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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 Production Manager is responsible for all of the on-stage, backstage and other technical details of concerts and events. Includes advancing and obtaining presale technical information, including production needs, rider requirements, staging and capacity changes.
WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO
- Ensure positive and creative environment for management team
- Assist in maintaining department manuals and training materials for all production positions
- Develop and maintain department manuals and training materials for all production positions
- Assist and support production department personnel with job functions as needed
- Assist in creating budgetary requirements and tracking the financial aspects of department
- Create and maintain daily band cost spreadsheet
- Ensure all procedures are cost effective
- Creates daily and weekly show schedule
- Assist in scheduling appropriate number of staff while maintaining labor costs within the assigned budgetary guidelines
- Maintain regular communications with Venue and Corporate Management
- Facilitate proper interdepartmental communication and organization
- Assist in Managing stage, sound, and lighting crews
- Coordinate operational feedback with Talent Buyer
- Advance technical details for shows/events
- Assist with the maintenance of audio, lighting, backline and video systems advising on repairs when needed
- Advance food and beverage/hospitality requirements
- Ensure information is distributed to Operations Managers in a timely basis
- Responsible for safe and consistent operation of all equipment
- Advise on design and purchase of stage and site audio/lighting systems (patio, restaurant, etc.)
- Maintain “past show” files
- Maintain accurate vendor records, following Purchase Ordering Systems
- Responsible for documenting and delivering disciplinary actions to production crew
WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING
Required:
- Flexible Schedule (days/nights, late hours, weekends, and holidays)
- Experience in stage lighting, pro audio systems and basic video systems
- Strong people skills with an emphasis on competent and diplomatic communication with tour/production manager representatives
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
- Ability to make clear concise decisions, sometimes with limited information
- Computer literate in Windows applications
- Must possess superior interpersonal communication and organizational skills
- High School Diploma
- Tolerance of all cultures, music and art forms
Preferred:
- Minimum 3 years prior production management in an entertainment venue, tour management, or stage management
- Some College or College Degree in related field
- Behavioral Based Interviewing Skills
- Cash handling experience
- Experience in a live music environment
- Experience working with Collective Bargaining Agreements and union stagehands
Physical Demands/Working Environment:
- Working environment is fast-paced and often loud and stressful
- Position requires extended periods of prolonged standing, lifting, bending, reaching, and working on your feet
- Must be able to lift or move up to 75 lbs using proper lifting techniques
- Tolerance of loud noise level in working environment
- Able to wear a radio earpiece during the scheduled shift
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 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 Production Manager is responsible for all of the on-stage, backstage and other technical details of concerts and events. Includes advancing and obtaining presale technical information, including production needs, rider requirements, staging and capacity changes.
WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO
- Ensure positive and creative environment for management team
- Assist in maintaining department manuals and training materials for all production positions
- Develop and maintain department manuals and training materials for all production positions
- Assist and support production department personnel with job functions as needed
- Assist in creating budgetary requirements and tracking the financial aspects of department
- Create and maintain daily band cost spreadsheet
- Ensure all procedures are cost effective
- Creates daily and weekly show schedule
- Assist in scheduling appropriate number of staff while maintaining labor costs within the assigned budgetary guidelines
- Maintain regular communications with Venue and Corporate Management
- Facilitate proper interdepartmental communication and organization
- Assist in Managing stage, sound, and lighting crews
- Coordinate operational feedback with Talent Buyer
- Advance technical details for shows/events
- Assist with the maintenance of audio, lighting, backline and video systems advising on repairs when needed
- Advance food and beverage/hospitality requirements
- Ensure information is distributed to Operations Managers in a timely basis
- Responsible for safe and consistent operation of all equipment
- Advise on design and purchase of stage and site audio/lighting systems (patio, restaurant, etc.)
- Maintain “past show” files
- Maintain accurate vendor records, following Purchase Ordering Systems
- Responsible for documenting and delivering disciplinary actions to production crew
WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING
Required:
- Flexible Schedule (days/nights, late hours, weekends, and holidays)
- Experience in stage lighting, pro audio systems and basic video systems
- Strong people skills with an emphasis on competent and diplomatic communication with tour/production manager representatives
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
- Ability to make clear concise decisions, sometimes with limited information
- Computer literate in Windows applications
- Must possess superior interpersonal communication and organizational skills
- High School Diploma
- Tolerance of all cultures, music and art forms
Preferred:
- Minimum 3 years prior production management in an entertainment venue, tour management, or stage management
- Some College or College Degree in related field
- Behavioral Based Interviewing Skills
- Cash handling experience
- Experience in a live music environment
- Experience working with Collective Bargaining Agreements and union stagehands
Physical Demands/Working Environment:
- Working environment is fast-paced and often loud and stressful
- Position requires extended periods of prolonged standing, lifting, bending, reaching, and working on your feet
- Must be able to lift or move up to 75 lbs using proper lifting techniques
- Tolerance of loud noise level in working environment
- Able to wear a radio earpiece during the scheduled shift
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 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.
Green Card Media & Entertainment Job Roles in Virginia
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Which media and entertainment companies sponsor Green Card visas in Virginia?
Warner Bros. Discovery, based in the Northern Virginia and Washington D.C. metro area, is among the most prominent media employers with a history of Green Card sponsorship. Government-adjacent broadcasters like Voice of America and public media organizations in the region also sponsor permanent residency. Larger production companies and digital media firms operating out of Arlington, McLean, and Richmond are additional sources of sponsorship activity in the state.
Which cities in Virginia have the most media and entertainment Green Card sponsorship jobs?
Northern Virginia cities, particularly Arlington, McLean, and Tysons, concentrate the highest volume of media and entertainment Green Card sponsorship opportunities due to their proximity to Washington D.C. and the presence of major media conglomerates and broadcasting organizations. Richmond has a smaller but active cluster of production, advertising, and digital media employers. Reston and Fairfax County also host technology-driven media companies that occasionally sponsor permanent residency.
What types of media and entertainment roles typically qualify for Green Card sponsorship in Virginia?
Roles that require a specific bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field are the most common candidates for Green Card sponsorship. In Virginia's media sector, this includes software engineers building streaming or content delivery platforms, digital producers, broadcast engineers, UX designers, data analysts supporting audience research, and senior editorial or content strategy roles. Highly specialized technical and creative positions with demonstrated expertise are more likely to receive employer-sponsored permanent residency than general production or entry-level roles.
How do I find media and entertainment Green Card sponsorship jobs in Virginia?
Migrate Mate is specifically designed to surface visa sponsorship jobs, including Green Card sponsorship, filtered by industry and state. Searching for media and entertainment roles in Virginia on Migrate Mate lets you focus exclusively on employers who have a documented history of sponsoring work visas and permanent residency, saving significant time compared to reviewing general job postings. Filtering by Green Card and the Media and Entertainment category in Virginia will return the most relevant results for your search.
Are there any Virginia-specific considerations for Green Card sponsorship in media and entertainment?
Virginia's proximity to Washington D.C. means many media employers in the state operate at the intersection of news, government communications, and digital publishing, which can influence the types of roles that qualify for sponsorship. Employers in Northern Virginia are generally experienced with immigration filings due to the region's large international workforce. However, Green Card sponsorship still requires the employer to complete a PERM labor market test, which can take 12 to 24 months or more before an immigrant visa petition is filed, regardless of location.
What is the prevailing wage for Green Card media & entertainment jobs in Virginia?
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.