WME is seeking a Venue Manager to help launch, operate, and grow our newly built screening room, opening late July. The right candidate will bring existing industry relationships and a hands-on approach to helping shape the room's programming ahead of opening and the vision to build it into a premier resource for both internal and external industry partners.
Primary Responsibilities:
Sales & Booking
- Proactively drive bookings by leveraging existing industry relationships and identifying new business opportunities with studios, production companies, agencies, and filmmakers.
- Own the screening room calendar, managing all inbound and outbound booking requests and balancing internal WME needs alongside external client requests with clear communication and seamless scheduling.
- Develop and maintain relationships with agents, assistants, producers, and support staff to grow the room's client base.
- Coordinate staffing and ancillary logistics in support of screenings and events.
Programming
- Work closely with the internal events team, facilities, and key stakeholders to define and continuously evolve the screening room's programming strategy; both through the launch phase and into long term operations.
- Help establish workflows, booking policies, and operational standards that set the room up for long-term success.
Technical Operations
- Working knowledge of DCP projection, video file formats, Blu-Ray, and streaming platforms to confidently oversee all screening presentations.
- Work closely with the A/V team to operate and troubleshoot systems including microphones, music playback, and presentation slides.
- Ensure proper maintenance of all projection and audio equipment.
Client Services & Collaboration
- Serve as the primary front-facing representative of the screening room, delivering a polished and professional experience for executives, talent, and external guests.
- Prioritize and manage competing requests from both internal WME teams and external partners, ensuring all clients receive a consistent, high-touch experience from the room's earliest days through its ongoing operation.
- Anticipate client needs and proactively communicate to ensure every screening runs smoothly from arrival to wrap.
- Partner closely with the events team on high-profile screenings and special events, including catering and hospitality coordination.
- Liaise with the Facilities team on room readiness, maintenance needs, and build-out logistics throughout the pre-opening phase and beyond.
- Manage and train any outside projectionists or contracted staff.
Qualifications
- Experience in a screening room, theater, post-production facility, or live events environment preferred.
- Existing relationships with studios, production companies, and/or talent agencies strongly preferred.
- A natural salesperson with a proactive approach to business development and client outreach.
- Working knowledge of digital cinema projection (DCP), A/V systems, and screening room operations.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple bookings and priorities simultaneously.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, comfortable working with executives, talent, and external partners.
- Collaborative team player who thrives in a fast-paced, high-touch environment.
- Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with a high standard for hospitality and discretion.
- Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and special events as needed.
Per local requirements and in the interest of transparency, the rate shown below reflects the prevalent current hiring range for this position. Hiring pay rates are based on a number of factors, including location and may vary depending on job-related qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience. The company strives to provide locally competitive rewards packages, which include base rate along with, as applicable, short- and long-term incentives, growth and developmental opportunities, and robust benefits, such as health care, retirement, vacation and other paid time off, and additional offerings.
Hiring Rate Minimum:
$112,500 annually (minimum will not fall below the applicable state/local minimum salary thresholds)Hiring Rate Maximum:
$150,000 annuallySkills Required
- Working knowledge of digital cinema projection (DCP), A/V systems, and screening room operations
- Ability to operate and troubleshoot A/V systems including microphones, music playback, and presentation slides
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple bookings and priorities simultaneously
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; comfortable working with executives, talent, and external partners
- Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with a high standard for hospitality and discretion
- Ability to coordinate staffing, ancillary logistics, catering, and hospitality for screenings and events
- Manage and train outside projectionists or contracted staff
- Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and special events as needed
- Experience in a screening room, theater, post-production facility, or live events environment
- Existing relationships with studios, production companies, and/or talent agencies
- Proactive sales/business development skills to drive bookings
What We Do
WME (The WME Group) is a leading talent and media agency representing artists, creators and brands across film, television, music, theater, books and digital media. The company provides talent representation, content services and brand partnerships and — through its IMG and related businesses — operates major sports, events and media rights businesses globally. WME positions itself as an advocate and connector between talent and global audiences.
