VP MSG Live

Who are we hiring? The VP Live will be responsible for primarily booking emerging and established talent for the Staged by MSG platforms and partnering with the MSG Entertainment Marketing Partnership team to build out new opportunities. This role will be responsible for all aspects of the booking process, including identifying artists and influencers, negotiating agreements, coordinating with internal departments, working with promoter and industry clients, suggesting proper scaling, assisting with the creation of show budgets and overseeing the final settlement process for events. The VP MSG Live will contribute to strategic initiatives across the Live division at MSG. This role requires a high level of attention to detail, prompt and clear communication skills, analytical problem-solving ability, and an orientation toward execution. This position will be an executive-ready, dependable, highly efficient, and reliable problem-solver who is comfortable navigating new and / or time-sensitive situations and exercises discretion related to confidential materials and company information What will you do? Identify and book talent for MSG Entertainment partnerships Partner with Marketing Partnerships team to ideate and build marketing platforms for MSG Entertainment Work cross functionally with Live bookings team, Marketing, Marketing Partnerships, finance, legal, PR and other internal MSGE stakeholders Develop and maintain high-level artist and brand relationships across all industries and categories. Must have deep relationships across all music genres and access to social media influences and hosts for events. Negotiate artist deals along with MSGE legal team Manage production costs and maximize event revenue. Attend P&L meetings with Facilities and Finance. Preview upcoming events to ensure client satisfaction, quality of guest experience as well as cost-effective execution. Follow marketing trends and emerging technologies in order to add value to future marketing partnership programs but also enhance existing ones. Preview upcoming events to ensure client satisfaction, quality of client experience as well as cost-effective execution. Seek new business opportunities and create profitable new relationships/ventures across the entertainment industry Responsible for developing and implementing top business initiatives by ensuring successful planning, execution & roll-out to accelerate growth and efficiencies across the Live organization. Responsible for synthesizing large amounts of information to transform them into insights to share with the team, conducting ad hoc relevant analysis and manage business planning, including operations, goals setting and monitoring and budgeting. Regularly conduct external research on a variety of topics and stay current on related industry and marketplace trends. Implement short and long-term programs and processes to optimize department work flow. Organize and facilitate meetings as necessary (e.g., creating agendas, taking notes and action items, drafting correspondence, and following up to see action items through to completion). Serve as a liaison to cross-functional groups across the entire company Compile, author, and edit briefing materials and build presentations as requested What do you need to succeed? 10-15 years’ experience booking and managing a venue event calendar Extensive knowledge of all musical and entertainment genres Extensive knowledge of and visibility within the artist/agent/manager community Strong marketing background and creative resources Excellent organizational and management skills Ability to multi-task various projects while working with cross-functional teams Strong teamwork and leadership skills Proficient in Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Word Ability to be highly organized and to oversee several projects at the same time. Must be flexible to work nights and weekends as needed The Company requires that all individuals, subject to certain limited exceptions, be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The Company will consider requests for reasonable accommodations regarding this requirement. Why is MSG for me? About Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (MSG Entertainment) is a leader in live entertainment. The Company presents or hosts a broad array of events in its diverse collection of venues: New York’s Madison Square Garden, Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall and Beacon Theatre; and The Chicago Theatre. MSG Entertainment is also building a new state-of-the-art venue in Las Vegas, MSG Sphere at The Venetian. In addition, the Company features the original production – the Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes – and through Boston Calling Events, produces the Boston Calling Music Festival. The Company’s two regional sports and entertainment networks, MSG Network and MSG+, deliver a wide range of live sports content and other programming. Also under the MSG Entertainment umbrella is Tao Group Hospitality, with entertainment dining and nightlife brands including: Tao, Marquee, Lavo, Beauty & Essex, Cathédrale, Hakkasan and Omnia. More information is available at www.msgentertainment.com. We invite you to create an exceptional career at MSG At MSG, we recognize the importance of upskilling employees’ talents and strengths so they can drive their careers forward. We are proud to offer a robust set of tools and resources to help employees understand their interests and purpose, harness their talents and obtain the skills they need to reach the next step in their careers. Growth and longevity for our employees are top priorities here. We value diversity and are looking for extraordinary employees of all backgrounds At MSG we value diversity and are looking for extraordinary employees of all backgrounds! MSG is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, sexual and reproductive health choices, national origin, citizenship, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. In addition to federal law mandates, MSG complies with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in all locations and will consider requests for reasonable accommodations as required.
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