Repertory & Alternative Booking Administrator

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema • Los Angeles, CA

7d • $22 - $24

About The Position

Alamo Drafthouse is seeking an analytical, detail-oriented, and responsive team member to help us coordinate and manage our signature repertory and private event film booking processes. The Repertory & Alternative Booking Administrator provides support to a team of programmers and event leads who are responsible for selecting and licensing the movies we play on our screens. The Admininistrator maintains booking software and workflow, acts cross-departmentally to ensure that content reaches screens, can troubleshoot technical issues, and provides support to the Head of Repertory, Alternative, and Event Programming, Repertory & Alternative Programmer, and Sr. Event Manager. This role will offer numerous creative opportunities, but the core tasks will be to assist the Alternative Content team with administrative and operational needs.

Requirements

• Experienced in Google Workspace, especially Google Sheets; AirTable experience is a bonus.
• A motivated self-starter with an excellent work ethic, strong interpersonal and communication skills, and a collaborative working style.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills, with strong attention to detail
• Comfortable and effective in a very fast-paced environment with changing priorities and lots of last-minute requests.
• Savvy about technology; able to pick up new technologies quickly.
• Able to develop strong business relationships across generations and at different levels of an organization; Very comfortable on the phone, since that is the preferred communication method of many of our distribution partners.
• Located in Austin, TX (preferable); Los Angeles, CA; or New York, NY

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support for the Repertory, Alternative, and Events team.
• Work with the Film and Group Sales teams to determine which films need to be booked for each theater, then book these films with distributors and studios.
• Confirm bookings to ensure that each film has been booked at the correct terms, screening format, and venue.
• Confirm local one-off bookings for franchise markets.
• Provide comprehensive communication to ensure that all stakeholders are aware of the status of each booking.
• Monitor the film's delivery to ensure it arrives on time at the theater and resolve any issues that may arise along the way.
• Franchise communications, including opt-ins for non-first-run programming packages, including on-sale timing and readiness for those packages.
• Become an expert in the technology systems and processes we use to book films and keep those systems up to date with the latest information about each booking.
• This position sometimes requires work in the evenings or weekends to solve problems and resolve issues, since that is when most of our guests visit our theaters.

Benefits

• Free movies & food
• Paid time off
• Competitive pay
• Flexible scheduling
• Medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, and voluntary benefits are available for all full-time and part-time teammates

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees