Tour Coordinator

Manhead•Nashville, TN

27d

About The Position

Collaborate with Brand Managers to develop compelling tour merchandise lines that maximize sales and profits while maintaining creative integrity, cohesive branding, and product quality. Prepare tour projections for both clients and Artist Relations for financial planning and new artist signings. Hire and manage day-to-day operations of road managers, staff, and vendors, such as trucking, trailers, 3rd party vend teams etc. Liaise with artist managers to help communicate the viability of certain products, determine storage space, and trouble-shoot issues on the road as they arise. Forecast on-site sales leveraging ticket counts and historical data to accurately replenish inventory levels throughout the tour cycle. Work closely with the Tour Logistics Coordinator to traffic all product shipments to venues and warehousing facilities. Work with Manhead’s accounting team to ensure accurate, timely, and complete venue collections and client settlements. Sporadically travel to concerts, festivals, pop-up shops and award shows to ensure visual merchandising, logistics and quality standards are upheld. Help identify and manage international touring partners. Work closely with Manhead’s tour warehouse manager to reconcile ending inventory and liquidate excess stock through all sales channels.

Requirements

3+ years of experience working in tour and event merchandising for independent and major label recording artists.
Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet ambitious deadlines.
Proficient in inventory and project management, tools such as Atvenu, ShipHero, Monday, Excel, QuickBase, and Tallie a plus
Broad knowledge of all music merchandising verticals, including E-commerce, Retail/Licensing, and VIP Ticketing.
Must have a strong pulse on music-fashion trends and a deep understanding of fan demographics across rock, country, hip-hop and Pop music genres.

Nice To Haves

Existing relationships with vendors, suppliers and 3rd party logistics companies preferred but not required.
Bachelor’s degree in business management, accounting or marketing is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Brand Managers to develop compelling tour merchandise lines
Prepare tour projections for both clients and Artist Relations
Hire and manage day-to-day operations of road managers, staff, and vendors
Liaise with artist managers
Forecast on-site sales leveraging ticket counts and historical data
Work closely with the Tour Logistics Coordinator to traffic all product shipments
Work with Manhead’s accounting team to ensure accurate, timely, and complete venue collections and client settlements
Sporadically travel to concerts, festivals, pop-up shops and award shows
Help identify and manage international touring partners
Work closely with Manhead’s tour warehouse manager to reconcile ending inventory and liquidate excess stock