Production Assistant

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.

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

US Concerts is seeking a Production Assistant, responsible for ensuring the success and reconciliation of show and event productions by coordinating the technical, personnel and financial aspects of the Production department while supporting & collaborating with the Production Manager with thorough & detailed preparation.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO

· Must Ensure positive and creative environment for the Production department and Venue

· Assist/complete a daily show flash (P&L) of every event

· Have a detailed understanding of deal structure and the settlement process

· Maintain department manuals and training materials for all production positions

· Train /Assist and support production department personnel with job functions as needed

· Responsible for awareness to the budget and tracking the financial aspects of department

· Assist/Create and maintain inventory and maintenance log

· Ensure all procedures are cost effective

· Creates daily/weekly show schedule to present weekly at staff meeting Ensuring information is distributed to Operations Managers in a timely basis

· Work with the Production Manager scheduling appropriate number of staff while maintaining labor costs within the assigned budgetary guidelines

· Maintain regular communications with Production Manager and the GM

· Facilitate proper interdepartmental communication and organization

· Help to manage stage, sound, and lighting crews

· Coordinate operational feedback with Talent Buyer

· Advance technical and Hospitality details for shows/events along with the Production Manager/team

· Assist with overseeing maintenance of audio, lighting, backline, video systems advising on repairs when needed

· Responsible for safe and consistent operation of all equipment

· Attends production and operations meeting as outlined by the GM

· Maintain a detailed and thorough filing system of all “past show” files on the shared drive

· Maintain accurate vendor records, following Purchase Ordering Systems

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

Required:

· Calm / Professional and customer service oriented

· Prior production experience in an entertainment venue

· Tour and Stage Production experience

· Understanding of stage lighting, pro audio systems and video systems

· Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously

· Ability to make clear concise decisions, sometimes with limited information

· Computer literate in Windows applications (Excel and Word a must)

· Must possess superior interpersonal communication and organizational skills

· Confident understanding of standard business accounting and math skills

Physical Demands/Working Environment:

· Must be able to lift up to 75 lbs

· Moderate to loud level or noise in work environment

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

We aspire to build teams that reflect and support the fans and artists we serve. Every day we aim to promote environments where everyone can be themselves, contribute fully, and thrive within our company and at our events. 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.

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, intersectionality, 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.

Live Nation Entertainment will never request payment or equipment purchases as part of the hiring process. Recruiters will only contact candidates from official Live Nation or affiliated brand email domains.