LN Concerts, Communications Intern

Live Nation Worldwide•Beverly Hills, CA

4d•$17 - $20

About The Position

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. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com . 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! Are you looking for an exciting internship experience? Our paid Internship Program provides real-world experience for students who are interested in the live entertainment industry. After finishing this program, you will have gained broad experience in various aspects live entertainment business. You can also expect to apply your academic learning to real-world situations and cultivate your leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills. This is a part-time position, up to 40 hours per week. In this role you will focus on supporting & collaborating with the Concerts Communications team.

Requirements

Passion, enthusiasm, attention to detail, strong organization and writing skills.
Develop communication skills with co-workers, customers, and clients
Develop press release writing and editorial pitching skills
Develop knowledge of both online and offline press and media
Learn to manage your time in a fast-paced world with time sensitive deadlines.
Learn how the Concerts Communications team support global tours and their teams across press and media

Nice To Haves

Recent graduate or currently enrolled in an accredited College or University; Preferably in a field related to the internship you are applying for.
Recent college graduate, Junior or Senior standing
Previous experience preferred (school, internship, or professional).
Analysis and Decision Making
Building Trust
People Skills
Planning and Organization
Communication
Action Orientation
Work Standards
Microsoft Office Skills

Responsibilities

Create coverage reports for national tour announcements, promotional announcements, special local show announcements, venue opening announcements and more
Manage current media contacts and track job changes (updating contact info) for national, regional and local news outlets for inclusion in our press distribution list
Compile lists of relevant news outlets for media pitching based on artist team needs; includes lists of “top tour” articles by genre, ticket sales, region and additional benchmarks as well as help pitch our tours for coverage to these outlets
Review news coverage of our artists and/or regions prior to announcements for guidance on pitching and announce timing
Support social editorial opportunity and influencer research/ outreach, as needed
Shadow national tour announcements and local tour announcements, marketing promotional announcements and venue opening announcements
Draft first pass press releases and tour alerts, as needed
Create first passes of templates/outlines of PR documents, as needed
Maintain internal and external lists of tour lists, team capacity and ticket links
Collect editorial calendars from media and update the internal master event calendar including big entertainment events to advise on tour announcement timing and editorial opportunities
Upload press releases and tour news to the media Newsroom