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Livenation

Event Programmer

Event Programming Manager, Field Operations Terms: Full time with some work that requiring weekends and evenings support, potential up to 10% travel THE TEAM The Field Operations team builds and ...

Livenation

Event Programmer (PartTime)

Job Summary: - Event Programmer (Part-Time) Location: Work From Home - Virginia Division: Ticketmaster US Line Manager: Event Support Manager Contract Terms: Part-time, 20 hours per week (including ...

Clearpath

Senior Manager, Event Programming

Arlington, VA · On-site

$115 - $150/hr

The Senior Manager, Event Programming is responsible for shaping and leading strategy-aligned programming across a portfolio of events, including flagship tentpoles. This role owns the end-to-end ...

Dick's Sporting Goods

Event Programming Lead

Katy, TX · On-site

Work with the Community Team to bring clinics, camps, and afterschool programming to the store. * Create sales opportunities for future events during client liaisons and events. * Attend, monitor ...

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How much do event programmer jobs pay per hour?

As of Sep 1, 2026, the average hourly pay for event programmer in the United States is $39.54, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $25.72 and $51.44 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as an event programmer?

To thrive as an Event Programmer, you need strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and experience in event planning or a related field, often supported by a degree in hospitality, communications, or a similar area. Familiarity with event management software, ticketing systems, and tools like Microsoft Office or project management platforms is typically required. Exceptional communication, problem-solving abilities, and flexibility help you build relationships and adapt quickly to changes during events. These skills are vital to ensure seamless event execution, attendee satisfaction, and the ability to handle unexpected challenges.

What are some common challenges faced by event programmers, and how can they be addressed?

Event Programmers often face challenges such as last-minute changes to event schedules, coordinating with multiple stakeholders, and ensuring that technology and logistics run smoothly. To address these issues, it's important to maintain clear communication channels, develop contingency plans, and stay organized with detailed timelines. Building strong relationships with vendors and technical teams also helps to quickly resolve problems that may arise before or during the event.

What is the difference between Event Programmer vs Event Coordinator?

AspectEvent ProgrammerEvent Coordinator
Primary RoleDesigns and develops multimedia content and technical elements for eventsPlans, organizes, and manages event logistics and operations
Required SkillsTechnical skills, multimedia expertise, programming knowledgeOrganizational skills, communication, vendor management
Work EnvironmentTechnical settings, production studios, event venuesEvent sites, conference centers, client offices
Common CertificationsTechnical certifications, audiovisual trainingEvent planning certifications, project management

While both roles support events, an Event Programmer focuses on technical and multimedia content creation, whereas an Event Coordinator manages overall event logistics. Understanding these differences helps employers and job seekers target the right skills and responsibilities for each position.

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Infographic showing various Event Programmer job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% Internship, 71% Full Time, 25% Part Time, 1% Temporary, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 93% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 5% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $82,234 per year, or $39.5 per hour.

Event Programmer

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Company rating: 7.1 out of 10

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Posted 10 days ago

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Job Summary:

JOB DESCRIPTION - Event Programmer

Location: Arizona, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota

Division: Ticketmaster US

Line Manager: Event Programming Manager, Field Operations

Terms: Full time with some work that requiring weekends and evenings support, potential up to 10% travel

THE TEAM

The Field Operations team builds and maintains relationships with various clients to understand the essentials of their business practice, ensure their business objectives are met and clients are able to utilize the various Ticketmaster products/platforms.

THE JOB

As part of the Event Management team, you will support Ticketmaster clients in all their event management needs. This includes building events and making updates to events based on work requests from clients.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

This position involves collecting, reviewing, and inputting accurate data into Ticketmaster Host system following procedural best practices and established standards, then verifying the output. The tool knowledge set for the position includes Host and Host applications, EventPro, EMT and TM1 suite products.

  • Meet and exceed Event Management service level agreements
  • Accurately input event data into Ticketmaster Host system and identify and resolve event related errors
  • Work with clients, promoters, and internal departments such as marketing, accounting, customer service, event operations and support and client support, when creating events and distributing information regarding those events
  • Establish and develop relationships with assigned clients
  • On-Call schedule rotation amongst the team; after hour, weekend and holiday client support responsibilities
  • From time to time, will be responsible for other duties as assigned by, but not limited to, Senior Event Specialist, the EM Manager, or the Regional Director of Event Management

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (or TECHNICAL SKILLS/COMPETENCIES)

  • 1-3 years' experience with the Ticketmaster System, or related field experience, with some exposure and knowledge of the Ticketmaster system
  • Service oriented, with strong organizational and communication skills
  • Able to successfully handle multiple priorities
  • Certain degree of creativity, latitude, and problem solving is required
  • Box Office experience a plus
  • Overall awareness of the entertainment business is important
  • Knowledge of how TM departments impact on one another, and on outside clients is a plus
  • Must have the ability to accommodate a flexible schedule including some Saturdays, evenings, and holidays
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, good organizational skills, and attention to detail
  • Must be computer literate with excellent data entry skills
  • H. S. diploma or equivalent required. BA/BS degree is preferred

YOU (BEHAVIORAL SKILLS)

  • Service oriented, with strong organizational and communication skills

  • Able to successfully handle multiple priorities

  • Certain degree of creativity, latitude, and problem solving is required

  • Overall awareness of the entertainment business is important

BENEFITS & PERKS

Through our'Taking Care of Our Own'program, we providebenefitsacross six keypillars:

  • 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

LIFE AT TICKETMASTER

We are proud to be a part of Live Nation Entertainment, the world's largest live entertainment company.

Ourmissionat Ticketmaster is to connect people around the world to the live events they love.Ticketmaster isthe world's largest ticket marketplace and the global market leader in live event ticketing products and services. Through official partnerships with thousands of venues, artists, sports teams, festivals, performing artscentersandtheaters, Ticketmaster processes 550 million tickets per year across 35+ different countries.

We do it all with an intense passion for Live and an inspiring and diverse culture driven by accessible leaders, attentive managers, and enthusiastic teams. If you're passionate about live entertainment like we are, and you want to work at a company dedicated to helping millions of fans experience it, we want to hear from you.

Our work is guided by our values:

Reliability-Fans and clientscounton us to power their live event experiences and we rely on each other to make it happen.

Teamwork-While we celebrateindividual achievements, we know have moresuccessasa team.

Integrity- We are committed to the highest moral and ethical standards on behalf of the countless partners and stakeholders we represent.

Belonging- We are committed to building a culture in which all people can be their authentic selves, have an equal voice and opportunities to thrive.

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.


Ticketmaster 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, Ticketmaster will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is anapplicant consistentwith 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, Ticketmaster 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 accommodationin order toperform the essential functions of the job should contact a Human Resources Representative to request the opportunity to participate in a timely interactive process. Ticketmaster will also provide reasonable religious accommodations on acase-by-casebasis.

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.

Ticketmaster recruitment policies are designed to place the most highly qualified personsavailable in a timely and efficient manner. Ticketmaster may pursue all avenues available, including promotion from within, employee referrals, outside advertising, employment agencies, internet recruiting, job fairs, college recruiting and search firms.Ticketmastermay 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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