LN Venues, Director of Premium Sales & Services Regional Business Development - Washington D.C.
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! The Director of PSS Regional Business Development is responsible for new business development of premium sales product on a full season basis. Additional product responsibilities will include group, membership and hospitality packages as well as other revenue-generating programs as added to the product portfolio. This sales position will be responsible for multiple amphitheater/ballroom/club sales development within an assigned region.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in sports/entertainment management, business or related field is required
- Five to ten years direct business to business sales experience, preferably in premium seat sales, sponsorship, media or sports marketing
- A proven track record in relationship building and networking skills with ability to interact effectively and professionally with all levels of an organization
- Demonstrated experience in managing sales funnel across multiple entertainment/sports properties with a sense of urgency, sometimes under a high level of pressure
- Self-starter and entrepreneurial spirit with hands-on approach towards new business development
- Highly motivated, naturally assertive, with a positive attitude
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience with Archtics and KORE/Salesforce.com is a plus
Responsibilities
- Actively prospect to new customers via in person appointments, phone calls, email/prospecting marketing campaigns and virtual presentations to sell full season and group/membership hospitality ticket packages
- Meet and exceed specific levels of activity, appointments and revenue goals while exceeding the guest expectation
- Actively partner with Director of CRM to prospect new opportunities as well as manage assigned campaigns
- Prospect and cultivate new sales leads through creative lead generation methods, as well as follow up on leads generated from the premium ticket website while maintaining an active sales pipeline
- Work in partnership with the Director of Premium Sales & Service as well as Sales Coordinator to cover specific shows to network with current and prospective guests to ensure the show experience is exceeding expectations
- Enter all pertinent customer interaction information in KORE/Salesforce.com for efficient reporting and historical data purposes
- Report directly to the Regional Director
Benefits
- 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)
- Free concert tickets
- Generous paid time off including paid holidays, sick time, and personal days
- 401(k) program with company match
- Stock reimbursement program
- New parent programs including caregiver leave, plus fertility, adoption, foster, or surrogacy support
- Career and skill development programs with School of Live, tuition reimbursement, and student loan repayment
- Volunteer time off
- Crowdfunding match
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
