VP, Business & Legal Affairs

Job Summary 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 30,000 shows and 95+ 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 900 brands with the 86 million fans that attend Live Nation Entertainment events each year. For additional information, visit

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 30,000 shows and 95+ 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 900 brands with the 86 million fans that attend Live Nation Entertainment events each year. For additional information, visit

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 ROLE

The Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs will play a critical leadership role in supporting Live Nation Productions’ legal, business, and operational activities. Reporting to the Head of Film & TV, this position is responsible for managing day-to-day business and legal matters related to development and production, assisting in the oversight of projects from greenlight to delivery, and supporting senior executives in aligning LNP’s goals with the broader Live Nation organization.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO

Support the Head of Film & TV and senior leadership in managing legal and compliance matters related to film and television production, distribution, licensing, and rights acquisition. Lead negotiations for select production deals, distribution agreements, talent contracts, licensing agreements, and partnerships under the guidance of senior leadership. Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of contracts, ensuring alignment with LNP’s interests and compliance with legal standards. Coordinate with outside counsel to ensure smooth deal flow and assist in managing external legal resources. Collaborate on operational strategies to improve efficiency, resource management, and project execution, working closely with cross‑functional teams. Assist in protecting LNP’s intellectual property and rights, working alongside senior legal leadership and external legal partners. Work closely with LNP teams and Live Nation stakeholders to support the development, production, and distribution of film and television content. Provide legal and business input to the Head of Film & TV and senior management, helping assess business risks and support strategic growth initiatives. Assist in evaluating potential business opportunities, partnerships, and joint ventures as part of the larger business affairs team.

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

Significant experience (around 8–10 years) in entertainment law, covering both litigation and transactional matters, with exposure to big law and in‑house media environments. J.D. and membership in the California Bar in good standing, or eligible to register as in‑house counsel with the California Bar. Experience supporting or working on the creative (non‑legal) side of development and production in scripted television and/or film. Demonstrated management experience, including supervising team members and working cross‑functionally within an organization. Strong knowledge of the legal aspects of film and television production and familiarity with the live music or broader entertainment industry. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across legal, creative, and business teams. Highly organized, proactive, and passionate about contributing to impactful storytelling through film and television.

BENEFITS & PERKS

Our motto is ‘Taking Care of Our Own’ through six 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 is an equal opportunity employer. It hires and promotes employees based on their experience, talent, and qualifications for the job and does not tolerate discrimination toward employees based on 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. Live Nation affords 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 or an employee consistent with its legal obligations to do so. 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 or employee to determine effective reasonable accommodations, if any, which can be made in response to a request for accommodations. Applicants and employees are invited to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made to assist them to perform the essential functions of the position they seek or currently occupy. Any applicant or employee who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should contact either the hiring manager for the role or a Human Resources representative to request the opportunity to participate in a timely interactive process.

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. The expected compensation for this position is: $200,000.00 USD - $250,000.00 USD. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location, qualifications, skills, and experience. #J-18808-Ljbffr Live Nation