Who are we?
Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment and eCommerce company, comprised of four market leaders: Ticketmaster.com, Live Nation Concerts, Artist Nation and Live Nation Network.  Ticketmaster.com is the global event ticketing leader and one of the world’s top five eCommerce sites, with over 27 million monthly unique visitors.  Live Nation Concerts produces over 22,000 shows annually for more than 2,300 artists globally.  Artist Nation is the world’s top artist management company, representing over 250 artists.  These businesses power Live Nation Network, the leading provider of entertainment marketing solutions, enabling over 800 advertisers to tap into the 200 million consumers Live Nation delivers annually through its live event and digital platforms. For additional information, visit www.livenation.com/investors.

Founded in 2007 by Gary Richards, HARD Events is a leading global electronic music promotion and production company that is behind the major American music festivals HARD SUMMER, DAY OF THE DEAD, as well as the epic international festival at sea HOLY SHIP! Committed to empowering and expanding the electronic music space, HARD continues to stick to their ethos that has guided their vision since before the first event in 2007: Electronic music should be heavy, aggressive and relentless, with attitude that’s more punk rock then peace and love. HARD’s expanding network includes Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Denver, Canada, Australia, London, Tokyo. Las Vegas. (www.HARDFEST.com)

Who are you?
Passionate and motivated.  Driven, with an entrepreneurial spirit.  Resourceful, innovative, forward thinking and committed. At Live Nation Entertainment/Insomniac, our people embrace these qualities, so if this sounds like you then please read on!

The Role:

HARD Events is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Director of Marketing to oversee the development and execution of effective marketing strategies and campaigns to meet company objectives.

He/she will have experience in a high-pace/competitive environment and consumer insights to inform marketing plans.  The Director of Marketing will be an expert in leading development of marketing plans and briefs in order to align senior leadership and supervise a team of fellow colleagues.

Responsibilities:

• Conceptualize and execute effective marketing strategies, plans and briefs
• Design and execute digital marketing campaign strategies custom tailored for company festivals, one-off events, tours, and other digital properties, ensuring that audiences are aligned with top business priorities and goals, including: CRM, revenue, interest, awareness, loyalty and satisfaction
• Evaluate executions during and after campaign launch for optimization
• Oversee junior members of marketing team by clearly stating goals and objectives; maintaining open communication; and motivating to accomplish tasks
• Oversee creation and day-to-day maintenance of company digital properties such as HARDfest.com, festival specific micro-sites, mobile apps, and social media platforms
• Lead creative process for marketing campaigns; deliver critical analysis based on consumer insights and campaign objectives; present recommendations to senior leadership and gain alignment in order to stay on timeline
• Liaise with company’s creative team, both graphic-design and multi-media asset creation, in order to ensure all marketing assets are created to company’s standard and needs
• Demonstrate technical marketing skills and high-levels of company product knowledge
• Develop and deliver campaign recaps, updates and brand reporting with accuracy and in a timely manner; recommendations for future execution
• Manage the day-to-day marketing plan implementation and budgets
• Manage relationships with outside media/PR agencies, publishers & vendors and partners
• Work closely with internal talent booking, design, production & social team 
• Execute all initiatives through direct reports and close management of outside media partners
• Analyze and make recommendations for potential strategic partner relationships for brands and promotions
• Lead on-site executions at events to exploit presence and further brand storytelling
• Track, analyze, and present metrics to marketing leadership with insights on impact to company and clear recommendations on how to move forward
• Build trust, collaborate/value others, communicate effectively (written and oral), drive execution, foster innovation, solve problems creatively and demonstrate integrity
• Support strategic business objectives by infusing digital recommendations into broader marketing plans

Education & Experience:

• Minimum 4-year Bachelor’s degree, MBA preferred but not required
• Must have at least 5 years of relevant Brand Marketing experience. Experience in live music events a must
• Global/international brand experience a plus
• Must have a passion for music

Requirements & Expectations:

• World class marketing campaign experience a MUST
• Creative and production experience essential across various forms of media
• Highly adaptive and proactive problem solving critical to success
• Attends and works company events (domestic/international travel expected)
• Adheres to all requirements for confidentiality of corporate, strategic and marketing information
• Communicates effectively and courteously with all contacts – internal/external
• Organizes workload throughout the day to meet project timelines
• Uses personal vehicle to travel to business engagements; may travel out of town on business
• Must have clean criminal and driving record, current license, passport, and car insurance
• Works evening and weekend hours as needed to meet deadlines and works effectively under high level of pressure and demanding time lines
• Assists with other duties as assigned on a regular or occasional basis

Computer & Equipment Skills:

• Has excellent knowledge of computer operations and software on either MAC or PC and works with a high degree of accuracy
• Expert level user of Microsoft Office; use of Marketing & Research tools

If the above description sounds like you and fits your background, apply online athttp://www.livenation.com/careers/index.html to join the Live Nation Entertainment team today!

Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Live Nation Entertainment strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

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 Entertainment recruitment policies are designed to place the most highly qualified persons available in a timely and efficient manner. Live Nation Entertainment may pursue all avenues available, including promotion from within, employee referrals, outside advertising, employment agencies, Internet recruiting, job fairs, college recruiting and search firms.