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Picturehouse Cinemas Limited

General Manager, Ealing Picturehouse

Application deadline: 15/09/2022

Job Types: Full-time

Salary: From £38,000.00 per year depending on experience.

In addition to a diverse programme of films, ranging from quality blockbusters to independent, classic, foreign-language and art-house, Ealing Picturehouse includes a core programming strand dedicated to championing documentaries. The cinema also shows live HD broadcasts of productions from world-class arts venues, such as the New York Metropolitan Opera and the Bolshoi Ballet, theatre productions such as the Royal Shakespeare Company Live from Stratford-upon-Avon and National Theatre Live, art exhibitions and filmmaker Q&As.

Ealing Picturehouse is part of Picturehouse Cinemas who operate 26 cinemas across the UK and are a stand-alone division of Cineworld PLC.

Picturehouse offer a fantastic Perks package including: unlimited free tickets to both Picturehouse and Cineworld Cinemas, free guest tickets, free soft drinks and hot drinks whilst on shift, career development opportunities, enhanced eye care, cycle to work scheme, company sick pay and much more.

Job Purpose

The key responsibility of the role is to ensure the smooth running of the cinema with a focus on maximising business opportunities and growing the cinema’s Membership base. Responsible for delivering business objectives by creating an environment where your people are trusted, empowered, engaged and coached to deliver the Picturehouse Experience for every customer.

You are responsible for defining, setting and implementing the strategy to grow your business in line with Picturehouse’s vision whilst maintaining its individual identity.

Main Duties

As per Deputy General Manager job description plus:

Lead and engage the whole cinema team deliver the Picturehouse Experience

Engage with the local community to keep yourself aware of local market conditions, the community you serve and your competitors

Develop and nurture internal and external relationships to help you achieve business objectives

Act as the contact point for local authorities and enforcement agencies

Manage the cinema’s marketing; maximising audiences for films and other events by increasing numbers of Members, newsletter subscribers and social media followers

People – You will:

Accountability for the whole employee life cycle of all employees, with particular responsibility for your direct reports

Ensure regular rotation of your management team’s responsibilities in order to drive their development

Develop effective succession plans to maintain the smooth running of the cinema

Use effective communication methods to create an environment where high performance can be developed and maximised

Proactively deliver feedback with the appropriate balance of support and challenge

Promote an environment of trust and shared ownership within the management team

Customer – You will:

Create an atmosphere which allows your team to deliver the Picturehouse Experience

Use all available data to make things better for our customers

Engage with customers by being visible and responding to their needs

Make sure everything is working so that our customers are not disappointed

Operational Excellence – You will:

Ensure relevant checks and balances are in place to ensure delivery of KPI’s

Establish practices which deliver consistent improvement in cleaning and general housekeeping

Overall responsibility for managing the Health & Safety of your cinema and managing business risk

Ensure all business policies and procedures are followed to expected business standards

Liaise with the cinema’s programmer to maximise the profitability of programming and scheduling

Finance – You will:

Continually look for opportunities to implement initiatives to grow your business and grow EBITDA

Effectively manage the cinema P&L in line with fluctuating business

Be aware of, and take action to mitigate, financial risks to your business

Ensure that a commercial approach is taken across all aspects of cinema management

Along with your main duties, you will also be expected to carry out any other duties that are reasonably asked of you.