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House of Blues Guest Experience Manager in Wilmington, North Carolina
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.
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
Venue Nation is seeking a Guest Experience Manager for Live Oak Pavilion and Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre. The Experience Manager will be responsible for administering various corporate and venue designed initiatives that support employee engagement and recognition programs, and guest service-related initiatives.
WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO
Manage Guest Ambassador department.
Assist the Venue Recruiter with department hiring needs, such as conducting interviews.
Work with Payroll/Scheduling Manager to fill open positions for shows.
Creates position placement templates for crew members.
Understands the venue entrance process to provide support and information to the Guest Ambassador team, such as bag check process and prohibited items.
Oversee Ready Credit operations, including cash handling and card inventory management.
Coordinate laundry pick up/drop off schedules and collect/track invoices.
Manage uniform inventory and order new articles when needed.
Orders all Live Nation name badges and creates the in-house credentials.
Oversee the Lost & Found, including managing phone calls and emails pertaining to the Lost & Found to coordinate pick-up of claimed items.
Assist in returning phone calls from Zoom voicemails received through email.
Manage the Medallia account for both venues, including reading and responding to feedback as well as escalating concerns with appropriate.
Coordinate the parking needs for crew members, including supplying parking passes, creating parking schedules for the parking company, and sending proper communication to staff with important parking information and updates.
Knowledge of the AtVenue system to assist when needed.
Create and distribute crew newsletters with fun and important information.
Coordinate the timing and scheduling of pre-shift food for staff at Live Oak Bank Pavilion and provide snacks for staff at Greenfield Lake Amp.
Schedule food deliveries for Chair Days.
Keep crew member break space clean and organized, order supplies as needed.
Create day of show sheets for all shows at both venues.
Have first concert certificates or other “first” celebrations methods handy.
Provide and track crew member recognition.
Coordinate crew member appreciation events such as show day treats or movie nights.
Plan and coordinate end of season party.
Send detailed staff wide emails to include any and all-important updates related to the ever-changing atmosphere of concert venues.
WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING
A natural interest in helping others and a heart for service. As well as a passion for delivering engaging and memorable fan experiences.
Must be able to maintain composure and organization in an often hectic and loud environment.
Be flexible and approach the job with a one team mentality no matter the task.
Proficient computer skills required including the ability to use Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and CANVA.
A positive outlook, strong communication skills including public speaking or meeting facilitation skills and the ability to engage others.
Strong problem-solving skills and demonstrated experience finding creative, yet viable solutions.
1-3 years’ plus of work experience in a comparable role.
Position requires constant physical activity such as walking, climbing stairs, lifting, and carrying equipment.
Must be able to lift 30 lbs. using proper lifting techniques.
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 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.
**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.