Renew TheatersOperations Manager
Sep. 2023 - Feb. 2025Position of Operations Manager created to leverage my technical competency with institutional knowledge and familiarity at Renew’s 4 cinemas (the Hiway, Ambler, County, and Garden). All cinemas date to the silent era, and their 9 screens have a combined patron capacity of 1500 patrons and a combined 2024 annual earned revenue of $3.4mil. Supervised and facilitated the hiring, training, and performance of all manager/projectionist teams (app. 20p) and assisted them in performing those duties for their own floor staff teams. Created, refined, and taught reference materials, training protocols, and company policy. Coordinated endeavors with Renew’s administrative and office teams, promoting cohesive effort, policy, and execution across six operational branches. Performed high level maintenance on all theater systems (projection, sound, masking, lighting). In cooperation with Director of Operations Jesse Crooks, developed and participated in the training process of the first group of post-digital 35MM projectionists (after myself). Continued to perform the duties as Acting Head Manager of both the Hiway and Ambler Theaters as a result of significant employee restructuring following the extended closures, and shifting economic and industry landscapes, of the COVID-19 pandemic.