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
As part of the Distribution Team at our Berlin office, you will manage a defined client base of cinema exhibitors and be responsible for distributing our theatrical releases as well as recording and documenting schedules in our internal booking system.
You will focus on:
Managing our accounts (cinema chains and independents) and implementing our release strategy while negotiating screening terms with cinemas.
Maintaining regular communication with numerous independent exhibitors and foster ongoing customer relationships, including on-site visits.
Conducting weekly negotiations with your clients regarding the continued screening of our films and documenting the results.
Overseeing the shipment of film prints and promotional materials, create shipping lists for film copies and promotional materials, and perform regular return checks.
Collecting daily visitor and revenue figures, record them in the internal booking system, and prepare and maintain special revenue statistics.
Planning and booking films for use in film series, special events, and formats such as previews, screening circuits, or open-air showings.
Coordinating the distribution of promotional materials in cinemas (posters, flyers, standees, banners, etc.).
Supporting the finance team in monitoring invoicing and payment cycles.
Participating in industry-relevant events and representing our distribution team at trade shows and national film festivals, maintaining ongoing dialogue with bookers.
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Collaborating with the team to develop sales plans for our titles and facilitate festival screenings. Additionally, you will register release dates with the VDF and Comscore.
What you will bring:
You have a passion for film and cinema as well as a basic knowledge of current theatrical releases and believe in the power of cinema.
You have relevant professional experience in distribution, ideally in the cinema, media, or film distribution industry.
You are a team player who also stands out with a confident demeanor, an independent and reliable work style, and the ability to stay organized even in stressful situations.
You enjoy working with people and have excellent communication skils
You have strong negotiation skills and handle conflict situations with confidence.
You communicate professionally with internal and external contacts, possess fluent German skills, and have excellent English proficiency.
You have strong MS Office skills and a general understanding of booking systems (MICA, Maccs) and other IT programs, with the ability to quickly adapt to new systems.
If you feel you’ve got what it takes but don’t meet all the requirements we’ve listed above, we’d still love to see your application!
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.
