Back to Job Search

Venue Director

  • Location: England
  • Salary: Up to £75,000 per annum
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted 21 days ago

  • Sector: Event Operations
  • Type: office-based
  • Contact: Natasha Dilleyston
  • Contact Email: natasha.dilleyston@handle.co.uk
  • Expiry Date: 07 November 2025
  • Job Ref: BBBH112671

Venue Director - Live Entertainment Venue

Are you an enterprising, innovative operator ready to elevate the venue's profile and shape its next chapter of growth? My client, a global leader in live entertainment is seeking an inspiring Venue Director to lead one of its flagship venues - a cornerstone of the local community. You will have the strategic acumen, commercial mindset, and passion to elevate the venue's reputation and shape its next phase of growth.

​

As a priority you will:

  • Own the venue's overall performance, balancing priorities across customers, team, shareholders, reputation, and growth

  • Make smart, strategic use of resources to hit short-, mid-, and long-term goals

  • Drive new revenue streams - from sponsorship to local programming - that align with business goals

  • Be a people first leader

  • Grow venue EBITDA by setting and tracking clear team goals

  • Collaborate with the Programming Director on an exciting, commercially strong events calendar, with a focus on music programming - and take charge of local bookings and relationships

​

To be successful you will need:

  • Strong management experience - ideally as a Head of Department or similar senior role

  • Proven ability to inspire, organise, and motivate large, diverse teams

  • Creative, goal-orientated, and customer-focused, delivering top-quality service in busy settings

  • Confident leading change, engaging teams, and driving key priorities forward

  • Skilled at building and maintaining great relationships across all levels, inside and outside the business

  • Practical problem-solver with a smart, ideas-led approach and solid budget management skills

  • Tech-savvy with the confidence to learn new systems quickly

  • A genuine interest in the live entertainment industry is required!

Please note, this role is based in the North East of England area.

To discuss this opportunity in more detail, please hot apply or send me a message


Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.