Venue Merchandise Specialist at CU1 Amphitheatre- Tinley Park

Live Nation Entertainment • Tinley Park, IL

3d • $15 • Onsite

About The Position

Are you someone that enjoys working in a fast-moving environment? Do you enjoy live music? Do you enjoy working with a team of people supporting a common goal? Are you someone that thrives in guest interaction roles? Then the Live Nation Merchandise Specialist position may be the right opportunity for you. Merchandise Specialists are directly supervised by the venue’s Merchandise Manager. They arrive at a concert venue on show day and immediately jump into motion. Artist merchandise needs to be inventoried, distributed, and displayed for sale. When the gates open, fans rush into the venue to buy their shirts, hats, and posters, and they flock to you. You fulfill their orders quickly and carefully while taking the time to make each fan smile. After the show is over, you help the team reassemble the remaining merchandise. Once reconciliation is complete and the merchandise returned to the Artist, you head home, knowing you put in a full day’s work.

Requirements

• Specialists are detail oriented, supporting accuracy and completeness in order fulfillment
• Specialists are quick thinking and able to respond to guest requests
• Specialists are guest oriented, focusing on their requests
• Specialists must be team-driven, working as part of a larger unit
• Specialists need the ability to interact with guests politely
• Specialists should be self-starters that do not require significant supervision
• Specialists must have basic math skills – addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
• Must be able to available for the entire concert day, with shifts as long as 15 hours (with breaks)
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time
• Must be able to lift up to a 50 pound box
• Must be able to work in outdoor environments in potential extreme temperatures
• Must have a working understanding of touch-screen based systems
• Must be 18 years of age

Nice To Haves

• Guest service positions desirable
• Retail sales backgrounds not necessary
• Positions that leverage customer service or hospitality
• Prior experience is not as important as the appropriate attitude and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

• Provide an exceptional merchandise purchasing experience for all guests and fans in Live Nation venues
• Fulfill the order of guests in a timely fashion, ensuring they receive the correct items and sizes as requested
• Accurately ring-up guest purchases in Live Nation’s sales system
• Act as a brand ambassador for Live Nation, its local sponsors, and the venue
• Participate in inventory count-in and count-out procedures
• Create visually appealing displays and price items correctly
• Complete sales transactions for each guest
• Support successful sales operations at each event
• Contribute to a positive work environment
• Perform physical duties as required by the role, such as moving equipment or transferring merchandise between locations
• Take direction from their supervisor, the venue’s Merchandise Manager

Benefits

• generous vacation
• healthcare
• retirement benefits
• student loan repayment
• tuition reimbursement
• six months of paid caregiver leave for new parents including fostering and perks like Roadie Babies helping new parents care for their babies on work trips
• access to free live events through our exclusive employee ticketing program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees