The DGA's Operations Department oversees the Guild's real estate assets, tenant relations, construction, and property development, including the management of the Guild's two headquarters buildings in New York and Los Angeles. The Operations Department is also responsible for the implementation of the Guild's signature events including: the Annual DGA Awards, DGA Honors, the annual DGA Golf and Tennis Tournaments and the annual Poker Tournament. Operations staff are responsible for the administration of the DGA Foundation.
The department also supervises the Guild's state-of-the-art theater complexes in both Los Angeles and New York and arranges all DGA membership screenings for DGA Awards consideration. Operations also coordinates the logistics of all rentals of Guild theaters and public spaces for non-Guild related events and screenings.