Exhibitor Relations Manager

Qube Cinema; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Qube Cinema invites an Exhibitor Relations Manager to strengthen ties with cinema exhibitors, aligning deployment of Qube Wire and Qube Cinema products with partner needs. You will serve as the main liaison, gather feedback, and translate insights into internal actions.

The role emphasizes proactive communication, negotiation, and strategic engagement with both independent venues and large circuits in a fast-paced entertainment environment.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of experience in film, theatre, cinema exhibition, distribution, or entertainment partnerships.
• Strong understanding of cinema and theatre exhibition ecosystems.
• Proven experience in relationship management, account management, or exhibitor-facing roles.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong ability to build trust and long-term professional relationships.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and follow-through.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace & CRM systems or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Exhibitor Relations & Partnership Management: Serve as the primary point of contact for cinema and theatre exhibitors.
• Exhibitor Relations & Partnership Management: Build, maintain, and grow long-term relationships with theatre managers, programmers, booking teams, and venue leadership.
• Exhibitor Relations & Partnership Management: Understand each exhibitor’s programming strategy, audience profile, and operational needs to maximize collaboration.
• Exhibitor Relations & Partnership Management: Act as a trusted advisor to exhibitors regarding Qube Wire technology and offerings.
• Exhibitor Relations & Partnership Management: Ensure exhibitors feel supported, informed, and valued throughout all stages of engagement.
• Exhibitor Relations & Partnership Management: Provide clear, timely updates on Qube Wire technology, improvement, upgrades and offerings.
• Exhibitor Relations & Partnership Management: Gather exhibitor feedback on Qube Wire experience and provide insight for improvements and translate exhibitor insights into actionable feedback for internal teams and development.
• Relationship Development & Strategy: Identify opportunities to expand exhibitor participation across exhibitors and markets.
• Relationship Development & Strategy: Develop tailored engagement strategies for key exhibitor partners and cinema/theatre chains.
• Relationship Development & Strategy: Strengthen relationships with independent venues and major exhibition circuits alike.
• Relationship Development & Strategy: Support long-term partnership growth through consistent communication and trust-building.
• Relationship Development & Strategy: Represent the organization at industry events, festivals, and exhibitor meetings when required.
• Relationship Development & Strategy: Track and coordinate all outreach campaigns to create highly organized plans for annual deployment strategies.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Collaborate with distribution, marketing, publicity, production, and operations teams to align exhibitor needs with internal planning.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Ensure exhibitors receive accurate and up-to-date information regarding releases, campaigns, and programming changes.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Coordinate with internal teams to resolve exhibitor concerns quickly and effectively.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Support reporting on exhibitor engagement, booking performance, and relationship health.

Skills

Relationship management

Communication

Negotiation

Organizational skills

CRM systems

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Tools

CRM systems

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Job description

Position Overview

The Exhibitor Relations Manager is responsible for building, maintaining, and strengthening relationships with cinema and theatre exhibitors to ensure successful deployment, strong collaboration, and optimal performance of Qube Wire/Qube Cinema products.

This role serves as the primary liaison between all Qube Wire operations teams and Exhibitor partners. The manager ensures exhibitors are fully supported with programming information, product opportunities, and ongoing communication throughout the lifecycle in working with Qube Wire.

The ideal candidate is highly relationship-driven, proactive, and deeply familiar with the needs of cinema and theatre exhibitors. They excel at communication, negotiation, and partnership-building in a fast-paced entertainment environment.

Key Responsibilities

Exhibitor Relations & Partnership Management

• Serve as the primary point of contact for cinema and theatre exhibitors.
• Build, maintain, and grow long-term relationships with theatre managers, programmers, booking teams, and venue leadership.
• Understand each exhibitor’s programming strategy, audience profile, and operational needs to maximize collaboration.
• Act as a trusted advisor to exhibitors regarding Qube Wire technology and offerings.
• Ensure exhibitors feel supported, informed, and valued throughout all stages of engagement.
• Provide clear, timely updates on Qube Wire technology, improvement, upgrades and offerings.
• Gather exhibitor feedback on Qube Wire experience and provide insight for improvements and translate exhibitor insights into actionable feedback for internal teams and development.

Relationship Development & Strategy

• Identify opportunities to expand exhibitor participation across exhibitors and markets.
• Develop tailored engagement strategies for key exhibitor partners and cinema/theatre chains.
• Strengthen relationships with independent venues and major exhibition circuits alike.
• Support long-term partnership growth through consistent communication and trust-building.
• Represent the organization at industry events, festivals, and exhibitor meetings when required.
• Track and coordinate all outreach campaigns to create highly organized plans for annual deployment strategies.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Collaborate with distribution, marketing, publicity, production, and operations teams to align exhibitor needs with internal planning.
• Ensure exhibitors receive accurate and up-to-date information regarding releases, campaigns, and programming changes.
• Coordinate with internal teams to resolve exhibitor concerns quickly and effectively.
• Support reporting on exhibitor engagement, booking performance, and relationship health.

Role Requirements

• 3-5+ years of experience in film, theatre, cinema exhibition, distribution, or entertainment partnerships.
• Strong understanding of cinema and theatre exhibition ecosystems.
• Proven experience in relationship management, account management, or exhibitor-facing roles.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong ability to build trust and long-term professional relationships.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and follow-through.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace & CRM systems or similar tools.

Industry: Theatre / Film

Department: Deployment, Exhibitor Relations

Reports to: VP, Exhibitor Relations