

• Lead daily Studio Tour operations to ensure exceptional guest experiences, high service standards, and operational readiness across all visitor-facing areas.

• Provide leadership, coaching, and communication to operational teams, including delivering daily briefings, supporting training initiatives, and promoting a culture of continuous improvement.

• Monitor visitor feedback, resolve escalated operational issues, and collaborate with internal departments and external partners to enhance the overall guest experience.

• Maintain compliance with all health, safety, and regulatory requirements through audits, incident reporting, emergency preparedness planning, and adherence to company policies.

• Manage duty management activities, including rota planning, operational reporting, incident escalation, and ensuring adequate leadership coverage across operating hours.

• Build effective relationships with contractors, facilities teams, and business partners to ensure service level agreements and operational objectives are consistently achieved.

• Support ongoing operational enhancements by identifying process improvements, managing agreed expenditure levels, and adapting business continuity plans to meet changing operational needs.

Qualifications & Experience

Required:

• Previous supervisory or management experience within a customer-focused environment such as tourism, attractions, leisure, hospitality, heritage, or visitor operations.

• Demonstrated experience working in a fast-paced operational environment with a strong focus on delivering exceptional customer service.

• Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with the ability to engage effectively with employees, visitors, and stakeholders.

• Ability to prioritize workloads, manage changing business demands, and maintain high operational standards in a dynamic environment.

• Conversational English proficiency and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Preferred:

• Project management experience and knowledge of facilities management or operational support functions.

• Degree-level education (or equivalent combination of qualifications and relevant experience) and/or a recognized training qualification.

Working Pattern:

• 37.5 hours a week working shifts.

• Regular weekend and evening work required.

• Because of the adaptive nature of this role flexibility is required to suit the needs of the business.

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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