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Promoter Assistant

  • Full Time
  • London, UK
  • Posted 4 years ago
  • TBC
  • Closes December 6, 2019
  • Applications have closed.

livenation Live Nation

The UK Promoting department is responsible for Promoting thousands of concerts throughout the UK every year. From worldwide headline acts to up and coming new talent, our promoters look after artists across all genres of music in a variety of clubs, theatres, arena and stadium. Our most recent additions to the Promoting team are looking for a hard working individual to assist them on all aspects of this incredibly busy and fast moving business.

Live Nation, part of Live Nation Entertainment is the largest live entertainment company in the world, consisting of five businesses: concert promotion and venue operations, sponsorship, ticketing solutions, eCommerce and artist management. Live Nation seeks to innovate and enhance the live entertainment experience for artists and fans before, during and after the show.

Responsibilities:

  • Sourcing availabilities with venues and routing tours
  • Managing holds, challenging dates, keeping records of what is held
  • Gathering venue and tour information to prepare accurate tour costings and budget templates
  • Confirming shows with stakeholders, sending and updating tour itineraries
  • Processing show sign offs and placing insurance for shows
  • Working closely with the office administrator to ensure artist/venue contracts and work permits are processed in timely manner
  • To project tour sales and keep up to date with ongoing tours from confirmation to show date – highlighting problem areas
  • Answer and direct phone calls
  • Updating and sending guest Lists
  • Updating reps with correct info
  • Raising invoices
  • Occasionally booking travel, hotels etc. and diary coordination
  • Dealing with all incoming queries from internal departments (accounts, ticketing, marketing etc.) and external contacts (agents, venues, other promoters, etc.)
  • To work with Promoter and develop new talent and aim to bring artists into LN covering a number of genres
  • On occasion you will be required to attend shows in evenings and on weekends

Skills / Knowledge / Experience:

  • Effective Communicator
  • Ability to work spreadsheets and databases – good working knowledge of MS Office
  • Ability to plan & organise own workload in an incredibly fast paced environment
  • Knowledge of venue/general touring industry and a keen interest in music/concerts would be advantageous
  • Ability to establish and develop relationships within the Music industry
  • Experience with putting on events/concerts

Behaviours:

  • Attention to Detail
  • Self-motivated team player
  • Flexible approach
  • Good interpersonal, relationship management and negotiation skills
  • Ability to lead from the front showing best practice across all disciplines