Location Manager
(m/w/d)

fulltime- Cologne

starting in July 2026

You keep an overview, lead teams with clarity and heart, and want more than just running operations?
Then help us create a place where great stories come to life.
apiro Entertainment is a young, dynamic entertainment company producing award-winning musicals, theatre productions, and films
that move and connect people. With our new musical venue in Cologne, we are expanding our live entertainment activities and are looking
for a strong personality to lead and operate this location starting in July.

As Location Manager, you are responsible for the safe, professional, and successful operation of the venue. You lead teams, coordinate processes, manage budgets, and ensure that every event becomes a memorable experience — for both guests and staff.

  • Full operational responsibility for the venue
  • Leadership, scheduling, and development of the on-site team
  • Ensuring smooth event operations, including safety, technical systems, and infrastructure
  • Managing budgets, costs, and key financial performance indicators
  • Coordinating internal teams and external service providers
  • Close collaboration with production, catering, and marketing
  • Representing the venue to authorities, partners, and stakeholders
  • Active crisis management and continuous quality assurance
    • Several years of experience managing venues, theatres, cultural institutions, or in event management
    • Strong expertise in people management, organization, and budget responsibility
    • Structured, solution-oriented working style with a high level of accountability
    • Assertiveness combined with empathy and excellent communication skills
    • Flexibility to work evenings and weekends
    • Passion for theatre, musicals, and live entertainment
    • Shape a brand-new musical venue from the very beginning
    • Direct influence on operations, development, and the overall atmosphere of the location
    • Short decision-making paths, high autonomy, and real creative freedom
    • Work in a creative, interdisciplinary environment
    • Meaningful work: you create experiences that truly move people

    Lead a venue that inspires audiences.
    Create a place where dreams become reality.
    Build endless worlds of emotion with us — from the first detail to the final curtain call.
    Please send your application documents (CV, references welcome) via email to:
    bewerbung@apiro-entertainment.de
    Subject: “Venue Manager / Location Manager”
    We look forward to meeting you!