General Manager - Arts & Entertainment Venue

Leisure People; Winchester; On-site; GBP 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a dynamic General Manager for a vibrant arts and entertainment venue in Winchester. The successful candidate will drive commercial performance through engaging programming and operational excellence, supported by a passionate team and a commitment to community enrichment. Excellent opportunities for professional development await the new manager.

Benefits

Ongoing mentoring and development

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

5% employee/7.5% employer pension

Life assurance 3x annual salary

Health cash plan

Generous parental and sick pay

Discounts on retail and leisure activities

Qualifications

• General Manager experience in a multi-faceted leisure or entertainment environment.
• Proven track record in business planning and commercial performance.
• Ability to manage budgets and forecasts.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver a business plan to enhance visitor engagement and revenue.
• Foster a high-performance culture among teams.
• Ensure safe and compliant operations.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Operational management

Customer engagement

Team leadership

Job description

General Manager - Arts & Entertainment Venue - Up to £47,000 + Excellent benefits & Development

Winchester

We are looking for a charismatic, customer centric, operationally sound and commercial astute General Manager to drive the commercial performance of a wonderful arts, music and entertainment venue hosting live events, workshops, exhibitions, holiday programmes and talks in the heart of Winchester.

The venue has so much potential, and success in this role could lead to supporting other venues in the group and progression over time.

Key responsibilities:

• In conjunction with the SLT, develop and deliver a business plan to improve visitor numbers, visitor engagement and revenue to the business.

• Foster a culture of high performance with your management and front-line teams, setting commercial and customer experience targets.

• Drive secondary spend across the café, bar, venue hire and retail with new products, promotions and proactive initiatives.

• Work closely with the programming team to facilitate a regular programme of comedy, music and arts events, workshops and exhibitions for adults and children.

• Work closely with the Deputy General Manager to ensure the operation is safe and compliant.

Benefits

• Opportunity to develop and evolve the role further.

• Ongoing mentoring and development to support with future advancement.

• Working for a large, supportive, inclusive, fun organisation with a genuine purpose to enrich the lives of the communities they serve.

• 5% employee/7.5% employer pension

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Life assurance 3x annual salary

• Health cash plan.

• Discounts on retail, leisure, going out and holidays

• Generous occupational maternity, paternity, adoption and sick pay.

• Working a 37-hour week mainly 9-5 unless hosting an evening event.

The person

• Entrepreneurial, strategic and hands-on approach to driving business performance.

• General Manager experience within a busy multi-faceted leisure, tourism, entertainment, visitor attraction, arts, live event or hospitality operation.

• A proven track record in developing and delivering business plans resulting in improved commercial performance.

• Experience of managing budgets and forecasting.

• Live within easy reach of Winchester.

• Able to work until 11pm up to twice a week if hosting an event and working every other weekend.

• Ideally have an interest in music, arts, and culture.

For further information, please click apply with your CV we will be in touch promptly if you have the right level of experience.