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Distribution Director, UK & Ireland

MUBI

Office

London

Full Time

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. And we have a team of brilliant, ambitious and passionate individuals 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

This is a crucial role in driving the company’s growth and success within the UK/IE. You will be looking after MUBI’s robust theatrical slate in these territories, leading a performance-driven team and responsible for driving box office success, maintaining key exhibitor partnerships, and expanding the organisation’s reach within the local industry. You will ensure that there is a smooth workflow across Distribution in order to optimise and deliver against our performance targets.

Where you'll have impact:

  • Strategy and execution of MUBI’s Theatrical film slate across the UK/IE to deliver box office targets and high quality campaigns.

  • Leading the theatrical sales team on a daily basis and working in close collaboration with Marketing, Communications and Operations teams.

  • Overseeing local exhibitor relationships to secure the best theatrical terms.

  • Working alongside the Director of Distribution, EMEA on strategy, box office projections and long-term infrastructure for the department.

  • Working closely with the Head of Finance to ensure that recoupment is handled in a timely fashion.

  • Representing MUBI at local and national industry events and conferences.

What you'll bring:

  • Strong commercial knowledge, understanding and experience within UK/IE Distribution including box office trends and audience demographics.

  • Significant experience (ideally a minimum of 5 years) within a theatrical sales environment, with a proven track record of box office accomplishment.

  • Strong management and communication skills along with the ability to lead and work cross-functionally across Distribution departments to coordinate timelines.

  • A goal-orientated mindset with a strong eye for detail, familiarity with handling budgets and the ability to forecast and model box office scenarios.

  • An enthusiastic and passionate attitude with a positive and collaborative approach.

  • Confidence in working with team members of varying levels of seniority.

  • The ability to work and thrive under pressure.

  • A strong negotiator and problem solver.

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.

Distribution Director, UK & Ireland

Office

London

Full Time

August 20, 2025

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