Pricing Director, EMEA

Job Summary:Company: Live Nation Music UK Department: EMEA Ticketing Location: Farringdon, London with hybrid working Reports to: VP Ticketing & Pricing, EMEA Working Hours: Full time  Role DescriptionLive Nation is seeking a self-motivated and numbers driven Pricing Director (Ticketing) to support Artist revenue goals by leveraging data to drive inventory management and ticket pricing strategies.As Pricing Director, you utilize data to frame tour wide pricing strategies, and are confident making decisions in a fast-paced environment. You will develop reporting and database expertise alongside pricing analysts and ticketing teams to support our global promoters. You are comfortable creating detailed presentations to advise on tour ticket pricing models and are responsible for dynamic strategies during fast paced on sale monitoring. Experience working within ticketing, the live music industry and inventory pricing highly desirable, as well as experience working within Tableau. You will create and document operational and strategic best practices to scale across thousands of shows per year.What it’s like to work in the Team We are a diverse team with connections to different European markets, so it is important to be approachable while being analytical. We are committed to working as a team and so support each other to achieve wins.We oversee ticketing for the EMEA Concerts division at Live Nation. We are a head office function and work across 20 markets ad provide essential ticketing services to our promoters to support the biggest touring artists across EMEA.What we can offer youLive Nation offers impressive employee benefits including tickets to shows and festivals and unlimited annual leave. The newly opened Farmiloe Building in Farringdon, London is a beautiful office to work in. Staff can enjoy use of arcade games in the basement games room, onsite gym equipment plus fitness and meditation classes. In addition to this, the office has a fully stocked complimentary coffee bar with barista to serve you your favourite coffee as you walk into the office and offers heavily subsidised lunch options. We hold regular staff events in our atrium stage space including hosting speakers and open mic nights to showcase Live Nation employee talent. Who you areCompetencies / Skills / Knowledge / Experience Knowledge and experience in live music tour ticketing and Ticketmaster productsStrong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret and analyse data to find trendsExperience using Tableau and/or any other similar business analytics toolExtremely competent in using Microsoft Office suite, Excel and PowerPoint in particularDemonstrable knowledge and experience in using MS Excel to a higher intermediate/advanced level is essentialClear and concise verbal and written communication skills. Fluency in English. Additional European languages are a bonusPrevious experience of working within a dynamic business within the music, entertainment or live events industryProven pricing experience desirableBehaviours The following attributes determine how the role will be carried out and are required to be a successDemonstrate confidence in communicating with a large array of senior stake holders, including promoters, agents and managersAttention to detailCapable of picking up new tasks quicklyEnthusiasm for data work, and the ability to visualise dataAdept at working across a wide range of stakeholders in local and international marketsWhat the role includesUtilising large data sets of ticketing dataBuilding PowerPoint pricing decks in a timely mannerAid in building automated Reporting and Dashboards to support EMEA Ticketing DepartmentWork closely with Ticketmaster to ensure pricing strategies are followed closely during large on salesBe a central point for all things pricing and the department expertReport to the department head to ensure targets and OKR’s are being met and follow company strategiesBuild a rapport and liaise with stakeholders within the company. You will work with people across all divisions of the business, at all levels, and in up to 20 different countriesWork collaboratively within the U.S. Concerts team to provide EMEA pricing support in aid of global toursEqual OpportunitiesWe 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 identity, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.The CompanyLive 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.comAPPLICATION DEADLINE: 30th October 2023. We reserve the right to close applications at any time,#FestivalRepublic#LI-SL1