C3 Presents- Casino Talent 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

Talent Assistant to provide day-to-day support to Senior Talent Buyer in the Casino Department, with heavy emphasis on development into Junior Talent Buyer.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO

• Provide support to the casino team to book entertainment and carry out related day-to-day

administrative tasks such as pitches, market research, organizational tasks, deal point memos,

avail submissions, drafting offers, reviewing contracts, etc.

• Assist with creating and maintaining offers, confirmations, organizational tools, and other

pertinent documents and using these tools to develop extensive knowledge of talent buyers’

offers and shows

• Use, create and supplement internal tools to analyze success of entertainment strategies

• Conduct independent and proactive research to become knowledgeable about each venue’s

market, learning to distinguish what content would be appropriate at talent buyers’ venues

• Utilize data to develop lists of potential entertainers for casino shows

• Participate and take notes on conference calls, updating and sharing information regarding the venues’ entertainment strategy

• Schedule and coordinate conference calls, meetings, and appointments

• General administrative support including assisting with calls and messages

• Forge and maintain relationships with agents, assistants, managers, celebrity bookers,

entertainment directors, business partners, and casino executives

• Work with marketing teams to ensure accuracy of each shows’ on-sale process and ticketing

details

• Professional and timely response to agency requests for ticket counts

• Interface with cross departmental teams, including marketing, contracts, legal, etc.

• Other duties as assigned

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

• At least 1 year of experience in related industry

• Advanced computer skills with proficiency in using Microsoft Excel

• Positive attitude, analytical mind, eager and inquisitive nature, and self-motivator

• Interested and enthusiastic about music, both on a national level and as it relates to casino

entertainment

• Extensive knowledge of the music industry landscape

• Ability to prioritize, multi-task and excel under pressure with high priority on meeting set

deadlines

• Superior organizational, administrative, and time management skills

• Excellent and confident phone manner to handle significant client contact

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Personable and professional disposition

• Flexibility in work hours and availability, including evenings and weekends, if necessary,

especially during major projects and events

• Ability to travel

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, with access to a health care concierge, and Flexible or Health Savings Accounts (FSA or HSA)

YOURSELF: Free concert tickets, generous paid time off including paid holidays, sick time, and personal days

WEALTH: 401(k) program with company match, stock reimbursement program

FAMILY: New parent programs including caregiver leave and baby bonuses, plus fertility, adoption, foster, or surrogacy support

CAREER: Career and skill development programs with School of Live, tuition reimbursement, and student loan repayment

OTHERS: Volunteer time off, crowdfunding match

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.