LN Concerts, Tour and Festival Marketing Manager

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

As a Tour Marketer at Live Nation Urban, you’ll be responsible for preparing and executing comprehensive marketing campaigns for festivals and tours, driving brand awareness in collaboration with venues and regional marketers. The position also involves crafting press releases, supporting sponsorship fulfillment, and liaising with publicists and media for pre-show visibility—all while maintaining detailed oversight of campaign budgets and cultivating new marketing partnerships.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO

• Prepare and execute unique, comprehensive marketing and promotional campaigns for Live Nation Urban festivals and tours
• Work with the venues and regional marketers to create brand awareness and marketing opportunities
• Create, monitor and adjust advertising budgets as needed
• Work with other team members to coordinate effective promotions and take advantage of related promotional inventory
• Comfortably and intelligently buy media including, but not limited to, radio, TV, print, outdoor and online
• Coordinate with other team members to create, develop, and implement new online marketing strategies including the distribution of targeted e-cards and weekly newsletters to the Live Nation database
• Work closely with the Vice President of Marketing in cross-promoting relevant events
• Coordinate street team and grass roots marketing efforts with local market contacts
• Craft, distribute and track press releases to media outlets
• Work closely with the team to create and implement ticketing promotions and programs
• Assist in the development and fulfillment of sponsorship programs
• Coordinate pre-show/day of show press with independent publicists and managers for Live Nation concerts
• Keep track of budget throughout the duration of marketing campaign and sales cycle
• Set up calls with new potential marketing partners

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

• 4-5 years experience in entertainment industry marketing, show marketing is a plus
• Strong computer skills
• Excellent communication skills, including verbal and written
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to trouble shoot and problem solve independently
• Ability to work in a team situation
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field

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 interactive process.  Live Nation will also provide reasonable religious accommodations on a case-by-case basis.

HIRING PRACTICES
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Live Nation recruitment policies are designed to place the most highly qualified persons available in a timely and efficient manner. Live Nation may pursue all avenues available, including promotion from within, employee referrals, outside advertising, employment agencies, internet recruiting, job fairs, college recruiting and search firms.

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The expected compensation for this position is:

** Pay is based on a number of factors including market location, qualifications, skills, and experience.