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.

Live Nation’s Venue Nation

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!

THE JOB

The Director of Media Relations will lead strategic communications initiatives and elevate storytelling to support the business objectives for clubs, theaters and amphitheaters in Venue Nation’s diverse portfolio. This role will focus on crafting thoughtful and creative communication plans that go beyond traditional press releases, utilizing new tools and platforms to tell compelling stories. The Director will play a key role in optimizing processes and engaging with the press to inform and educate about the important role music venues play in communities and the industry.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO

• Develop and execute strategic communications plans in that elevate the division and key initiatives through creative storytelling and compelling narratives. Campaigns will include media relations, social media and content strategies and influencer engagement.
• Craft innovative and engaging stories that leverage digital and social-driven content and are tailored to different audiences.
• Create and update key messages, including talking points, presentations, website copy, pitches, and media alerts to be consistent with division narratives.
• Manage multiple facets of communications programs including media outreach, messaging, campaign execution and reporting.
• Identify new opportunities to build and maintain media relationships beyond reactive media response.
• Cultivate deeper relationships with the press by providing background information, education, and build understanding of Venue Nation.
• Develop narratives for Venue Nation that resonate with fans, media and community stakeholders that highlight the social and economic benefits music venues bring to communities.
• Develop processes and SOPs that improve the communications function to better serve the division.
• Review and analyze program results through campaign tracking and analytics reporting to leverage data-driven decision making.
• Monitor and respond to incoming media inquiries, providing real-time coverage for inbound inquiries, coordinating and drafting responses.
• Collaborate with brand fulfillment and marketing teams to ensure narratives across the fan experience.
• Support special projects that contribute to Venue Nation’s business objectives.

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, PR, Journalism, or Writing strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in communications or in the entertainment industry required, emphasis on media relations, internal communications and digital communications strongly preferred.
• Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills; demonstrated ability to synthesize complex information and present it in a clear, concise and conversational manner.
• Strategic thinking with proven experience of delivering results with impact.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to prioritize and adapt to rapidly changing business needs.
• Proven experience of delivering results with impact.
• Deep understanding of the media landscape and emerging digital platforms.
• Positive attitude and high value for collaboration and teamwork.

BENEFITS & PERKS - Our motto is ‘Taking Care of Our Own’ through 6 pillars of benefits:

• HEALTH: Medical, Dental and Vision benefits for you and your family, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
• YOURSELF: Paid time off policy including holidays, sick time and day off for your birthday, free concert tickets
• WEALTH: 401(k) program with company match, Stock Program Reimbursement
• FAMILY: New parent programs & support including caregiver leave and baby bonus, infertility support
• CAREER: Tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment internal growth and development programs & trainings
• OTHERS: Volunteer time off, crowdfunding network

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, 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, 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.

**Please note that the compensation information provided is a good faith estimate for this position only and is provided pursuant to the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and Equal Pay Transparency Rules. It is estimated based on what a successful Colorado applicant might be paid. It assumes that the successful candidate will be in Colorado or perform the position from Colorado. Similar positions located outside of Colorado will not necessarily receive the same compensation. Live Nation takes into consideration a candidate’s education, training, and experience, as well as the position’s work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment when determining the salary level for potential new employees. In compliance with the CO EPEWA, a potential new employee’s salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.

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