General Manager | Acquisitive Live Music Scale Up

Harmonic Operations™ | Certified B Corp; Brighton; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading live music company in Brighton seeks a General Manager for their new venue. This role involves driving commercial success, managing operations, and leading a high-performing team in a creative and inclusive environment. Ideal candidates should have extensive experience in live events, a passion for music, and a mindset focused on continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience in operational roles in hospitality or events.
• Driven, with a desire to grow within the company.
• Experience in managing financial and operational systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead efforts to enhance the venue’s commercial success.
• Oversee venue operations, budget, and compliance.
• Provide team development and support.

Skills

Operational experience in live events

Team leadership

Commercial acumen

Continuous improvement mindset

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General Manager | Acquisitive Live Music Scale Up

General Manager | Acquisitive Live Music Scale Up

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General Manager | Acquisitive Live Music Scale Up

Harmonic are delighted to be working once again for an exciting live music and events company in their search for a General Manager to join their latest venue. As a highly acquisitive business, this is a great opportunity for driven candidates keen to grow through the ranks of a scaling organisation.

The Business:

With a portfolio of some of the most respected and well known festivals and events under their ownership, our client is truly one of the leading players within the live entertainment space. As such, they have recently acquired a new venue which will play host to leading live music club nights, across multiple genres such as rock, DnB and electronic music.

The culture of the team promotes high performance, but also the non corporate feel makes it a great environment for working creatively and as part of a collective, while also offering autonomy and influence over day to day responsibilities. The venue itself is described as a breathtaking space ideal for music and dance lovers, with the capacity set at circa 700.

The Role:

Reporting directly into a fantastic Head of Operations that has scaled internally with the business since joining, this newly created role will have fantastic support and guidance on offer. There will be a range of responsibilities to cover, ranging across the successful running of the venue, cross collaborating with internal departments and external security, team leadership, and setting up financial, commercial and HR related systems.

Duties:

• Lead efforts to enhance the venue’s commercial success and identify new business opportunities.
• Oversee venue operations, budget constraints, creative direction, regulatory compliance, and safety standards.
• Foster team ethos of high performance, respect, inclusivity and passion
• Provide regular team development, training, feedback and support
• Oversee licensing compliance and manage key stakeholder relationships, ensuring all necessary actions are taken to maintain compliance standards.
• Evaluate the quality of event delivery and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Negotiate and manage contracts with clients and suppliers, ensuring agreed terms are met.
• Manage facility operations to ensure venue services are effective, efficient, and meet required standards.
• Oversee budget planning and control, optimise costs through strategic sourcing and deal negotiation
• Ensure adherence to procurement, purchasing, approval, and payment procedures

What we need to see (essential):

• 3 years minimum experience in an operational role in the live events space (hospitality, festivals, restaurants, bars, venues, casino etc)
• Driven and keen to grow with a business
• Continuous process improvement mindset

What we’d like to see (bonus):

• A passion for live music!

Salary: up to £40k (potential flex for ideal candidate)

Location: Brighton (predominantly based on site)

If you are interested - to be considered for the role please forward your CV to [e-mail] or ring on 0203 773 3530.

At Harmonic, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace. We actively welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and assure you that every candidate will be thoughtfully considered for the roles we represent, without regard to race, religion, gender expression, disability, or sexual orientation.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management

• Industries

  Events Services, Entertainment Providers, and Musicians

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