LN Concerts, Tour Marketing Director

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 .

Live Nation’s Concerts Division is where tours are born, artists come to life, and fans get to experience the rush of live music. From our dozens of owned/operated Amphitheaters to our Global Touring team, from Ticketing and Venue Operations to Marketing and Sales... we foster a fun and upbeat work culture with no shortage of opportunities. With perks ranging from free concert tickets to dog-friendly offices, to progressive benefits like student loan reimbursement and adoption/fertility support... it’s no wonder we are certified as a Great Place to Work organization and one of People Magazine’s “50 Companies that Care”. We want everyone to feel like they belong and can thrive in our community, so we strive to help you achieve your career and personal goals. Live music is our passion and where we find our common ground. There has never been a better time to join Live Nation.

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!

A relationship driven individual who is passionate about live music and the future of marketing. You are a natural leader and are able to manage and motivate a team to deliver. You are an excellent communicator and relationship builder and develop and maintain strong professional relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. You are a partner to our client and artist teams, not an order taker - you help advise and collaborate with them to balance priorities and ensure we are developing the best marketing plans to achieve their goals. You are adept at translating client and artist needs into actionable insights and can clearly communicate with internal teams to deliver marketing plans that meet their goals. You work well in a collaborative, fast paced environment and are excited about the future of live event marketing. You are an expert at managing multiple projects, stakeholders, and priorities at the same time. You are passionate about music and being part of a team that connects fans to the artists they love.

THE JOB

The Director of Tour Marketing will be part of the Tour Marketing team which is responsible for supporting our artist agency and management representative partners in the development of marketing campaigns for nationally and internationally booked amphitheater, arena, and stadium tours. This person will provide best in class service and foster strong relationships with our partners. S/he will act as a strategic partner to our clients in developing marketing plans and work internally with subject matter experts to develop the most innovative and effective marketing proposals. Bottom line, S/he is responsible for elevating the level of service we provide to our touring clients.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO

• Act as the key internal contact for artist management teams for Live Nation Tours
• Create and maintain relationships with external company partners, including artists, managers, and agents, to provide excellent client services
• Work cross-functionally with various internal teams to guide the development of tour marketing campaigns for multiple Live Nation tours
• Oversee that all necessary show marketing information is input into Live Nation's proprietary marketing tools
• Work closely with Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to develop and fulfill tour sponsorship programs.
• Analyze past purchaser data & use research tools to drive decisions & shape marketing strategy for tours
• Manage marketing budgets for tours to achieve business objectives
• Coordinate multiple teams of experts to successfully execute marketing campaigns inclusive of, but not limited to, advertising, promotions, media events & PR, and content creation.
• Coordinate the development of tour assets, including radio spots, TV spots, video ad units, static banner assets, social content, etc., in partnership with the Creative team
• Work with internal stakeholders to provide post-show marketing analytics recaps to artists
• Develop an established relationship and partnership with Talent Buyers on the Touring & Talent team
• Manage one or more employees within tour marketing department

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

• Proven track record of outstanding client relationships
• Ability to clearly communicate strategic initiatives and navigate complex situations under pressure
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Minimum 5-7 years of marketing experience in live music entertainment or an industry-related field
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills to professionally present marketing concepts and strategies to artist management
• Ability to recognize and define problems, collect information, establish facts, and implement innovative solutions
• Strong Microsoft Office Suite, G-Suite skills
• Ability to learn and efficiently use project management software/tools
• Ability to work well in a team environment
• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
• Excellent organizational skills, time management skills and attention to detail
• Ability to adapt, communicate and manage in a fast-paced environment
• Creativity skills and problem-solving aptitude
• Passionate about music and live experiences

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 company match, stock reimbursement program

FAMILY : New parent programs including caregiver leave and baby bonuses, plus fertility, adoption, foster, or surrogacy support

CAREER : Career and skill development programs with School of Live, tuition reimbursement, and student loan repayment

OTHERS : Volunteer time off, crowdfunding match

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

We aspire to build teams that reflect and support the fans and artists we serve. Every day we aim to promote environments where everyone can be themselves, contribute fully, and thrive within our company and at our events. 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.

Live Nation strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of age (40 and over), ancestry, color, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), family and medical care leave or the denial of family and medical care leave, mental or physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), marital status, domestic partner status, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, military and veteran status, political affiliation, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, and gender expression, sexual orientation, intersectionality,or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, rule, ordinance or regulation.

We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act and consistent with other similar and / or applicable laws in other areas.

We also afford equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability. For this reason, Live Nation will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant consistent with its legal obligations to do so, including reasonable accommodations related to pregnancy in accordance with applicable local, state and / or federal law. As part of its commitment to make reasonable accommodations, Live Nation also wishes to participate in a timely, good faith, interactive process with a disabled applicant to determine effective reasonable accommodations, if any, which can be made in response to a request for accommodations. Applicants are invited to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made to assist them to perform the essential functions of the position they seek. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should contact a Human Resources Representative to request the opportunity to participate in a timely interac