Production Assistant Jobs in Ridgewood, NJ (NOW HIRING)

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. For additional information, visitwww.livenationentertainment.com.

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

You will assist the regions' Production Assistant (s) with all show-related duties prior to the on-sale date through event completion.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO

• Maintain regular communications with Production Manager(s).
• Must ensure a positive and creative environment for the Production Department.
• Facilitate proper interdepartmental communication and organization.
• Assist and support all production department personnel with job functions as needed.
• Review the show riders to advance the office and dressing room touring needs.
• Work with the production manager to procure all necessary show rental items.
• Liaise backstage directly with tour staff and dressing room coordinators to ensure a comfortable working environment.
• Work with the department in scheduling runners and runner vehicles
• Responsible for procuring all required automobile rentals and coordinating the required staff assigned to specific vehicles.
• Document and record rental vehicle usage, i.e., mileage, fuel costs, maintenance, damage, etc.
• Enter Department payroll as outlined by the Production Manager and Payroll Coordinator, and develop reports as required.
• Liaise with the local caterer to ensure proper advanced communication between all parties.
• Liaise with the box office and tour staff to confirm comp tickets and guest list needs.
• Review the budgets and forecast upcoming shows with the Production Manager.
• Complete show recaps within 24 hrs of the previous show.
• Input and upload vendor invoices to ensure a timely payment process.
• Attend production meeting as outlined by the Production Manager todocument the discussion of key points and details, and make a record of the meeting.
• Work with local IATSE staff to assist in good labor relations.
• Maintain and update all staffing contact information and availability.
• Onboarding of new employees in Workday and tracking and entering payroll in ABI
• Be on-site at Stadium engagements as necessary to assist the Production Department as required.
• Duties as assigned.

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

Minimum Requirements:

• Calm / Professional and customer service-oriented individual.
• Demonstrates a sense of teamwork and promotes a high level of motivation and morale.
• Convey a professional image to people inside and outside the company.
• Must possess superior interpersonal communication and organizational skills.
• Computer literate in Windows and Apple OS applications (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, OneNote, SharePoint, etc.).
• Flexible Schedule (days/nights, late hours, weekends, and holidays)
• Travel to venues in the region as required.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Must possess superior interpersonal communication and organizational skills
• Previous experience with timekeeping systems
• High proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel
• Working knowledge of Workday, ABI, and ADP Payroll platforms preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred:

• College Degree in a related field
• 2-4 years of production experience in the entertainment industry.

Physical Demands/Working Environment:

• Must be able to lift up to 60 lbs.
• Extended and long shifts are the norm.
• Moderate to loud level or noise are possible in a work environment.
• The working environment is fast-paced and sometimes stressful.

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 and baby bonuses, 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.

**Please note that the compensation information provided is a good faith estimate for this position only and is provided pursuant to the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and Equal Pay Transparency Rules. It is estimated based on what a successful Colorado applicant might be paid. It assumes that the successful candidate will be in Colorado or perform the position from Colorado. Similar positions located outside of Colorado will not necessarily receive the same compensation. Live Nation takes into consideration a candidate's education, training, and experience, as well as the position's work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment when determining the salary level for potential new employees. In compliance with the CO EPEWA, a potential new employee's salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.

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The expected compensation for this position is:

** 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.