Booking Assistant

This is a Part Time Job

Ln Comedy, Booking Assistant

THE JOB

This position assists the VP of Touring and their team in all necessary aspects. This includes office administration, contract administration, tour settlement as well as tour and venue production. This is a full time (40 hours per week), temp to hire position. The temporary period will last for three months. At the end of the three months, full-time employment may be offered.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO
• Provide daily support to VPs of Comedy Touring, and other members of the touring team, which includes but is not limited to:
• Answering phones
• Schedule and calendar upkeep
• Monthly expenses
• Book travel
• Create and prepare deal sheets in Rome
• Professionally communicate and collect information with artist agencies and management
• Place holds, manage tour calendars, confirm dates for artist tours
• Obtain all details and show information from artist representatives and act as communications liaison between artist and venues
• Coordinate with artist and internal staff to set up all announce and on sale dates
• Complete and distribute Show Confirmations and Event Status Sheets to internal staff, venues and partners
• Update and maintain offer templates, venue and artist info in Rome
• Create reports as needed and distribute to pertinent internal and external stakeholders
• Partner with local and national ticketing and contract reps to ensure tour data is accurate
• Execute artist contracts and venue leases per company guidelines and return to artist agencies and venue partners
• Complete artist deposit payments
• Complete artist and venue show settlements night of show and post show as needed. Deliver all completed settlement information to finance team
• Manage show files to ensure all essential documents are present prior to day of show. Including but not limited to headliner and support contracts, riders, and W9's.
• Assist with industry and guest ticketing requests and serve as liaison on site as needed
• Complete other duties and projects as assigned

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING
• Strong verbal/written communication, phone etiquette, computers (Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), Photoshop or similar programs
• Comedy industry or talent agency experience highly preferred
• Experience with systems such as Ticketmaster and SalesForce is a plus
• Ability to engage in positive interaction with co-workers, executives and high-level industry professionals; prioritize, organize, problem solve, follow-up, communicate and diffuse possibly volatile situations with tact
• Ability to multi-task daily, be organized, detail-oriented, self-driven, forecast issues and handle last-minute projects to meet deadlines
• Strong attention to detail
• Fast learner with a strong work ethic and a high sense of responsibility in an ever-changing environment.
• Must be able to handle sensitive matters and exercise excellent judgment.
• Passionate about comedy and the live business

BENEFITS & PERKS - Our motto is 'Taking Care of Our Own' through 6 pillars of benefits:
• HEALTH: Medical, Dental and Vision benefits for you and your family, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
• YOURSELF: Paid time off policy including holidays, sick time and day off for your birthday, free concert tickets
• WEALTH: 401(k) program with company match, Stock Program Reimbursement
• FAMILY: New parent programs & support including caregiver leave and infertility support
• CAREER: Tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment internal growth and development programs & trainings
• OTHERS: crowdfunding network

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion. You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work. We will do all that we can to help you successfully balance your work and homelife. 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. It's talent that matters to us and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.

Live Nation strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of age (40 and over), ancestry, color, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), family and medical care leave or the denial of family and medical care leave, mental or physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), marital status, domestic partner status, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, military and veteran status, political affiliation, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, and gender expression, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, rule, ordinance or regulation.

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 av

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