Phoenix Theatre Management Society is seeking a collaborative, community-minded, and highly independent General Manager to lead the day-to-day operations of the Phoenix Theatre in Fort Nelson, British Columbia.
The Phoenix Theatre is the cultural heart of Fort Nelson and the Northern Rockies. We provide cinema, live performances, concerts, touring productions, school programming, gallery activities, community celebrations, rentals, outdoor events, drive-in movies, and other arts and entertainment opportunities for the region. This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on leader who enjoys variety, community connection, nonprofit management, theatre, film, live events, and the challenge of running a busy public facility in a small-team environment.
The General Manager is the senior operational leader of the theatre and acts as the key link between the Board of Directors and daily operations. This role requires independence, good judgment, strong communication, and the ability to manage many different priorities. No two days are the same: the position combines operations, finance, programming, marketing, facility management, grant administration, community relations, staff and volunteer leadership, and event support.
The General Manager is responsible for leading day-to-day operations, including cinema operations, live events, rentals, box office coordination, facility scheduling, event logistics, building procedures, supplies, records, and general administration. The role also involves supporting safe, effective, and welcoming use of the facility by staff, volunteers, patrons, performers, renters, schools, community groups, and other users.
The successful candidate will recruit, train, schedule, supervise, and support theatre staff and volunteers while fostering a respectful, safe, inclusive, and service-oriented workplace. They will also provide financial leadership by monitoring financial health, managing approved budgets, tracking revenue and expenses, supporting cash flow planning, and working with the Board, Treasurer, bookkeeper, and accountant on budgets, reporting, records, and funder requirements.
This role also includes leading or supporting grant writing, grant administration, sponsorship development, donor relations, fundraising initiatives, and funding reports. The General Manager will help plan and coordinate facility improvements, equipment renewal, accessibility upgrades, technical systems, and capital projects. They will support the planning, scheduling, promotion, and delivery of movies, live performances, rentals, community events, school programs, and other theatre activities.
The ideal candidate will bring management or leadership experience in nonprofit administration, arts and culture, theatre, cinema, recreation, facility operations, business administration, or a related field. Strong organizational, scheduling, problem-solving, communication, public relations, computer, administrative, and record-keeping skills are important. Experience supervising staff or volunteers, working with budgets and financial reports, supporting grants or fundraising, and working with a volunteer Board of Directors would be valuable.
The successful candidate does not need to be a theatre technician, but should have strong technical aptitude and be comfortable learning theatre, cinema, audiovisual, stage, and facility systems. Experience in theatre operations, live events, performing arts, community arts, cultural facility management, capital projects, rural or northern communities, or nonprofit Board environments would be considered an asset.
This is a full-time continuing, on-site leadership role based at the Phoenix Theatre in Fort Nelson. The schedule is 40 hours per week, with evening and weekend work required to support films, performances, rentals, meetings, school programming, special events, and community activities.
Pay: $70,000.00-$85,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care
Work Location: In person
