LN Concerts, Production Manager

Live Nation Entertainment • New York, NY

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About The Position

Live Nation Concerts is seeking a Production Manager for its New York City Production Department. The role oversees the execution, management, and administration of production operations for Live Nation-operated and third-party venues in the region, including amphitheaters, arenas, and stadiums. The Production Manager collaborates with operations, talent management, and finance teams and liaises with clients, event planners, performing talent, venues, technical and site vendors, labor unions, and other stakeholders to support successful front- and back-of-house event operations.

The position is directly responsible for managing more than 75 shows annually, with some regional travel required. The Production Manager handles projects from planning through execution, including on-site work from load-in to load-out, and must adapt to fast-paced, changing environments while maintaining quality, leadership, and teamwork. The expected compensation is $92,000 to $115,000 USD. Pay depends on factors including market location, qualifications, skills, and experience.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of production management experience across varied venue types and event scales.
• Proven project management and planning expertise, including the ability to manage multiple events simultaneously.
• Strong leadership and decision-making skills, particularly under pressure and with limited information.
• Proficiency with Windows and Mac OS applications, including Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, OneNote, and SharePoint.
• Exceptional organizational, written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and maintain composure in fast-paced environments.
• Experience procuring vendors, such as staging, audio, lighting, and video providers, and managing staff, services, and budgets.
• Flexible schedule and availability for nights, weekends, holidays, and regional travel as needed.
• Ability to communicate diplomatically with clients, vendors, and artist representatives.
• Adaptability to new technologies, workflows, and evolving event environments.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting live events, entertainment, music, production, hospitality, or another project-based industry.
• Familiarity with QuickBooks, PEX, DocuSign, Dropbox, and spreadsheet-based tracking tools.
• Experience with accounts payable, vendor onboarding, payroll coordination, contractor agreements, or expense reconciliation.
• Experience coordinating meetings, calendars, staffing details, and cross-functional project follow-up.
• Familiarity with event budgets, project codes, cost allocations, or post-event closeout processes.
• Comfort working collaboratively in an environment where priorities can change quickly.

Responsibilities

• Oversee on-stage, backstage, technical, and site planning aspects of events.
• Advance and obtain key technical information, including venue specifications, production needs, rider requirements, staging, and capacity changes.
• Develop and maintain production documents, including site drawings, on-sale layouts, timelines, schedules, and artist riders.
• Prioritize settlement of shows.
• Produce events across venue sizes ranging from clubs and theaters to amphitheaters, arenas, and stadiums.
• Manage technical production elements, including stage, sound, video, lighting, backline, broadcast, and labor crews.
• Support site operations, including power, heavy equipment, traffic flow, crowd control, sanitation, permitting, and engineering.
• Track and assist with budget management for assigned responsibilities.
• Lead multiple projects from planning through execution, including on-site presence from load-in to load-out.
• Maintain consistent communication with stakeholders and senior leadership through meetings, calls, and emails.
• Facilitate interdepartmental coordination and follow up on action items from internal and external meetings.
• Foster a positive, collaborative environment for planning teams.
• Contribute to event debriefs, including financial settlement notes and recommendations for future improvements.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, dental, and mental health benefits for employees and their families.
• Access to a health care concierge and Flexible Spending Accounts or Health Savings Accounts.
• Free concert tickets.
• 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.
• Fertility, adoption, foster, or surrogacy support.
• Career and skill development programs through School of Live.
• Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment.
• Volunteer time off.
• Crowdfunding match.

What This Job Offers

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