Associate Counsel, Media & Sponsorship

This is a Full Time Job

THE JOB

We are seeking an Associate Counsel-level attorney to oversee and manage a large volume of commercial agreements for the Live Nation Media & Sponsorship division, focusing on sponsorship, promotion, artist, influencer, vendor, and event production agreements.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO
• Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements based on the needs of the Live Nation Media & Sponsorship division, including sponsorship, promotion, artist, content, social media, and licensing relationships
• Communicate regularly with the division's sales teams, artist rights team, experiential team, venue and operational stakeholders, as well as other legal teams within Live Nation
• Provide general in-house legal services to and advise the Live Nation Media & Sponsorship division's sales and other operational units regarding legal prudency, contracting structure and enforcement, risk management, and corporate policies and interests
• Create and update templates, legal playbooks and other relevant in-house documents for new and existing relationship types

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING
• Juris Doctor degree and member of the Texas, California or New York State Bar in good standing
• Minimum of four (4) years as a practicing attorney
• Prior in-house or business-side experience in concert or other live entertainment business
• Significant transactional experience negotiating and structuring a variety of live entertainment-relevant commercial agreements
• Strong knowledge of the ethical considerations surrounding AI in the legal context, including confidentiality, accuracy, and bias prevention
• Excellent communication skills; strong ability to build and maintain relationships
• Must work effectively in a fast-paced environment, interacting regularly with team and peer attorneys, sales teams and senior management
• Must be able to organize and manage a large volume of assignments with a high degree

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

We aspire to build teams that reflect and support the fans and artists we serve. Every day we aim to promote environments where everyone can be themselves, contribute fully, and thrive within our company and at our events. As a growing business we will encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from the talented people you will be working with.

We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act and consistent with other similar and / or applicable laws in other areas.

We also afford equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability. For this reason, Live Nation will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant consistent with its legal obligations to do so, including reasonable accommodations related to pregnancy in accordance with applicable local, state and / or federal law. As part of its commitment to make reasonable accommodations, Live Nation also wishes to participate in a timely, good faith, interactive process with a disabled applicant to determine effective reasonable accommodations, if any, which can be made in response to a request for accommodations. Applicants are invited to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made to assist them to perform the essential functions of the position they seek. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should contact a Human Resources Representative to request the opportunity to participate in a timely interactive process. Live Nation will also provide reasonable religious accommodations on a case-by-case basis.

HIRING PRACTICES
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Live Nation recruitment policies are designed to place the most highly qualified persons available in a timely and efficient manner. Live Nation may pursue all avenues available, including promotion from within, employee referrals, outside advertising, employment agencies, internet recruiting, job fairs, college recruiting and search firms. Live Nation may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support application screening and assessment. All hiring decisions are made with human review.