About MUBI

MUBI is a global streaming service, production company and film distributor dedicated to elevating great cinema. To make this possible, we create, curate, acquire and champion visionary films, bringing them to audiences all over the world. We have a team of brilliant, dedicated and passionate people to help bring our mission to life. From London to New York, Istanbul to Paris, and Berlin to Mexico - we work together to realize MUBI’s vision.

That’s where you come in! Join our global team and help us make great cinema accessible to everyone, everywhere.

About the role

We are seeking someone highly motivated and organized to join our team in a key role in our London office, reporting into the SVP of Distribution who is based in New York. As the Distribution Operations Director, you will manage a small team and have complete oversight of the physical materials workflow for theatrical releases at MUBI. You’ll help to manage the organizational planning, delivery and technical administration of the MUBI Releases slate.

Where you'll have impact:

• Lead the global Distribution Operations team

• Work cross-functionally with strong collaboration with Production, Acquisitions, Encoding and Legal teams to take delivery into the company of all required physical elements for upcoming MUBI theatrical releases

• Coordinate with International and Domestic sales agents as well as producers for the timely delivery of materials inclusive of sending and negotiating contractual delivery schedules

• Take in legal delivery and liaise with MUBI Legal team on review

• Manage the QC process of all materials and oversee the MUBI screener platform

• Obtain required film certifications, manage company anti-piracy efforts and Comscore accounts

• Oversee all required MG invoicing internally in coordination with Finance and Legal

• Manage all DCP mastering, encoding and delivery to external labs ahead of global theatrical rollouts

• Oversee all international screenings inclusive of festivals for our MUBI releases

• Lead distribution funding applications and accompanying reporting for MUBI Releases

• Assist the SVP Distribution with administrative internal/external communication on global release dates and strategy including timely updates of departmental documents

• Responsible for all Home Video management - including overseeing home entertainment partnerships, HV sales projections and avails to vendors, as well as HV reporting via MUBI Finance team

• Assist the Sales team on all other Ancillary deliveries and reporting

• Improve planning, workflows and management of metadata/information for releases across various platforms

What you'll bring:

• Ability to multitask and juggle simultaneous reporting projects of various scales and timelines

• Impeccable organization and attention to detail

• Working under tight deadlines through multiple channels of communication

• Team player who enjoys working collaboratively with cross-functional counterparts

• Entrepreneurial attitude: highly self-motivated and accountable, thrives in a fast-paced environment

• A capable and effective communicator

• Creative thinker with lots of ideas, and willingness to look past easy answers to find the best solution to any problem

• Able to confidently navigate budgets and use resources efficiently

• Experience managing, developing and motivating teams

• Passionate about film

Experience:

• Significant experience in distribution operations

• Experience working with international sales agents and a strong knowledge of digital platforms and revenue streams

• Theatrical lab technical knowledge is essential

• Working knowledge of theatrical and/or streaming platform releases

• Knowledge of home entertainment/physical media creation and exploitation

• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft, Excel, Google Productivity tools

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in this particular area of expertise

We want to make cinema accessible to everyone. We believe people from different backgrounds bring different ideas that foster innovation and engagement, allowing us to attract great people to develop the best experience for our users.

MUBI is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. That means it's our responsibility to ensure that all candidates are not discriminated against in our hiring processes and our employment decisions based on their race, color, religion, nationality or ethnic origin, age, gender identity or expression, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic background, sexual orientation, family or parental status, or any other applicable characteristic.