Senior Producer, Venue Programs

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 500 million tickets sold annually and more than 12,000 clients worldwide.  Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than 40,000 shows and 100+ festivals annually for nearly 4,000 artists in over 40 countries. These businesses allow Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to create strategic music marketing programs that connect over 1,000 brands with the 98 million fans that attend Live Nation Entertainment events each year. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.

WHO ARE YOU?

Passionate and driven, with an entrepreneurial spirit. Resourceful, innovative, forward-thinking, and collaborative. At Live Nation Entertainment, our people embrace these qualities, so if this sounds like you, please read on!

THE JOB

The Senior Producer, Venue Programs will report into the SVP and lead a small team dedicated to branded experiential programs across the Live Nation US venue portfolio. You will concept, budget, advance build and direct multiple executions so strong detail and multitasking skills are a must.  This role will coordinate with many internal teams including Venue Design & Development, Venue Operators, Integrated Marketing, Sales, and Brand Management. Programs range from social moments to lounge design to season-long temporary activations to permanent structures.

You should be a strong, strategic marketer and highly skilled brand activation producer with proven knowledge of fabrication, budgeting, planning and overall project management. You must be an outstanding communicator, proficient at working independently and leading a team, capable of building relationships and trust across all levels and teams at Live Nation. You will also have an established roster across the US of activation vendors and contractors including but not limited to fabricators, staffing agencies, signage companies, “fixers”, tech partners, etc.

This role comes with significant travel. Candidate must work out of the New York City office.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO

• Lead venue activations including ideation, design, budgets, resourcing, approvals, installs, scheduling, winterization and overall project management across multiple venues

• Partner with key internal stakeholders: Venues (Design/Development/Operations), Integrated Marketing, Sales, and Brand Management

• Ensure design intent, scopes of work, and client expectations are aligned with LN goal of up leveling onsite experiences

• Provide feedback on venue construction/architectural sets, shop drawings and site plans on how best to incorporate brands

• Manage GC’s, fabricators, RFP’s, contract negotiations, construction compliance

• Creation and execution of budgets; Capex project consultation

• Identify bottlenecks and find strategic, practical and efficient solutions

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

• 10+ years in concepting, budgeting, engineering, installation and project management of branded experiences and activations

• Superior project and time management skills, with ability to manage teams in multiple locations

• Established record of success in designing activations for venues, festivals, entertainment spaces

• Business acumen with excellent communication skills for interacting with corporate clients, production teams, vendors, and LN Leadership

• Ability to identify potential problems while utilizing sound decision making to implement the best solutions

• Strong sense of urgency, intellectual curiosity and professionalism

• Proven ability to work calmly and efficiently under pressure

• Proficiency in Word, PowerPoint, Excel, CAD, Keynote, Slack, Airtable, etc.

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 and Dental benefits for you and your family, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)

YOURSELF: Generous paid time off policy including paid holidays, sick time