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WHO ARE WE?
Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment company, comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. Ticketmaster is the global leader in event ticketing with over 620 million tickets sold annually and approximately 10,000 clients worldwide. Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than 50,000 events annually for nearly 7,000 artists in 40+ countries. These businesses allow Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to create strategic music marketing programs that connect more than 1,200 sponsors with the 145 million fans that attend Live Nation Entertainment events each year.
WHO ARE YOU?
Passionate and motivated. Driven, with an entrepreneurial spirit. Resourceful, innovative, forward thinking and committed. At Live Nation Entertainment, our people embrace these qualities, so if this sounds like you then please read on!
THE JOB
The Communications Manager will develop and manage communications programs that support division-wide initiatives across Venue Nation’s diverse portfolio of clubs, theaters and amphitheaters. The Communications Manager will oversee project management for key communications efforts and support strategic planning, ensuring initiatives are clearly communicated, well-coordinated and aligned with business objectives across internal and external audiences.
WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO
- Execute communications programs for division-wide initiatives, from ideation through rollout and measurement.
- Oversee project management for communications initiatives, including building timelines, coordinating stakeholders, tracking deliverables and keeping projects on schedule.
- Support strategic planning for the communications team, including annual planning, goal setting, priority tracking and resource coordination.
- Partner with division leadership and cross-functional teams to understand business priorities and translate them into clear, effective communications plans.
- Draft compelling copy across channels, including announcements, leadership messages, talking points, presentations, FAQs and other internal and external materials.
- Coordinate with regional and venue-level teams to ensure consistent messaging and seamless execution of division-wide initiatives.
- Establish processes, workflows and tools that improve team efficiency, planning and collaboration.
- Measure and report on the effectiveness of communications programs, providing insights and recommendations to inform future planning.
- Collaborate with brand, creative and marketing teams to align communications with broader content strategies.
- Support special projects that contribute to Venue Nation’s business objectives.
WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING
- Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, PR, Journalism, Business or a related field strongly preferred.
- Minimum of 5+ years of experience in communications required; experience in entertainment, hospitality or food & beverage preferred.
- Strong project management skills, with a proven ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously, prioritize and adapt to rapidly changing business needs.
- Experience supporting strategic planning processes and translating strategy into actionable plans.
- Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills; demonstrated ability to synthesize complex information and present it in a clear, concise and conversational manner.
- Ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
- Proven experience of delivering results with impact.
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
- Positive attitude and high value for collaboration and teamwork.
BENEFITS & PERKS
Our motto is ‘Taking Care of Our Own’ through 6 pillars of benefits:
HEALTH: Medical, vision, dental and mental health benefits for you and your family, with access to a health care concierge, and Flexible or Health Savings Accounts (FSA or HSA)
YOURSELF: Free concert tickets, generous paid time off including paid holidays, sick time, and personal days
WEALTH: 401(k) program with company match, stock reimbursement program
FAMILY: New parent programs including caregiver leave, plus fertility, adoption, foster, or surrogacy support
CAREER: Career and skill development programs with School of Live, tuition reimbursement, and student loan repayment
OTHERS: Volunteer time off, crowdfunding match
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.
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, intersectionality, 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 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.
The expected compensation for this position is:
$72,000.00 USD - $91,000.00 USD
Pay is based on a number of factors including market location, qualifications, skills, and experience.
Live Nation Entertainment will never request payment or equipment purchases as part of the hiring process. Recruiters will only contact candidates from official Live Nation or affiliated brand email domains.
JOB SUMMARY:
WHO ARE WE?
Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment company, comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. Ticketmaster is the global leader in event ticketing with over 620 million tickets sold annually and approximately 10,000 clients worldwide. Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than 50,000 events annually for nearly 7,000 artists in 40+ countries. These businesses allow Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to create strategic music marketing programs that connect more than 1,200 sponsors with the 145 million fans that attend Live Nation Entertainment events each year.
WHO ARE YOU?
Passionate and motivated. Driven, with an entrepreneurial spirit. Resourceful, innovative, forward thinking and committed. At Live Nation Entertainment, our people embrace these qualities, so if this sounds like you then please read on!
THE JOB
The Communications Manager will develop and manage communications programs that support division-wide initiatives across Venue Nation’s diverse portfolio of clubs, theaters and amphitheaters. The Communications Manager will oversee project management for key communications efforts and support strategic planning, ensuring initiatives are clearly communicated, well-coordinated and aligned with business objectives across internal and external audiences.
WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO
- Execute communications programs for division-wide initiatives, from ideation through rollout and measurement.
- Oversee project management for communications initiatives, including building timelines, coordinating stakeholders, tracking deliverables and keeping projects on schedule.
- Support strategic planning for the communications team, including annual planning, goal setting, priority tracking and resource coordination.
- Partner with division leadership and cross-functional teams to understand business priorities and translate them into clear, effective communications plans.
- Draft compelling copy across channels, including announcements, leadership messages, talking points, presentations, FAQs and other internal and external materials.
- Coordinate with regional and venue-level teams to ensure consistent messaging and seamless execution of division-wide initiatives.
- Establish processes, workflows and tools that improve team efficiency, planning and collaboration.
- Measure and report on the effectiveness of communications programs, providing insights and recommendations to inform future planning.
- Collaborate with brand, creative and marketing teams to align communications with broader content strategies.
- Support special projects that contribute to Venue Nation’s business objectives.
WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING
- Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, PR, Journalism, Business or a related field strongly preferred.
- Minimum of 5+ years of experience in communications required; experience in entertainment, hospitality or food & beverage preferred.
- Strong project management skills, with a proven ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously, prioritize and adapt to rapidly changing business needs.
- Experience supporting strategic planning processes and translating strategy into actionable plans.
- Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills; demonstrated ability to synthesize complex information and present it in a clear, concise and conversational manner.
- Ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
- Proven experience of delivering results with impact.
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
- Positive attitude and high value for collaboration and teamwork.
BENEFITS & PERKS
Our motto is ‘Taking Care of Our Own’ through 6 pillars of benefits:
HEALTH: Medical, vision, dental and mental health benefits for you and your family, with access to a health care concierge, and Flexible or Health Savings Accounts (FSA or HSA)
YOURSELF: Free concert tickets, generous paid time off including paid holidays, sick time, and personal days
WEALTH: 401(k) program with company match, stock reimbursement program
FAMILY: New parent programs including caregiver leave, plus fertility, adoption, foster, or surrogacy support
CAREER: Career and skill development programs with School of Live, tuition reimbursement, and student loan repayment
OTHERS: Volunteer time off, crowdfunding match
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.
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, intersectionality, 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 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.
The expected compensation for this position is:
$72,000.00 USD - $91,000.00 USD
Pay is based on a number of factors including market location, qualifications, skills, and experience.
Live Nation Entertainment will never request payment or equipment purchases as part of the hiring process. Recruiters will only contact candidates from official Live Nation or affiliated brand email domains.
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Which media and entertainment companies in California sponsor H-1B visas?
California's largest media and entertainment employers with documented H-1B sponsorship histories include Netflix (Los Gatos), The Walt Disney Company (Burbank), Warner Bros. Discovery (Burbank), NBCUniversal (Universal City), Sony Pictures Entertainment (Culver City), and Paramount Global (Los Angeles). Streaming platforms and major studios tend to file the highest volumes of H-1B petitions, particularly for technology, data, and post-production roles.
Which California cities have the most media and entertainment H-1B sponsorship jobs?
Los Angeles County concentrates the majority of media and entertainment H-1B sponsorship activity, with Burbank, Culver City, and the Hollywood area hosting the densest cluster of studios and production companies. The Bay Area, particularly San Jose and San Francisco, accounts for a significant share through streaming and digital media companies. San Diego has a smaller but active market in gaming and digital content.
What types of media and entertainment roles typically qualify for H-1B sponsorship in California?
H-1B sponsorship in media and entertainment generally applies to specialty occupations requiring a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field. Roles that commonly qualify include software engineers working on streaming infrastructure, data scientists, visual effects artists with specialized technical degrees, UX designers, cybersecurity analysts, and certain production technology roles. Creative positions without a required degree field, such as general production assistants, rarely qualify.
How do I find media and entertainment H-1B sponsorship jobs in California?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for international candidates searching for H-1B sponsorship jobs in the U.S. You can filter by state, visa type, and industry to surface verified media and entertainment roles in California from employers with H-1B sponsorship histories. Searching directly through Migrate Mate saves time compared to manually reviewing company careers pages and cross-referencing Department of Labor disclosure data.
Are there California-specific considerations for H-1B sponsorship in media and entertainment?
California's strong worker-protection laws do not directly affect H-1B eligibility, but they do influence how employers structure employment agreements, which can affect the Labor Condition Application process. The concentration of entertainment industry unions in California also means some roles sit at the boundary between union-covered and non-union work, which employers must navigate when defining specialty occupation positions for H-1B petitions. Consulting an immigration attorney familiar with entertainment industry hiring is advisable.
What is the prevailing wage for H-1B media & entertainment jobs in California?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.