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.

Neste Live! was established in 1995 as a corporate sponsorship and event marketing agency, servicing the growing music festival marketplace. After years of developing successful sponsorship programs for events, Neste added the talent buying and event production elements to their stable of services offered.  “It’s All About the Experience” reigns true, as Neste Live!’s focus on customer service and their commitment to producing first-class experiences has established them as one of the top talent buying/event production and event sponsorship companies in North America. 

Neste Live! is a premier live entertainment company based in Nashville, TN, specializing in fairs, festivals, corporate events and more. We are dedicated to connecting top-tier talent with unforgettable live experiences across the country.

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

Neste Live! is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Talent Buyer to join our Fairs & Festivals Division. This individual will be responsible for maintaining strong industry relationships, managing artist bookings, and supporting fair and festival clients throughout the talent buying process. The ideal candidate will have deep knowledge of the country music industry and a passion for live events.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO

• Build and maintain strong relationships with artists’ teams, agents, publicists, and clients in the fairs and festivals space.
• Negotiate client contracts, artist offers, deal points, and terms.
• Research and recommend up-and-coming talent based on market trends and artist availability.
• Serve as a service agreement facilitator and ensure proper documentation and execution.
• Manage, Input and update internal systems, including ROME, and show folders with accurate and current event data.
• Provide marketing recommendations and consult to clients as requested.
• Coordinate advance calls and show logistics to ensure smooth execution.
• Attend select events onsite as a Neste Live! service representative.
• Review invoices and confirm payment.
• Participate in post-event reviews and provide input on future planning.
• Stay current on industry pricing and booking trends in the fair and festival space.
• Delegate tasks to the Talent Buyer Assistant as appropriate and oversee follow-through.

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

Required:

• 3+ years of experience in live entertainment or talent buying (preferably in country music or festival booking).
• Extensive knowledge of the country music genre and artist landscape.
• Strong negotiation, organizational, and communication skills.
• Experience working with booking platform ROME.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, client-facing environment.
• Willingness to travel occasionally for onsite event support.

Preferred:

• Prior experience in the fairs & festivals industry.
• Existing relationships within artist agencies and management teams.
• Working knowledge of marketing strategy for live events recommended but not required.

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.

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