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 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.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 ROLE:
The Live Nation Women (LNW) Director of Operations & Programs is a key driver of change, equity, and advocacy for women in the entertainment industry. They work closely with the President/CSO of LNW to develop, drive, and run new programs and initiatives while ensuring operational excellence. The role requires the ability to toggle from high level strategy to tactical, on the ground, day-to-day implementation. As a liaison between several different groups across Live Nation Entertainment, their goal is to align and mobilize women and allies to break barriers women face, move toward gender parity, and ultimately support bringing the LNW mission to life.
Live Nation Women Mission:
Live Nation Women (LNW) centers women in every tour, project, and initiative all year long. LNW serves as a bridge and accelerator across inter-company divisions and departments to drive intersectional gender equity. Our focus is the advancement of women within the company, advocacy for women across live music, and the amplification of female artists and executives. We know that representation transforms the way people see the world, and we are here to spotlight what women are doing and amplify channels that women can get involved.
Responsibilities:
Work directly with President/CSO of LNW to actively develop and execute Live Nation Women initiatives and programs globally.
Oversee all LNW division operations including budgeting, staffing, and general business development.
Research, ideate, and create new programs and initiatives (internal and external) that achieve LNW's mission.
Work with external advisors and contractors to research and inform gender equity strategy and communication.
Build cross-departmental relationships to strengthen internal network and reach of LNW.
Collaborate with HR, D&I, and Talent Development teams for program crossover, implementation, and rollout.
Can design and develop surveys and other ways to gather data from a broad range of employees, analyze results, and respond to the results strategically.
Oversee large LNW partnerships including SoLa Impact/Live Nation Next Gen and large-scale event partnerships (i.e. Billboard Women in Music + Pollstar Women of Live).
Operations lead on LNW Global Female Promoter Summit.
Act as a point of contact and internal resource for other Live Nation divisions and the D&I team.
Partner with LNW Touring to activate meaningful campaigns and/or integrations between LNW equity programs and LNW tours.
Qualifications & Requirements:
Minimum of 4-6 years' experience building and running employee or community programs.
Experience implementing strategies and executing large-scale projects and programs with a diversity and inclusion lens.
Bachelor's degree in a related field.
Understands workplace and industry trends as they relate to gender identity, barriers women face, and how intersectional identities compound these barriers.
Organized and strong communicator (written and verbal) with effective presentation and interpersonal skills.
Able to develop program/project pitch decks and deliver to stakeholders and leaders across the organization.
Strong client service skills and ability to execute in a fast-paced environment.
Must be a strong team player, a strong mentor, and possess strong influencing skills.
Ability to work closely with others successfully as part of a highly decentralized organization.
Ability to build positive working relationships with a diverse group of people both internal and external to the organization.
Excellence in Microsoft 365 (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.).
Live Nation's policy regarding vaccinations and masking will evolve based upon updated regulations and factors related to COVID-19. Currently, we strongly encourage employees.
If the above description sounds like you and fits your background, apply online at www.livenationentertainment.com/careers to join the Live Nation Entertainment team today!
Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa.
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.
