LN, Media & Sponsorship || Director, Regional Sales
Live Nation EntertainmentAbout the role
Job Summary:
WHO ARE WE?
Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment company, comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. Ticketmaster is the global leader in event ticketing with over 620 million tickets sold annually and approximately 10,000 clients worldwide. Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than 50,000 events annually for nearly 7,000 artists in 40+ countries. These businesses allow Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to create strategic music marketing programs that connect more than 1,200 sponsors with the 145 million fans that attend Live Nation Entertainment events each year. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.
WHO ARE YOU?
Passionate and motivated. Driven, with an entrepreneurial spirit. Resourceful, innovative, forward thinking and committed. At Live Nation Entertainment, our people embrace these qualities, so if this sounds like you then please read on!
THE JOB
Live Nation Entertainment’s Media & Sponsorship Division is seeking a Director, Regional Sales This successful sponsorship sales professional will be responsible for creating and selling branded, high-impact music marketing programs across our Northern California market properties.
Live Nation Media & Sponsorship architects, sells and manages the company’s national corporate sponsorship programs with the world’s most recognizable brands. It is an exciting, fast-paced team that collaborates with all facets of Live Nation’s business including venues, festivals, ticketing, artists, content, media (digital, social, mobile), promotions, and concert production. To learn more about our division, check out: https://livenationforbrands.com/
WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO
Create, package and sell solution-based music marketing programs for Live Nation Entertainment. Including amphitheater, club and theater venues throughout the Northern California market areas, digital media and marketing promotions
Meet or exceed revenue and key account goals
Focus on developing and maintaining strong relationships with important decision makers at client marketing companies and their respective advertising agencies in a variety of business categories
Craft sales presentations that creatively and distinctly differentiate and communicate unique assets addressing the goals of targeted prospects
Educate / position Live Nation assets and marketing capabilities to the sponsor/ advertiser marketplace; demonstrate the branding values of live music tie-ins to create unique marketing value with Live Nation's assets
Structure, price, successfully negotiate and close deals that will keep you performing to expectations in tracking to your budget
Oversee sponsor contracts, invoicing, and accounts receivable or develop processes to ensure execution and collections
WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING
Bachelor’s degree required
Minimum of 5 years of sponsorship / solution-based marketing programs
A reputation as a "go-getter" and "Rainmaker”
Solid relationships with senior level marketing executives at relevant brands / agencies located in or doing business in the market
Demonstrated ability to develop and nurture relationships and work effectively at all levels of the decision process
Strong understanding of media / advertising buys to communicate value of sponsorship vs. pure media as a marketing solution
Strong interpersonal and leadership abilities with excellent oral and written communication skills
Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa
BENEFITS & PERKS
Our motto is ‘Taking Care of Our Own’ through 6 pillars of benefits:
HEALTH: Medical, vision, dental and mental health benefits for you and your family, with access to a health care concierge, and Flexible or Health Savings Accounts (FSA or HSA)
YOURSELF: Free concert tickets, generous paid time off including paid holidays, sick time, and personal days
WEALTH: 401(k) program with com
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