Talent Buyer Assistant

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.

Neste Live!, A Live Nation Company, provides talent buying, corporate sponsorships, event marketing, and event production services in the festival, fair, corporate, and venue marketplaces.  Neste Live!’s emphasis on customer service and their commitment to producing first-class experiences has established them as one of the top talent buying, event production, and event sponsorship companies in North America.

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

The Talent Buyer Assistant for Neste Live! will be responsible for assisting with the coordination of all activities within the departments. We are seeking a highly organized individual with dynamic interpersonal skills, who will assist our Talent Buyers in the Fairs & Festivals, Corporate & Special Events and Marketing departments.  Confidentiality is very critical to this role.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO

• Directly assist Talent Buyers with day-to-day activities, including interfacing with agencies, management teams, and artist representatives, as assigned.
• Assist with creating Artist Offers using proprietary software.
• Request Artist availability and pricing for events.
• Review & Edit Artist contracts, as directed, and track status of contracts throughout contract life cycle.
• Track all Client contracts and payments.
• Facilitate approvals of artist artwork and marketing assts for event announces & on-sales.
• Create invoices, Day-Of-Show schedules, settlement sheets, and other supporting documents.
• Coordinate Certificates of Insurance verification with vendors for all events.
• Compile and maintain online and physical event show folders.
• Correspond with all show personnel to ensure all event details are finalized in advance.
• Schedule & coordinate meetings, conferences and appointments.
• Maintain and update calendar of events.
• Make travel arrangements and handle expense report processing, if necessary
• Update logs and master pricing sheet, as directed
• Conduct research for potential new clients, market analysis, etc.
• Perform a range of administrative and marketing support duties for the Regional Marketing Management Team including but not limited to placing radio/TV buys; setting up digital campaigns through social media platforms and local vendors; ordering creative assets; and posting to social media.
• Other duties as assigned.

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

• Motivated self-starter with a positive, team-oriented attitude.
• 1-3 years of prior experience in the music or entertainment field.
• Strong collaboration skills - can work well with navigating various stakeholders and teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Detail-oriented and strong organization skills a must.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, as well as Mac iOS
• Quick familiarization with all primary business contacts (both internal and external).
• Proficient ability to detect errors and inconsistencies.
• Must foster and provide a healthy work environment and adapt to an entertainment culture.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Desire to attend industry showcases and networking events.
• Bachelor’s degree, preferred but not required.

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