Manager, Fan Research & Strategy

This is a Full Time Job

THE JOB

Venue Nation is seeking a highly resourceful market researcher to bring their passion for live music and data to Venue Nation as our Manager of Fan Research & Strategy.

The Venue Nation Fan Research & Strategy team is responsible for incorporating the fan perspective into all aspects of decision making for our venues. From operational needs to food and beverage strategy, we are hyperfixated on ensuring all decisions are data-driven, and this role will play a key part in collecting, analyzing, and democratizing fan and third-party sourced data. This is a brand new, highly visible team with exciting potential for growth. You will be a strong fit if you are someone who loves a challenge, embraces uncertainty, and is willing to go above and beyond to get the job done.

RESPONSIBILITIES
• Partner with the Senior Director to establish the Fan Research function - including designing the annual research roadmap, implementing an efficient intake process for inbound requests, evaluating and onboarding new tools or vendors, and generating demand for fan insights across the organization.
• Proactively identify research opportunities and identify the appropriate methodologies to address them
• Lead market research projects end-to-end including writing project proposals, designing questionnaires, programming surveys, monitoring fieldwork, analyzing data, and delivering compelling reports.
• Moderate qualitative research - including onsite interviews, virtual focus groups, and other exploratory methods.
• Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights that influence strategy and decision-making.
• Incorporate first-party transaction data in primary research findings to deliver cohesive, data-driven stories.
• Present research results to stakeholders and help contextualize research within larger business objectives.
• Work collaboratively across all lines of business including food & beverage, fan experience, venue operations, and premium services to drive innovation across the organization.
• Own social listening for the division, includes managing social listening tools, surface key themes and insights, and share with relevant teams.

QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor's Degree required
• 5-7 years of work experience in consumer insights, either at a market research agency or in-house at an entertainment, media, or consumer brand.
• Proven experience writing surveys, in-depth interview guides, and focus group discussion guides.
• Familiarity with advanced research methodologies like MaxDiff, conjoint, and segmentation studies.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to synthesize large data sets into clear, actionable insights.
• Experience presenting research findings to senior or executive audiences
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint; comfortable creating polished, visually engaging reports.
• Experience with data visualization and analytics tools (e.g., SPSS, Displayr, Tableau, R) is a plus.
• Hands-on experience using social listening tools (i.e., Brandwatch, Sprout, Talkwaker) and ability to extract and communicate insights that tell a story about a brand or audience.
• Willingness to pitch in on every phase of a research project - from programming a survey to presenting results.
• Ability to iterate quickly and adapt to business needs with agility.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and communication skills.
• Eagerness to learn new platforms and methodologies.
• Passionate about live music, media, and culture.
• Based in the greater NYC area and able to work onsite 3 days per week.
• Willing to travel to live music venues across the country as needed.

Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa.

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 to perform the essential functions of the job should contact a Human Resources Representative to request the opportunit

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