LN Concerts, General ManagerWHO 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.THE JOBWe are seeking a General Manager in Virginia Beach, VA to oversee business operations ensuring that the venue and all related matters operate within the scope of Live Nation standards, policies and procedures.WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO
- Establish and maintain high standards of customer service for staff, customers and vendors
- Identify and maximize revenue drivers while optimizing the overall guest and artist experience
- Collaborate with Marketing, Premium Seat Sales, Food and Beverage team, and Sponsorship to create innovative offerings that drive incremental revenue growth, fan and partner engagement, and profitability
- Manage overall expenses of concerts to maximize profits while protecting the guest and artist experience
- Oversee food and beverage and merchandise performance and strategies (point of sale ratio, variety, etc.)
- Hires, trains and schedules full and part-time employees, and work closely with all subcontractors and/or third-party vendors.
- Promote and establish rental events in the venue.
- Works closely with Live Nation promoters and operations and provides direction on standards and compliance
- Coordinates and facilitates event set-up with operations
- Performs and executes successful settlement of events
- Performs and executes timely Flash Reports after events
- Forecasts in ROME, operational and production expenses, as well as ancillary revenue streams.
- Coordinates day of event activities and matters
- Excellent working knowledge of Health & Safety
- Implements and complies with the companies' audit procedures
- Ensures that employees performance is monitored and reviewed accordingly
- Management of employee attendance records, for all employees
- Any other reasonable duties as required by the executive management
- Work closely with key civic governmental departments, as well as interaction with the community in general
- This position typically supervises a number of exempt and non-exempt positions
- Day to day management of all venue vendors/subcontractors - HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, Cleaning, Security, Trash/Recycling
- Responsible for meeting staffing levels and budget targets for each event
- Generate Operations costs flash report following each event
- Work with all other departments to help fulfill needed requirements
- Advance each show with tour security directors and fulfill tour security requirements
- On site for each event prior to load in and until load out
- Other duties as assignedWHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING
- Minimum 5 years experience as a general manager or operations manager in a hospitality related business
- Must have extensive background in event sales and promotion
- 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 situationsBENEFITS & PERKS - Our motto is 'Taking Care of Our Own' through 6 pillars of benefits:
- HEALTH: Medical, Dental and Vision benefits for you and your family, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
- YOURSELF: Paid time off policy including holidays, sick time and day off for your birthday, free concert tickets
- WEALTH: 401(k) program with company match, Stock Program Reimbursement
- FAMILY: New parent programs & support including caregiver leave and baby bonus, infertility support
- CAREER: Tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment internal growth and development programs & trainings
- OTHERS: Volunteer time off, crowdfunding networkEQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYWe 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.HIRING PRACTICESThe preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. #J-18808-Ljbffr