LN Venues, Venue Marketing Manager - Punch Line Dallas

Venue Marketing Manager

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 620 million tickets sold annually and approximately 10,000 clients worldwide. Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than 50,000 events annually for nearly 7,000 artists in 40+ countries. These businesses allow Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to create strategic music marketing programs that connect more than 1,200 sponsors with the 145 million fans that attend Live Nation Entertainment events each year.

Live Nation's Concerts Division is where tours are born, artists come to life, and fans get to experience the rush of live entertainment. 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 entertainment is our passion and where we find our common ground. There has never been a better time to join Live Nation.

Who Are You?

You are a passionate and motivated contributor with an enthusiasm for comedy and hospitality. You are driven, with and have an entrepreneurial spirit and are not afraid to roll up your sleeves to get the job done. For you, no task is too big or small, you have an attitude of teamwork and collaborate well with your peers. You are 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

The Venue Marketing Manager reports directly to the Head of Comedy Clubs Marketing. This person will be responsible for creating marketing plans including: advertising, promotions, PR, social media and media buying for Live Nation comedy shows, including developing and executing events and non-traditional programming in and around the venue. The Marketing Manager needs to track spends and allocate funds for individual show budgets. Additionally, the Marketing Manager should possess and build strong relationships and communicate with partners throughout the markets.

What This Role Will Do

Be familiar with the Dallas Fort Worth area and outlying markets, including relationship building efforts with key media and local influencers

Prepare and execute unique, comprehensive marketing and promotional campaigns for comedy shows

Implement digital marketing & social media strategies including the distribution of targeted e-cards, newsletters to the Punch Line databases & social media engagement/content management

Create brand marketing plans and identify strategic marketing partners and opportunities

Work with extended team members to coordinate effective promotions and take advantage of related promotional inventory

Buy media including but not limited to, digital, social (Meta, TikTok, YouTube, etc.), radio, TV, print and outdoor

Develop, monitor, and adjust advertising budgets as needed

Coordinate street team and grassroots marketing efforts with local market contacts

Craft, distribute and track press releases to media outlets

Work closely with the team to create and implement ticketing promotions and programs

Coordinate pre-show/day of show press with independent publicists and managers

Create, develop, and implement additional content for dark nights including but not limited to local live showcases, open mic nights, neighborhood events and tentpole programming

Plan and execute pre and post-show events in and around the venue

Capture real-time, night of show coverage for venue marketing and social channels

What This Person Will Bring

3-5 years experience in entertainment industry marketing Experience/knowledge with entertainment marketing and event planning

Experience managing and building social media channels for a brand

Strong computer skills

Is a creative thinker and proactive nature

Team-oriented with a collaborative work approach

Results-focused and solution-oriented mindset

Excellent communication skills; verbal and written

Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

Ability to troubleshoot and problem solve independently

Graphic design experience a plus

This is a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidates will have extensive comedy knowledge, show and event marketing experience, familiarity with the market, thick skin and able to work at a quick pace.

Benefits & 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 network

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.