LN Concerts, Production Manager

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

The New York City Production Department is looking for a Production Manager who oversees the execution, management, and administration of production operations for all Live Nation-operated and third-party venues, including amphitheaters, arenas and stadiums in the region. Collaborating with the operations, talent management, and finance teams, the department plays a crucial role in liaising with clients, event planners, performing talent, venues, technical and site vendors, labor unions, and other key stakeholders to ensure the success of all events, both front and back of house.

The ideal Production Manager will have the ability to handle multiple projects and adapt to fast-paced, changing environments while maintaining quality and demonstrating exemplary leadership and teamwork. The candidate will be directly responsible for managing 75+ shows annually, and some travel within the region will be required.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO

• •Oversee all on-stage, backstage, technical, and site planning aspects of events.
• •Advance and obtain key technical information, including venue specs, production needs, rider requirements, staging, and capacity changes.
• •Develop and maintain production documents such as site drawings, on-sale layouts, timelines, schedules, and artist riders.
• •Settlement of shows would be high priorty
• •Produce events across a range of venue sizes—from clubs and theaters to amphitheaters arenas and stadiums.
• •Manage technical production elements (e.g., stage, sound, video, lighting, backline, broadcast, labor crews).
• •Support site operations (e.g., power, heavy equipment, traffic flow, crowd control, sanitation, permitting, and engineering).
• •Track and assist with budget management for assigned responsibilities.
• •• Lead multiple projects from planning through execution, including on-site presence from load-in to load-out.
• •• Maintain consistent communication with stakeholders and senior leadership through meetings, calls, and emails.
• •• Facilitate interdepartmental coordination and follow up on action items from internal and external meetings.
• •• Foster a positive, collaborative environment for planning teams.
• •• Contribute to event debriefs, including financial settlement notes and recommendations for future improvements.
• •• Perform additional duties as assigned.

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

5+ years of production management experience across varied venue types and event scales

Proven project management and planning expertise, with the ability to manage multiple events simultaneously

Strong leadership and decision-making skills, especially under pressure and with limited information

Proficiency in both Windows and Mac OS applications (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, OneNote, SharePoint)

Exceptional organizational and communication skills—written, verbal, and interpersonal

Ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and maintain composure in fast-paced environments

Experience procuring vendors (e.g., staging, audio, lighting, video) and managing staff, services, and budgets

Flexible schedule with availability for nights, weekends, holidays, and regional travel as needed

Skilled in diplomatic communication with clients, vendors, and artist representatives

Adaptability to new technologies, workflows, and evolving event environments

Preferred Qualifications

• •Experience supporting live events, entertainment, music, production, hospitality, or another project-based industry.
• •Familiarity with QuickBooks, PEX, DocuSign, Dropbox, and spreadsheet-based tracking tools.
• •Experience with accounts payable, vendor onboarding, payroll coordination, contractor agreements, or expense reconciliation.
• •Experience coordinating meetings, calendars, staffing details, and cross-functional project follow-up.
• •Familiarity with event budgets, project codes, cost allocations, or post-event closeout processes.
• •Comfort working in a collaborative environment where priorities can change quickly.

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, 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 i