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Live Nation LN Concerts, General Manager - RV Inn Style in Ridgefield, Washington
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.
Live Nation’s Concerts Division is where tours are born, artists come to life, and fans get to experience the rush of live music. From our dozens of owned/operated Amphitheaters to our Global Touring team, from Ticketing and Venue Operations to Marketing and Sales... 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.
THE JOB
We are seeking a General Manager to oversee business operations at RV Inn Amphitheater ensuring that the venue and all related matters operate within the scope of Live Nation standards, policies and procedures.
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!
WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO
Establish and maintain high standards of customer service for staff, customers and vendors
Identify and maximize revenue drivers while optimizing the overall guest and artist experience
Possess excellent working knowledge and oversight of Health & Safety and Security plans and protocols
Oversee Recruiting, training, scheduling, and motivation of a highly skilled and functioning team of full and part-time staff
Manage team to high standard through clear communication of goals and expectations
Create and maintain a positive venue culture with employees, guests, and visiting artists
With executive team, develop and implement best practices for traffic and parking operations
Collaborate with all departments and divisions including Marketing, Premium Seat Sales, Food and Beverage, Ancillary Sales, Security, and Sponsorship teams to create innovative offerings that drive incremental revenue growth, fan and partner engagement, safety, and profitability
Responsible for meeting staffing levels and budget targets of
Manage relationship with State and municipal governments
Create and maintain positive interactions and partnerships with landlord/partner, local business and homeowner organizations
Oversee food and beverage and merchandise performance and strategies (point of sale ratio, variety, etc.)
Day to day management of all venue vendors/subcontractors, possibly including but not limited to HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, Landscaping, Cleaning, Security, Trash/Recycling
Work with legal department on contracts and insurance requirements for all outside contractors and vendors
Promote and establish ticketed venue rental events and work with team on budgeting and operations of Special Events
Work closely with Live Nation promoters and Venue Nation Operations management and provide direction on standards and compliance to venue team
Coordinate and facilitate event set-up with Operations Manager and team
Oversee implementation of Live Nation policies and procedure and protocols, including those related to security, system of authority, and accounting
Perform and execute timely financial Flash Reports after events. Understand and perform event settlement functions
Create and update event and venue budget forecasts, including operational and production expenses and ancillary revenue streams.
Implement and comply with the company’s audit procedures
Ensure that employee performance is monitored and reviewed
Manage employee attendance records
This position typically supervises many exempt and non-exempt positions
Responsible for meeting staffing levels and budget targets for each event
Ensures advance contact for each show with tour/event production managers. Fulfills requirements with input on budget from Talent booking division
Performs or confirms advance contact with tour/event security directors. Fulfills requirements with input from LN Global and regional security management
Available to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
On site for events prior to load in and until load out
Any other reasonable duties as assigned by the executive management
WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING
Minimum 5 years experience as a general manager or operations manager in a hospitality related business
Ability to perform all job duties and responsibilities
Requires excellent communication skills, both verbally and written
Must have expertise in profitability analysis and budgeting
Exhibits strong problem-solving skills in long term and immediate situations
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 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.
**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.
The expected compensation for this position is:
$96,000.00 USD - $120,000.00 USD
** Pay is based on a number of factors including market location, qualifications, skills, and experience.