General Manager | Acquisitive Live Music Scale Up

JR United Kingdom; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a General Manager has arisen at a dynamic live music venue in Eastbourne. The successful candidate will oversee operations, drive commercial success, and foster a high-performance team environment. This role offers autonomy in a creative space dedicated to delivering top-quality live music events. Ideal for driven individuals with a passion for the industry.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years in an operational role within the live events sector.
• Driven, eager to grow, and focused on continuous process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead venue's commercial success and identify new business opportunities.
• Oversee operations, budget management, and compliance.
• Foster high performance and team development.

Skills

Operational Management

Team Leadership

Process Improvement

Commercial Awareness

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General Manager | Acquisitive Live Music Scale Up, eastbourne

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Client:

Harmonic Operations | Certified B Corp

Location:

eastbourne, United Kingdom

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Other

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Posted:

06.06.2025

Expiry Date:

21.07.2025

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Job Description:

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 [emailprotected] 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.