Media & Entertainment OPT Jobs in Pennsylvania
Media and entertainment F-1 OPT sponsorship jobs in Pennsylvania are concentrated in Philadelphia, where major broadcasters like CBS News Philadelphia, NBC10, and Comcast NBCUniversal maintain significant operations. Pittsburgh's growing film production scene and university-adjacent media programs add further opportunities. Roles in production, digital content, and broadcasting draw consistent OPT hiring from Pennsylvania employers.
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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 Recruiter plays a vital role in developing and executing long-term recruiting strategies across Live Nation Venues. This role partners with business unit leaders, Human Resources, hiring managers, and other stakeholders across LNE to create and implement sustainable recruiting programs that address both immediate and long-term staffing needs.
This remote role leads full-time hiring for entry-level, mid-level, and senior-level positions across Live Nation Venues, including roles supporting shared services, clubs, theaters, amphitheaters, large indoor venues, and comedy clubs. The Recruiter sources, screens, interviews, recommends candidates, and manages the offer process.
The ideal candidate is highly organized, relationship-driven, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with high-volume and event-based staffing needs.
WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO
- Lead intake meetings with hiring managers to define role requirements, candidate profiles, interview processes, and hiring timelines.
- Manage a portfolio of approximately 10–15 active requisitions at a time, prioritizing work effectively to meet business needs.
- Develop sourcing strategies that maximize an inclusive and qualified candidate pool, including building relationships with community partners and attending recruiting events.
- Leverage LinkedIn, Indeed, industry-specific job boards, referrals, and other channels to identify top venue and live entertainment talent.
- Review resumes and applications to assess candidate qualifications, experience, and alignment with position requirements.
- Conduct phone screens to evaluate candidates’ skills, experience, motivation, compensation expectations, and overall fit.
- Create and present qualified candidate bundles to hiring managers, including clear recommendations and relevant screening insights.
- Coordinate and schedule hiring manager and interview-panel meetings, ensuring a smooth and efficient candidate experience.
- Partner with hiring managers to collect interview feedback, guide selection decisions, and provide recommendations throughout the hiring process.
- Extend, negotiate, and close employment offers; prepare offer letters and ensure all pre-employment documentation is accurate and completed on time.
- Maintain accurate, timely candidate and requisition data in Workday, while leveraging Gem AI and other recruiting technologies to improve sourcing efficiency, candidate outreach, talent-pipeline management, and overall recruiting operations.
WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING
- Minimum 2 years of full-cycle recruiting experience in a high-volume, fast-paced environment required. Experience supporting venue operations, hospitality, live events, entertainment, or multi-unit businesses preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Psychology, or related field preferred; equivalent combination of education and relevant recruiting experience will be considered.
- Experience managing multiple requisitions simultaneously and executing all stages of the recruiting process, from intake and sourcing through interview coordination, offer creation, negotiation, and close.
- Knowledge of sourcing strategies and recruitment channels, including LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, job boards, referrals, networking, and community-based outreach.
- Strong interviewing and candidate-assessment skills and excellent verbal and written communication.
- Ability to work independently while also collaborating with the recruitment team on shared talent pipelines and projects.
- Commitment to building inclusive candidate pipelines and delivering a positive, professional candidate and hiring-manager experience.
- Proficiency with applicant tracking systems and recruiting technology required; experience with Workday and Gem AI is preferred.
- Interest in music, live events, hospitality, technology or media preferred.
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.
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 Recruiter plays a vital role in developing and executing long-term recruiting strategies across Live Nation Venues. This role partners with business unit leaders, Human Resources, hiring managers, and other stakeholders across LNE to create and implement sustainable recruiting programs that address both immediate and long-term staffing needs.
This remote role leads full-time hiring for entry-level, mid-level, and senior-level positions across Live Nation Venues, including roles supporting shared services, clubs, theaters, amphitheaters, large indoor venues, and comedy clubs. The Recruiter sources, screens, interviews, recommends candidates, and manages the offer process.
The ideal candidate is highly organized, relationship-driven, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with high-volume and event-based staffing needs.
WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO
- Lead intake meetings with hiring managers to define role requirements, candidate profiles, interview processes, and hiring timelines.
- Manage a portfolio of approximately 10–15 active requisitions at a time, prioritizing work effectively to meet business needs.
- Develop sourcing strategies that maximize an inclusive and qualified candidate pool, including building relationships with community partners and attending recruiting events.
- Leverage LinkedIn, Indeed, industry-specific job boards, referrals, and other channels to identify top venue and live entertainment talent.
- Review resumes and applications to assess candidate qualifications, experience, and alignment with position requirements.
- Conduct phone screens to evaluate candidates’ skills, experience, motivation, compensation expectations, and overall fit.
- Create and present qualified candidate bundles to hiring managers, including clear recommendations and relevant screening insights.
- Coordinate and schedule hiring manager and interview-panel meetings, ensuring a smooth and efficient candidate experience.
- Partner with hiring managers to collect interview feedback, guide selection decisions, and provide recommendations throughout the hiring process.
- Extend, negotiate, and close employment offers; prepare offer letters and ensure all pre-employment documentation is accurate and completed on time.
- Maintain accurate, timely candidate and requisition data in Workday, while leveraging Gem AI and other recruiting technologies to improve sourcing efficiency, candidate outreach, talent-pipeline management, and overall recruiting operations.
WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING
- Minimum 2 years of full-cycle recruiting experience in a high-volume, fast-paced environment required. Experience supporting venue operations, hospitality, live events, entertainment, or multi-unit businesses preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Psychology, or related field preferred; equivalent combination of education and relevant recruiting experience will be considered.
- Experience managing multiple requisitions simultaneously and executing all stages of the recruiting process, from intake and sourcing through interview coordination, offer creation, negotiation, and close.
- Knowledge of sourcing strategies and recruitment channels, including LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, job boards, referrals, networking, and community-based outreach.
- Strong interviewing and candidate-assessment skills and excellent verbal and written communication.
- Ability to work independently while also collaborating with the recruitment team on shared talent pipelines and projects.
- Commitment to building inclusive candidate pipelines and delivering a positive, professional candidate and hiring-manager experience.
- Proficiency with applicant tracking systems and recruiting technology required; experience with Workday and Gem AI is preferred.
- Interest in music, live events, hospitality, technology or media preferred.
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.
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 sponsor F-1 OPT visas in Pennsylvania?
Comcast NBCUniversal, headquartered in Philadelphia, is one of the most active media employers in Pennsylvania and has a documented history of hiring F-1 OPT workers. CBS News Philadelphia, iHeart Media, and several regional production studios also participate in OPT hiring. Pennsylvania's public broadcasting network, WHYY, and university-affiliated media operations are additional employers worth researching for OPT-eligible positions.
Which cities in Pennsylvania have the most media and entertainment F-1 OPT sponsorship jobs?
Philadelphia accounts for the largest share of media and entertainment OPT opportunities in Pennsylvania, driven by its concentration of broadcast networks, streaming infrastructure, and advertising agencies. Pittsburgh is a secondary market with an expanding film and television production presence, partly supported by Pennsylvania's film tax credit program. Smaller markets like Harrisburg have public media and regional broadcast roles, though at lower volume.
What types of media and entertainment roles typically qualify for F-1 OPT sponsorship?
Roles that align with a qualifying degree field are eligible for F-1 OPT. In media and entertainment, this commonly includes positions in video production, broadcast journalism, digital marketing, UX and graphic design, data analytics for audience development, and software engineering for media platforms. Roles must directly relate to your field of study, so applicants should confirm that connection before applying to ensure OPT eligibility.
How do I find media and entertainment F-1 OPT sponsorship jobs in Pennsylvania?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for international students on F-1 OPT and filters job listings by visa type, industry, and state. Searching for media and entertainment roles in Pennsylvania on Migrate Mate surfaces employers who have indicated sponsorship willingness, saving significant research time. Because OPT authorization is time-sensitive, using a targeted platform rather than broad job boards helps prioritize applications toward employers already familiar with F-1 hiring.
Are there any Pennsylvania-specific considerations for F-1 OPT in the media and entertainment industry?
Pennsylvania's film tax credit program has increased production activity in the state, which can create short-term project-based roles. F-1 OPT students should be aware that OPT authorization is tied to employment in your degree field, and project-based or freelance arrangements may have implications for maintaining valid status. Consulting your Designated School Official before accepting non-traditional employment structures in production or entertainment is advisable.