General Manager

Job Description

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO
• Establish and maintain high standards of customer service for staff, customers and vendors in venue and campground
• 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
• Collaborate with partner festival operators to create, implement and maintain venue setup plans
• Oversee interactions 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
• Manage overall expenses of concerts to maximize profits while protecting the guest, artist, and crew experience
• Develop and oversee long and short-term plans for development and expansion
• Ensure plans and implementation of appropriate on-site housing options for staff and guests
• Manage relationship with Grant County, State, and municipal governments and first responders, as well as 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 – 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 venue rental 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
• Perform and execute timely financial Flash Reports after events. Understanding and ability to 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
• Day to day management of all venue vendors/subcontractors – HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, Landscaping, Cleaning, Security, Trash/Recycling
• Responsible for meeting staffing levels and budget targets for each event
• Ensures advance contact for each show with tour/event security directors. Fulfills tour security requirements
• 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

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.

The expected compensation for this position is:
$120,000.00 USD - $150,000.00 USD
** Pay is based on a number of factors including market location, qualifications, skills, and experience.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g4vmx7-3-147-60-29-42 in your application.