Film Distribution Manager

🌟 We're Hiring: Film Distribution Manager

📍 Location: United Arab Emirates (Remote)

🕒 Employment Type: Full-Time

💼 Experience Level: Mid-Level to Senior

🌐 Work Arrangement: Fully Remote

About Us

We are an entertainment-focused organization committed to bringing exceptional film content to audiences through innovative, data-driven, and commercially effective distribution strategies. Our distributed teams collaborate across Film Distribution, Acquisitions, Marketing, Sales, Theatrical Operations, Streaming, Content Partnerships, Finance, Legal, Data Analytics, and Executive Leadership to maximize audience reach, revenue potential, and long-term value across domestic and international markets.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Film Distribution Manager to lead film distribution strategy, theatrical and digital releases, content partnerships, market expansion, and distribution operations. The ideal candidate will oversee release planning, territory strategy, distributor relationships, platform coordination, revenue performance, and audience analytics while ensuring films reach the right audiences through effective and commercially sustainable distribution channels.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement film distribution strategies, release plans, territory frameworks, and channel strategies aligned with content portfolios and commercial objectives.
• Lead end-to-end distribution activities across theatrical, streaming, digital transactional, broadcast, physical media, airline, hospitality, and other authorized distribution channels.
• Develop release calendars, theatrical windows, digital release strategies, territory plans, platform schedules, and audience targeting approaches.
• Collaborate with Film Acquisitions, Marketing, Sales, Theatrical Operations, Streaming, Content Partnerships, Finance, Legal, Data Analytics, Public Relations, and Executive Leadership to coordinate successful releases.
• Manage relationships with cinemas, streaming platforms, broadcasters, digital retailers, aggregators, international distributors, exhibitors, airlines, hospitality partners, and other authorized content partners.
• Evaluate territory opportunities, market conditions, audience demographics, competitive releases, pricing strategies, release timing, and platform performance.
• Coordinate delivery of film assets including digital cinema packages (DCPs), masters, subtitles, dubbing, artwork, metadata, trailers, promotional materials, and other distribution requirements.
• Oversee distribution contracts, licensing arrangements, territory rights, release terms, revenue-share agreements, minimum guarantees, and partner obligations in collaboration with Legal and Finance.
• Monitor box office performance, streaming engagement, digital transactions, licensing revenue, audience reach, market share, content performance, and distribution profitability.
• Develop distribution forecasts, revenue models, release scenarios, market analyses, and performance projections to support strategic decision-making.
• Ensure compliance with UAE film and media regulations, classification requirements, censorship and content standards, intellectual property obligations, licensing requirements, contractual commitments, and applicable international regulations.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) including box office revenue, admissions, digital sales, streaming performance, licensing income, territory penetration, release performance, partner performance, audience reach, distribution costs, and return on investment.
• Conduct post-release performance reviews, market assessments, distribution audits, partner evaluations, release comparisons, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage distribution budgets, marketing support allocations, content delivery costs, localization expenses, external distributors, technology providers, and strategic distribution investments.
• Drive digital transformation through artificial intelligence (AI)-powered audience forecasting, release optimization, content recommendation analytics, predictive revenue modelling, automated rights management, and intelligent distribution analytics.
• Utilize Salesforce, SAP S/4HANA, Oracle NetSuite, Power BI, Tableau, Google Analytics, streaming analytics platforms, digital rights management (DRM) systems, content management systems, rights management platforms, and distribution reporting tools to optimize film performance.
• Prepare executive dashboards, release performance reports, territory analyses, revenue forecasts, partner reviews, distribution strategy assessments, and strategic recommendations for senior leadership.
• Lead, mentor, and develop distribution specialists, release coordinators, sales professionals, content operations teams, and multidisciplinary project teams while fostering a culture of commercial excellence, collaboration, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Film Studies, Media Management, Entertainment Business, Marketing, Business Administration, Communications, Economics, or a related field.
• Master's degree in Film Business, Media Management, Entertainment Management, Business Administration (MBA), Marketing, or a related discipline is highly advantageous.
• Professional certifications in Film Distribution, Entertainment Management, Digital Media, Project Management, or related fields are preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in film distribution, entertainment, media sales, theatrical distribution, digital content distribution, streaming, or related roles.
• At least 2 years of experience managing film releases, distribution partnerships, territory strategies, content licensing programmes, or multidisciplinary distribution teams preferred.
• Strong understanding of film distribution, theatrical exhibition, streaming platforms, digital content sales, licensing, rights management, release windows, territory strategy, audience analytics, and entertainment economics.
• Experience with Salesforce, SAP S/4HANA, Oracle NetSuite, Microsoft Office Suite, Power BI, Tableau, Google Analytics, DRM systems, rights management platforms, content delivery systems, and distribution analytics tools.
• Familiarity with AI-powered audience analytics, predictive release modelling, automated rights management, content recommendation systems, streaming analytics, digital distribution technologies, and emerging entertainment platforms is highly advantageous.
• Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, stakeholder management, commercial analysis, financial modelling, project management, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple film releases and distribution initiatives while balancing audience demand, commercial objectives, licensing requirements, release schedules, partner commitments, budgets, and regulatory considerations.
• Ability to work effectively in a remote environment with distributed entertainment teams, filmmakers, exhibitors, streaming platforms, broadcasters, distributors, agencies, and global stakeholders, with occasional travel for film markets, industry events, distributor meetings, festival activities, theatrical launches, and strategic planning sessions as required.

What We Offer

• Fully remote work arrangement with flexible collaboration across global film, entertainment, distribution, and content teams.
• Competitive compensation package with performance-based incentives.
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.
• Professional development and film distribution leadership growth opportunities.
• Exposure to AI-powered entertainment analytics, advanced audience insights, digital rights technologies, streaming intelligence, and next-generation content distribution platforms.
• Collaborative culture focused on creativity, commercial excellence, innovation, audience engagement, and continuous improvement.
• Opportunity to bring exceptional films to wider audiences by leading distribution strategies that maximize reach, revenue, and long-term content value.