Ventures Analyst College Associate

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

Live Nation is seeking a Ventures Analyst College Associate to work in our Ventures team, which helps to deliver new adjacent lines of business and future growth for the company. By leveraging the largest concert, ticketing and music sponsorship businesses in the world, our Ventures team finds opportunities to disrupt legacy industry norms and use emerging consumer and technology trends to create new brands, products, services, partnerships and business models. This role will work alongside the existing team to conduct research, evaluate opportunities, and make recommendations to senior leadership.

Program Duration: Wednesday, May 29 – Friday, August 16, 2024

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO

• Perform market research to help identify new investment trends and opportunities and synthesize insights

• Source and analyze external market data related to companies and categories of interest

• Work with internal stakeholders to source and analyze internal data

• Distill data analyses into actionable insights, and compile insights into simple, shareable documents for distribution

• Assist in maintaining deal management database including adding meeting notes and updates

• Assist in drafting investment memos and internal slide decks to communicate investment opportunities to leadership

• Participate in Ventures team brainstorming sessions and deal review meetings

• Attend select meetings with startup founders and management teams; take meeting notes and follow up with Live Nation teammembers on next steps

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

• Must be a current student enrolled in a Bachelor's/Master's program at an accredited college or university or a recent graduate 

• Demonstrated interest in entrepreneurship and/or venture capital

• Solid understanding of financial concepts and some experience with financial modeling

• Solid understanding of data analysis

• Ability to conduct detailed research and find information to generate actionable insights

• Outstanding critical thinking skills, detail-oriented, proactive and self-motivated

• Adept at working both collaboratively and independently

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (powerpoint, excel)

• Passion for music and live events is a plus

Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa

Live Nation’s policy regarding vaccinations and masking will evolve based upon updated regulations and factors related to COVID-19. Currently, we strongly encourage employees to be fully vaccinated or have received a negative COVID test within [24] hours of entering an office.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion.  You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work.  We will do all that we can to help you successfully balance your work and homelife.  As a growing business we will encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from the talented people you will be working with.  It’s talent that matters to us and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.

Live Nation strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of age (40 and over), ancestry, color, r