Job Summary:Company: Live NationDepartment: Urban MusicLocation: Farringdon, LondonReports to: VP Operations Festivals and TouringWorking Hours: 40 hours per week including evenings and weekends when requiredContract type: PermanentRole DescriptionWe're seeking a passionate and motivated individual to drive success of some of the biggest global urban music tours. You'll be at the forefront, overseeing the complete lifecycle of assigned tours. With a focus on maximising profitability, you will collaborate closely with various stakeholders, ensuring every tour is executed to perfection. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and are committed to delivering incredible results, this is the opportunity for you. Join us and play a pivotal role in creating memories and developing artists careers.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 areThis role could suit someone with a background in ticketing, tour accounting, touring or other operational roles within the live entertainment industry.Competencies / Skills / Knowledge / ExperienceProven track record in touring would be highly advantageousExperience working in live entertainment is essentialDemonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships within the music industryStrong planning and strategic thinking abilities.In-depth understanding of the global music scene and market dynamics.Excellent communication and negotiation skills.Behaviours Collaborative mindset with both internal teams and external partners.Analytical and data driven thinkerWhat the role includesBuild business plans for incoming tours, ensuring they're accurate and built within the parameters that the artist cares about. You’ll use your knowledge of the industry as well as data that is available to you to refine markets, ticket scaling, costs and venue selectionLead on routing tours that you are assigned, working with local markets to gather avails and pull together optimal routes that are both efficient and cost-effective for the artists you’re working withDevelop and maintain strong relationships with artist teams, serving as their go-to contact from the moment a tour is confirmed until it's concluded.Oversee the full tour lifecycle after a show's confirmation. You’ll be responsible for driving the on-sale process, amplifying marketing efforts, adjusting ticket scaling and managing the P&L for the tour to maximising each tours success and profitabilityExecute each tour flawlessly, working with production and finance to ensure robust advancement, successful delivery on the night, and accurate artist settlements to close out each tourBuild strong and collaborative relationships with internal teams - from finance to marketing, ticketing, and local promoters. Your relationships and project management capability will be key in ensuring artist teams are happy and the tours are successfulEqual 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: Monday 27th November 2023. We reserve the right to close applications at any time so encourage early application.
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