General Manager, Regent Theatre

**Tracking Code:**req1916

**Faculty/Department:**Regent Theatre

**Number of Positions:**1

**Appointment Type:**Full-Time Continuing,

**Hours of Work:**35 hours per week

**Non-Union Hiring Zone:**Job Level 10 - $89,100 - $111,100

**Posting Date:**March 9, 2026

**Closing Date:**March 23, 2026 (7:00 pm EST)

Job Summary:

The General Manager provides strategic and operational leadership for the Regent Theatre, a dual-purpose facility serving as both the University’s largest academic classroom and a commercially operated performing arts venue. Reporting to the Director, Ancillary Services, the General Manager is accountable for financial performance, operational excellence, regulatory compliance, workforce leadership, and community engagement.

The role is responsible for developing and executing a business plan that balances academic priorities with revenue generation, ensuring the Theatre operates safely, efficiently, and in alignment with University policies and reputational standards. The General Manager determines staffing requirements, leads and develops theatre staff, manages budgets and contracts, oversees event execution, and fosters strong relationships with promoters faculty, students, and community partners.

Responsibilities/accountabilities:

1. Theatre Operations & Event Management

• Oversees academic and commercial scheduling
• Ensures contract compliance throughout event planning and execution
• Manages event logistics including coordination of clients, technical teams and internal partners
• Coordinates maintenance activities
• Oversees post-event reconciliation

2. Workforce Planning & Human Resource Management

• Determines staffing needs and recruits, trains and schedules staff
• Evaluates staff and manages performance
• Delegates work assignments to team members
• Builds and sustains a positive team culture and staff engagement

3. Strategic Leadership & Business Development

• Informs and implements multi-year business plan ensuring operational decisions and initiatives support long-term strategic priorities
• Recommends, tracks and reports on Key Performance Indicators
• Identifies new revenue opportunities
• Recommends capital improvements to support program quality, operational efficiency and growth
• Ensures programming aligns with University values

4. Financial Management & Administration

• Assists in the development and management of budgets
• Reports on financial performance, oversees reconciliation and implements cost controls
• Negotiates agreements within signing authority

5. Marketing, Community & Client Relations

• Plans and executes Theatre marketing initiatives
• Negotiates rental packages
• Builds relationships with promoters and community
• Oversees promotional communications

6. Health, Safety & Risk Management

• Ensures compliance with occupational health and safety legislation
• Oversees emergency preparedness activities
• Monitors and ensures compliance with accessibility legislation and internal policy
• Reviews technical riders for safety
• Reports safety incidents in accordance with University and legislative requirements

Required Skills:

• Strong financial and analytical skills
• Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and diplomacy skills

Required Education:

• Completion of a three-year post-secondary program in Theatre Operations, Arts Administration, Business or related field
• Additional training in accounting, facility management, or technical theatre preferred
• An equivalent combination of education and related experience may be considered
• Verification of Academic credentials may be required

Required Experience:

• Minimum 5 to 7 years of progressive leadership experience in theatre or live event management
• Experience managing budgets, contracts, staffing, and ticketing systems

Required Knowledge:

• Advanced knowledge of theatre operations
• Understanding of health, safety, and regulatory compliance requirements

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should submit in electronic format a covering letter and their resume. Applications will be accepted until March 23, 2026 or until a suitable candidate is found. We appreciate all applications received; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Ontario Tech University is actively committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, indigenization and decolonization (EDIID), and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates, while especially encouraging applications from First Nations, Metis, Inuit peoples, Indigenous peoples of North America, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and those who identify as women and/or 2SLGBTQ+. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens, permanent residents, Indigenous Peoples in Canada, and those eligible to work in Canada, will be given priority.

Ontario Tech University respects people's different needs and therefore will take all reasonable steps to ensure accommodation for applicants where appropriate. The University is also committed to ensuring that confidentiality is maintained throughout all aspects of the recruitment cycle.

If you require accommodation, please contact Julie Day, Health and Disability Management Specialist. For more information about the universities policies for accommodating employees with disabilities please review the university’s Accessibility Policy.

The university acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation which is covered under the Williams Treaties. We are situated on the Traditional Territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation which includes Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi.

**Job Location:**Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

**Expected Start Date:**5/1/2026