ARTECHOUSE is seeking a Location General Manager to serve as the senior
operational leader for our Washington, DC location — providing executive
leadership over daily operations, financial profit and loss (P&L), guest
hospitality, and staff culture. This role owns the full day-to-day success of
the venue — and is directly accountable for hitting visitation, private events,
and F&B/bar revenue targets — from staffing and scheduling to facility and
vendor relationships, operations budget oversight, and the seamless execution of
programming, private events, and bar operations. The ideal candidate brings a
background in theater, hospitality, or experiential/attraction operations, with
a strong customer service foundation and the business acumen to grow a
multi-revenue-stream venue.
WHO YOU ARE
You are a business-minded operator who thrives on ownership and is energized by
hitting numbers, not just reporting on them. You've run the floor, managed an
operations budget, P&L, and know how to convert great guest experience into real
revenue growth — across ticketing, private events, and F&B/bar. You track your
KPIs closely and know what levers to pull when visitation, event bookings, or
bar sales are trending off plan. You bring a hands-on, coaching-oriented
leadership style with an emphasis on team development and rigorous operational
standards. You understand the rhythms of experiential, attraction, hospitality,
or tourism-driven businesses — where visitor volume, seasonality, and event
calendars all compete for the same space and staff.
This is a hands-on role. You walk the floor, interact with guests, coach your
team, or meet event clients — not sitting behind a desk. You spot revenue and
service gaps instantly by observing peak rushes, communication flow, and staff
execution, and you're expected to work alongside your team and be available on
weekends. You're a team player who works well cross-functionally, and you take
real ownership over the growth and success of your venue.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
* Oversee total location performance, providing executive leadership over daily
operations, P&L, guest hospitality, and staff culture.
* Share full accountability with Senior Revenue & Marketing Director for the DC
location's performance against visitation, private events, and F&B/bar
revenue targets.
* Drive profitability by managing P&L, labor costs, inventory, budgeting, and
financial reporting.
* Track and report on key performance indicators — visitation, conversion,
private event bookings, average check, bar sales, and labor cost as a
percentage of revenue — and adjust staffing and operations to hit targets.
* Recruit, train, and develop high-performing front-of-house and back-of-house
teams, maintaining a culture rooted in genuine hospitality.
* Build a strong hospitality culture and promote brand values; model behavior
that embodies ARTECHOUSE's core values.
* Manage a team of approximately 15-20 staff, maintaining a consistent floor
presence across a few shifts per week including weekends.
* Own scheduling for the full team, balancing labor costs against visitor flow,
event calendars, and programming needs.
* Ensure visitor experience and quality control standards are consistently
excellent, driving repeat visitation and positive reviews.
* Drive private events and live programming as a revenue channel, owning
execution from logistics and staffing to on-site client management, ensuring
a high-quality B2B and B2C guest experience that supports rebooking and
referrals.
* Own bar operations as a revenue center, including staffing, service
standards, inventory, upsell strategy, and compliance with alcohol service
regulations.
* Manage all facility and vendor relationships, including bidding out jobs to
contractors and suppliers and following up on supplier issues.
* Own the landlord relationship for the DC location, including building issues
and communication.
* Oversee facility maintenance, repairs, and building systems (mechanical,
electrical, plumbing), ensuring building codes and permits remain current.
* Serve as the venue's safety officer, ensuring compliance with OSHA, ADA, and
fire code requirements.
* Prepare and submit biweekly payroll, and own daily/weekly P&L and revenue
performance, proactively adjusting labor, promotions, and operations to hit
targets; reconcile cash, sales receipts, and reporting as needed.
* Work closely with the Senior Revenue & Marketing Director sales and
promotions, the Technical Operations lead on exhibition needs, and ARTECHOUSE
founders on strategic priorities and revenue goals.
CORE QUALIFICATIONS + EXPERIENCE
* Multi-year leadership background as a General Manager or Managing Partner in
a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
* Strong operational and financial command, including direct P&L ownership and
labor forecasting.
* Attraction/hospitality/museum management experience a must.
* Experience driving revenue across multiple channels — ticketing/visitation,
private events, and F&B/bar — including client-facing coordination for
private events.
* Experience managing bar or F&B operations, including compliance, staffing,
and revenue performance, a plus.
* Experience in facility management (maintenance, working with contractors &
vendors, bidding out jobs).
* Hands-on, coaching-oriented leadership approach with an emphasis on team
development and rigorous operational standards.
* Substantial decision-making relative to personnel, safety, fiscal, and
facility/maintenance management.
* Comfort with KPI tracking and P&L ownership; able to read performance data
and translate it into action.
* High attention to detail with exceptional organizational skills; strong
time-management and multitasking ability.
* Excellent customer service skills and experience in dealing with guests in
difficult situations.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
* Lift up to 40lbs, to load and transport bulk supplies, fixtures, etc.
* Regular crouching, bending, twisting, stooping, kneeling, etc. to facilitate
various repairs and maintenance activities.
* Ability to stand, walk on hard floor surfaces for a prolonged period of time.
* Ability to qualify for and secure a DC ABC (Alcoholic Beverage Control)
Manager License.
COMPENSATION
$85-120K base + bonus & revenue incentives
Commensurate with experience
WHO WE ARE
We are a small team, ambitious and hardworking, driven by execution,
proactiveness, honesty, and loyalty. We create, produce and showcase innovative
immersive experiences and exhibitions, as well as operate physical locations in
DC, Houston and New York City. We believe in our mission and every day we work
hard to push creative innovation all while empowering, educating and inspiring
our audiences. We pride ourselves in working with some of the world’s
groundbreaking artists, and together bringing to life experiential and immersive
large scale installations and exhibitions to a global audience. Learn more about
our core values - https://www.artechouse.com/values
WE OFFER
* Generous, flexible PTO
* Competitive health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their
dependents
* Creative and passionate co-workers
WE VALUE
Diversity, inclusivity and hard work. We are an equal opportunity employer and
do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender,
sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
This position is exempt. Compensation commensurates with experience.