Senior Director of Touring Production
AEG Live
New York, NYThis is a Part Time Job
Position Summary:
The Senior Director of Production serves as AEG's on-site representative providing strategic leadership for the operational and execution of large-scale touring productions. Serving as the senior production representative on assigned tours, this role oversees daily show operations, revenue optimization, and cross-functional coordination to maximize tour performance. The Senior Director partners with artists, promoters, venue personnel, ticketing, and production teams to drive operational excellence while ensuring accurate execution throughout the tour lifecycle.
Essential Functions:
• Lead the day-to-day operational and financial execution of assigned touring productions, serving as the senior production representative with responsibility for production delivery, show settlements, and operational decision-making.
• Drive revenue optimization by evaluating venue configurations, production layouts, and ticket inventory opportunities to maximize sellable seating while maintaining production, safety, and guest experience standards.
• Oversee daily financial settlements, expense management, and accounting activities, ensuring timely reconciliation and compliance with internal financial controls and contractual requirements.
• Coordinate cross-functional tour operations by partnering with ticketing, venue management, production, catering, temporary staffing, and other internal and external stakeholders to ensure seamless show execution.
• Provide subject matter expertise and operational leadership by developing best practices, mentoring production staff, and supporting organizational initiatives related to tour operations, financial processes, and production standards.
Required Qualifications
• Extensive experience managing large-scale touring productions, including live event operations and financial settlements.
• Strong knowledge of production accounting, revenue management, and ticketing operations.
• Demonstrated ability to make independent operational decisions in high-pressure, live event environments.
• Experience with tour settlement systems, ticketing platforms, and production management software.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams.
• Experience managing multiple complex projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including advanced Excel skills, and experience using budgeting, project management, and financial systems.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with clients, venues, and co-workers
• Excellent written, verbal and listening communication skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Self-motivated and takes initiative
• May require heavy travel for long period of time of the road
AEG reserves the right to change or modify the employee's job description whether orally or in writing, at any time during the employment relationship. AEG may require an employee to perform duties outside his/her normal description.
Employer does not offer work visa sponsorship for this position.
Salary/Benefits
$163,767 - $250,671 /year USD
This position is eligible for a bonus under the current bonus plan requirements.
Benefits
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid holidays
• Vacation and sick time
• Company paid basic life insurance
• Voluntary life insurance
• Parental leave
• 401(k) Plan (with a current employer match of 3%)
• Flexible spending and health savings account options
• Wellness offerings
Additional Information
For more than 20 years, AEG has played a pivotal role in transforming sports and live entertainment, hosting over 160 million guests annually and promoting more than 10,000 shows and 22,000 events worldwide. AEG Live, a division of AEG, is a global leader in live entertainment and event management, producing and promoting live events across the globe. The company is committed to innovation, artistry, and community, leveraging its 300 venues, leading sports franchises, marquee music brands, integrated entertainment districts, premier ticketing platform, and global sponsorship activations to create memorable moments. AEG strives to build a diverse and inclusive company that reflects the artists, athletes, and fans it hosts, supports the communities in which it operates, and minimizes its environmental impact through sustainable practices.