LN Concerts, Concept Designer

Live Nation Entertainment • New York, NY

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About The Position

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. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com. 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 Direct the development of assigned venue concepts from ideation through execution while collaborating closely with and reporting to the Head of Concept Studio to ensure alignment with overall studio vision and standards. This is a senior role within the Concept Studio requiring both creative and technical fluency. The Concept Director plays a key role in translating brand and experiential strategy into physical environments across global projects while helping maintain and improve the highest creative standards across the Concept Studio and Blueprint pipeline.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design, Architecture, or related discipline; advanced degree a plus
• 12+ years of experience in hospitality, retail, entertainment, experiential, or branded environments
• Proven experience leading concepts from ideation through execution and opening phases
• Strong understanding of drawing sets and shop drawings
• Ability to redmark drawings and communicate design intent clearly to technical teams
• Experience collaborating with architects, consultants, vendors, and internal stakeholders
• Ability to translate vision into executable direction
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple workstreams
• Strong verbal, written, and visual communication skills
• Ability to clearly articulate ideas, feedback, and direction
• Comfortable collaborating cross-functionally
• Highly proactive, self-directed, and self-sufficient, while also receptive to direction and feedback
• Anticipates challenges and develops solutions
• Strong presentation and problem-solving skills
• Highly creative
• Required Technical Proficiency: Advanced proficiency in AI rendering, 3D visualization, and digital design tools, including Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Word
• Conceptually strong and technically literate
• Strategic yet detail-oriented
• Collaborative yet autonomous
• Creative yet solution-driven
• Demonstrated ability to elevate both project outcomes and overall studio performance.

Responsibilities

• Concept Leadership - Direct development of venue concepts from narrative through spatial expression (look and feel) and detailed concept books, including specifications (finishes, FF&E, decorative ligting, Art & Styling, etc)
• Translate concepts into built environments
• Develop briefs, mood boards, material palettes, and design intent packages
• Present concepts clearly to teams and stakeholders
• Maintain design clarity across project phases
• Hire and direct design consultants for new concepts and during development phases when required
• Understand the difference between rollout concepts and bespoke concepts, and maximize efficiency for both while preserving the ultimate look & feel and design intent
• Lifecycle Design Stewardship - Participate in projects from concept through opening
• Direct, review, and redmark drawings and shop drawings
• Ensure execution aligns with design intent (safeguard the concept)
• Identify risks and proactively propose solutions
• Support live projects when direction requires clarification
• Technical Collaboration + Execution Support - Collaborate with architecture and design teams
• Provide specification input and sourcing recommendations
• Support technical problem solving
• Balance design ambition with feasibility, cost constraints and durability
• FF&E + Material Expertise - Direct or support FF&E sourcing, specifications and schedules
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of materials and fabrication methods
• Source custom solutions and maintain vendor relationships as ressources to other teams
• Work cross-functionally with design management and procurement teams
• Studio Contribution + Leadership - Direct projects while remaining aligned with studio leadership (organize progress reviews with Head of Concept Studio)
• Operate with ownership and initiative
• Anticipate needs and initiate solutions proactively
• Contribute to studio standards and best practices
• Improve workflows and creative processes

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level