Job Summary:
Company: Live Nation
Department: Human Resources
Location: Los Angeles, D.C., Philadelphia, Houston, Atlanta, New York, Chicago
Reports to: Global VP, Diversity & Inclusion (D&I)
WHO ARE WE?
Live Nation Entertainment is the world's leading live entertainment and eCommerce company, comprised of four market leaders: Ticketmaster.com, Live Nation Concerts, Front Line Management Group and Live Nation Network. Ticketmaster.com is the global event ticketing leader and one of the world's top five eCommerce sites, with over 26 million monthly unique visitors. Live Nation Concerts produces over 20,000 shows annually for more than 2,000 artists globally. Front Line is the world's top artist management company, representing over 250 artists. These businesses power Live Nation Network, the leading provider of entertainment marketing solutions, enabling over 800 advertisers to tap into the 200 million consumers Live Nation delivers annually through its live event and digital platforms. For additional information, visit www.livenation.com/investors.
At Live Nation, we need to be as diverse as the fans and artists that we serve. We're continually striving towards this goal on all fronts to uplift people across race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and other underrepresented groups. The core of our business is promoting. And we are committed to improving our promotion of diversity within our company and the world at large.
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!
You have an eagerness for attracting the best talent, with a prioritized focus on diversity hiring. Skilled at generating passive candidates at all levels and developing and implementing high-impact, innovative sourcing strategies. An individual who is solutions-oriented and resourceful with a strong sense of urgency while also being highly collaborative and customer-focused.
THE TEAM
We share the same commitment to identifying top talent, achieving our goals and ensuring our workforce represents the broader Live Nation community. We are a creative, collaborative and results-driven team that builds authentic and valued relationships with candidates, our internal and external partners, employees, leaders and each other. We work as a team to support each other and achieve wins together.
THE ROLE
As Diversity Sourcing Lead, you will develop and execute on talent sourcing strategies that support our strategic diversity recruiting efforts. You will partner closely with the Director, Diversity Sourcing & Partnerships, a team of Sourcing Specialists and a community of recruiters and business leaders across the enterprise to successfully develop a robust candidate pipeline in support of achieving diversity and early talent our long-range diversity objectives.
In this role, you will lead pipeline development strategies inclusive of direct sourcing, engaging prospects from diversity and college recruitment events and crafting impactful recruitment marketing campaigns. As Sourcing Lead, you'll have the opportunity to mentor a newly formed team of Sourcing Specialists and establish best practices to support our overarching Diversity & Inclusion strategy. You will make an impact by partnering internally and externally to successfully execute winning strategies towards continuously ensuring our workforce reflects all dimensions of diversity.
WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO
Partner with recruiting team members, Human Resources and hiring managers to outline and achieve organizational diversity objectives
Design, develop, and implement innovative sourcing and candidate attraction strategies to build diverse candidate pipelines for early talent to senior-level roles
Engage with underrepresented communities though outreach practices, marketing, events, partnerships and referrals to identify prospective candidates
Build and maintain talent networks through pro-active market research and providing exceptional candidate experience through effectively:
Assessing their skills and career aspirations
Aligning their talents with roles
Ensuring on-going relationship management
Recommending, championing and advocating for their candidacy
Research, review, analyze and compile data to support sourcing plans; establish metrics to measure progress and outcomes, understand the efficacy of sourcing strategies, drive improvements and modify approaches as needed
Collaborate with internal groups and external organizations to grow strategic partners and increase diversity in the candidate pipeline
Leverage CRM and market analytics technologies to understand market trends and data insights to inform and influence data-driven sourcing approaches
Engage Sourcing Specialists to introduce benchmarks, new sourcing methods, ensure appropriate alignment of resources and collaborate through sharing ideas, best practices and lessons learned
Remain abreast of industry trends, technologies and creative approaches to sourcing
WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING
Skills & Success Factors:
Proven success working in a high volume, fast-paced recruiting environment, both pipeline and requisition-based, with an emphasis on equitable processes and sourcing top talent
Experience developing and executing sourcing strategies and strong ability to screen, interview and present candidate slates aligned with skill and experience criteria of open roles
Analytical skills with ability to create and track metrics, leveraging data to support sourcing strategies and increase operational effectiveness & efficiencies
Understanding of labor market conditions and knowledge of organizations, platforms and networks, to attract and engage prospective diverse candidates
Demonstrated ability to formally or informally lead, motivate, influence and coach others
Consulting skills, client focus, sense of urgency and commitment to innovation and continuous improvement
Clear, concise, engaging communication and presentation skills
Project management proficiency with strong leadership and influencing skills
Qualifications:
5+years of candidate sourcing or combined sourcing and recruiting experience, preferably in diversity, technical or specialized skills
2+ years of team leadership experience, preferably in a sourcing or recruiting capacity
Track record of successfully managing, prioritizing and closing simultaneous specialized searches against a timeline and proven results with ROI from recruiting events executed
Excellent networking and relationship building with demonstrated ability to work across multiple functions and stakeholders
Experience leveraging market analytics, applicant tracking systems, candidate relationship management technologies and common sourcing tools to pipeline talent
Knowledge and understanding of applicable employment laws as required; global experience preferred
Travel up to 30%
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, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), individual therapy, workshops and group therapy support
YOURSELF: Generous paid time off policy including paid holidays, sick time and paid days off for your birthday, Free concert tickets
WEALTH: 401(k) program with company match and Stock Program
FAMILY: New parent programs & support including caregiver leave and baby bonuses, fertility support and childcare expense reimbursement
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 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 PRACTICESThe 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.
About Us
Recognized three years in a row by Great Place to WorkR and named one of People Magazine's top 50 Companies that Care, Live Nation Entertainment is the global leader in live entertainment and ticketing. Our world-class portfolio reaches all aspects of the live event and ticketing industry, from ground-breaking software in Ticketmaster, mix of legendary venues and restaurants in House of Blues, production leaders in Concerts, exceptional brand partnerships in Media & Sponsorship, and unparalleled team of artist managers in Artist Nation supported by diverse professionals in all facets of Corporate operations.
We recognize that our most important assets are our employees, the rock stars who keep the live experience going. Generous vacation, healthcare, and retirement benefits are just some of the great perks we offer to support our global workforce of more than 38,000. For any stage in your career, our many unique benefit programs are designed to help you live life to the fullest. We offer student loan repayment to support recent grads, six months of paid caregiver leave to support new parents, perks like Roadie Babies (bring your little ones & a caretaker along with you on work trips) and Music @ Home (stipend to cultivate your little ones' music interest), and tuition reimbursement to fuel your ongoing professional development. Plus, working for the world's largest live event and ticketing company means you'll have access to free concerts, festivals, sports games, and more through our exclusive employee ticket concierge.
There is no bigger stage for your career. See what your future looks like at Live Nation Entertainment.
