Director Booking

MSG Entertainment Holdings•New York City, NY

23h

About The Position

The Director Booking leads day-to-day booking strategy and calendar management for the Beacon Theatre, covering residencies, touring shows, marquee events, and special projects. The role oversees all aspects of the booking process, from identifying artists and events and coordinating with internal departments to working with promoters and industry clients, recommending event scaling, contributing to estimates, budgets, and forecasts, and overseeing final event settlements. It also focuses on strategy, project management, and operations, and calls for strong attention to detail, clear and prompt communication, teamwork, analytical problem-solving, and effective execution. The position requires discretion when handling confidential materials and company information, and includes one direct report: a Coordinator, Live Special. The Director maintains relationships with agents, managers, event producers, promoters, and artists; negotiates deals with the MSGE legal team; manages production costs and event revenue; attends P&L meetings; and works across internal teams and company functions. The role also supports event production and ancillary or sponsor needs, manages post-production wrap-up, conducts external research, develops workflow programs, facilitates meetings, prepares briefing materials and presentations, and helps provide exceptional experiences for guests, partners, and team members. This is a New York-based position requiring flexibility to work nights, weekends, holidays, and split days off, and willingness to travel to other venues as needed. Physical requirements include lifting 25 pounds, standing for long periods, and walking long distances.

Requirements

7–10 years of booking or talent-buying experience.
Extensive knowledge of music, comedy, and entertainment genres.
Established relationships with agents, managers, promoters, and other key live-entertainment stakeholders.
Knowledge of industry trends, audience demand, and the competitive marketplace.
Demonstrated P&L ownership and experience in deal structuring, scaling, and event settlements.
Strong marketing background and creative resources.
Excellent organizational and management skills.
Ability to manage multiple projects while working with cross-functional teams.
Strong teamwork and leadership skills.
Proficiency in Outlook, Excel, Word, CRM platforms such as Salesforce, ticketing systems, and data-driven decision-making tools.
Ability to stay highly organized and oversee several projects at once.
Flexibility to work nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.
Must be New York-based.
Ability to lift 25 pounds, stand for long periods, and walk long distances.
Ability to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, holidays, and split days off, and willingness to travel to other venues as needed.

Nice To Haves

Major-market venue experience preferred.
Experience mentoring or leading junior team members preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain daily communication with agents, managers, event producers and promoters, and internal clients to maximize Beacon Theatre booking opportunities.
Project-manage tasks from ideation through execution.
Maintain and update active event files, tracking estimates, contracts, insurance, ticket sales, and production logistics.
Work cross-functionally with Live Bookings, Marquee Events, Marketing, Partnerships, Finance, Legal, PR, and other MSGE stakeholders.
Facilitate communications between MSGE and event promoters, including production-related needs and issues and ancillary or sponsor needs.
Manage post-production wrap-up, coordination, and correspondence.
Develop and maintain high-level artist relationships across industries and categories.
Negotiate artist and event deals with the MSGE legal team.
Manage production costs and maximize event revenue.
Attend P&L meetings with Facilities and Finance.
Conduct external research and stay current on relevant industry and marketplace trends.
Implement short- and long-term programs and processes to optimize department workflow.
Organize and facilitate meetings, including preparing agendas, taking notes and action items, drafting correspondence, and following up on action items.
Serve as a liaison to cross-functional groups across the company.
Provide exceptional experiences for guests, partners, and team members, adhering to appearance and presentation guidelines while on-site.
Compile, author, and edit briefing materials and build presentations as requested.
Oversee one direct report, the Coordinator, Live Special.