Global Experience - Story Development

About OM's Global Experience Team: OM's Global Experience team creates worlds in which participants experience firsthand the needs of those who are suffering. Instead of passively observing a situation, we enable them to take part, safely, in the challenges faced by those in need, and to discover what they can do to make a difference. Global Experience is similar to traditional theatre, except our actors interact directly with guests rather than performing in front of them.

Please note: Some topics portrayed in Global Experience simulations may be difficult, uncomfortable and intense, including issues of human trafficking, poverty, injustice, etc.

Expectations for all Global Experience team members:

• Respectfully cooperate and collaborate as part of a team.
• Be reliable and do what you say you will do.
• Have a servant's heart yet be aware of and able to preserve your boundaries.
• Be open to receiving and able to give constructive feedback to one another.
• Choose to be gracious even when under stress.
• Handle conflict directly, openly and with kindness.
• Be willing to think ‘outside the box' and try new things.
• Have a good sense of humour.

Requirements for Story Development team members:

• Have a heart for the nations and for people affected by the issues plaguing our planet.
• Understand the principles of storytelling and how experiential storytelling differs from traditional storytelling. (Global Experience can give training on the latter, if needed.)
• Be able to absorb information about difficult, real-life issues and convert it into immersive, interactive visitor experiences. Proficiency in themed entertainment design is desired.
• Understand human emotions and how to emotionally yet responsibly engage an audience through story.
• Be resourceful, adaptable and able to solve practical and conceptual problems.
• Be willing to experiment, make mistakes and discard previous work, if necessary. 
• Possess a basic understanding of space and how people move through space.
• Be proficient in working within and communicating to different cultures.