Experiential Real Estate Scout - West Coast

FeverUp • Los Angeles, CA

8d • $80,000 - $85,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Fever is the world’s leading tech platform for culture and live entertainment, aiming to democratize access to culture and entertainment through its cutting-edge technology and data-driven approach. The company revolutionizes how people engage with live entertainment, inspiring over 300 million people in +55 countries monthly and empowering event creators. Fever has partnered with major industry leaders like Netflix, F.C. Barcelona, and Primavera Sound. The company is seeking experienced, passionate, and critical-thinking individuals to join its team and help shape the future of entertainment. As part of the Fever Originals team, the role involves using data and insights to create unique events and experiences. The Experiential Real Estate Scout will support Project Managers and Producers in delivering high-quality experiences, requiring flexibility, creativity, attention to detail, and the ability to meet deadlines within budget. The ideal candidate has a proven track record in assessing buildings and spaces, building relationships, and working with vendors and stakeholders, as well as experience leading teams, tracking performance, and synthesizing information. The role is responsible for the due diligence of base buildings, maintaining a venue database, and sourcing and securing venues that enhance audience experience through authenticity and visual flair. Managing facilities requirements of venues, strong communication, and negotiation skills are critical. The candidate will be a self-starter with strong interpersonal and project management skills, identifying challenges and opportunities with venues to provide production teams with insights for budget-conscious and operationally sound event planning.

Requirements

• Track record in property or venue negotiations, facilities management, or live event production management.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Pride on your network, negotiation skills, and willingness to explore different cities to build up a portfolio of unique and beautiful venues.
• Entrepreneurial individual, willing to be hands-on, and eager to demonstrate ownership.
• Mix of business development and operational experience.
• Passionate about the entertainment/events industry.
• Comfortable delivering results in an ambiguous environment, being exceptionally detail-oriented while looking around corners, and thinking bigger about how we create a compelling experience.
• Experience with negotiating venue contracts, and/or live events production management.
• Basic knowledge of reading floor plans, RCP, and technical drawings.
• Real Estate Experience with strong connections with brokers and/or agencies.
• Great networking skills and the ability to make smart partnerships happen.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and a proven track record of building positive working relationships.
• Highly organized and efficient.
• Time management skills are key.
• Able to think strategically and efficiently when faced with issues on-site.
• Collaborative approach and willing to get hands dirty and work on all required events tasks.
• Domestic and international travel and work across time zones may be required.
• Cultural fit is someone willing to stay humble and learn and can work nimbly.
• Welcome applications with unusual backgrounds with the expectation that the applicant will have acquired hard or soft skills and maturity throughout their experiences.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in architecture, real estate, or set design is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with all Originals / Ops / Production teams and Project Managers, bridging communication between internal and external stakeholders to provide a holistic view of venue options.
• Be responsible for due diligence of base buildings.
• Strategize and prioritize requests of high-volume venue sourcing within demanding time frames cross-regionally.
• Source venues that coincide with the Producer’s concepts & designs, conduct site visits & collate necessary documentation to assess feasibility, ensuring chosen venues are suitable from experiential and financial perspectives.
• Make sure design intent is correct and judge how design decisions will affect budget and schedule.
• Contact venues and communicate with Project Managers about initial fees, lease agreements, and terms with venue owners to use the location.
• Assist Project Managers in obtaining all fire and safety, ADA, and other governmental permits, and coordinate the logistics for the production.
• Oversee venue-related issues across multiple large projects at once, while also overseeing standards for smaller events.
• Be evaluated on how you save CAPEX and OPEX by flagging issues early on.
• Develop and maintain venue databases.
• Working with production companies or suppliers, oversee return of a venue to its original condition at the end of a project.
• Represent Fever at site visits, meetings, and local events.

Benefits

• Opportunity to have a real impact in a high-growth global category leader
• Total compensation (base + bonus included) range of between 80.000 to 85.000$
• 40% discount on all Fever events and experiences
• Health, Vision and Dental insurance
• 401k pension plan enrolment
• Responsibility from day one and professional and personal growth
• Great work environment with a young, international team of talented people to work with!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed