Director, Global Partnerships

Live Nation; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading entertainment company in the UK seeks a senior sponsorship professional to manage complex global partnerships. The role involves executing partnership strategies, optimizing budgets, and ensuring exceptional client service. Ideal candidates will have a strong passion for music and proven capabilities in project management and data analysis. This full-time position based in London offers fantastic employee benefits, including access to shows and festivals.

Benefits

Tickets to shows and festivals

Unlimited annual leave

Onsite gym equipment

Complimentary coffee bar

Subsidised lunch options

Qualifications

• Proven track record in managing complex partnerships.
• Experience with cross-functional teams.
• Strong passion for music and industry trends.

Responsibilities

• Manage a large global key client across 22 markets.
• Execute partnership strategies aligned with company goals.
• Optimize budgets to meet partnership delivery.

Skills

Project management skills

Communication skills

Data analysis

Knowledge of marketing trends

Flexibility

Tools

Excel

Keynote

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Summary :

Company : Live Nation

Department : Media & Sponsorship

Location : Farringdon

Reports to : Senior Vice President Global partnerships

Working Hours : Monday to Friday 10am 6pm Occasional Out-of-Hours

Job Type : Fixed term maternity cover. Jan 2026 end of Oct 2026

Role Description

This position supports the relationship and activities of key Live Nations long-term strategic marketing partners and will be responsible for maximizing the value of these relationships.

These long-term partnerships are the cornerstone of our sponsorship business spanning all Live Nation assets from venues to ticket access programmes.

These accounts require meticulous Account Management to maintain excellent standards year-round guiding the partnership strategically through always on ticketing and marketing rights.

Superior knowledge expertise and vision for your partnerships will mean you are the natural driving force influencing regular business updates with the brand and internally with the Marketing Partnerships senior leadership team.

Ultimately you will strengthen Live Nations position as a key strategic resource for our partners business while spotting opportunities for growth and expansion.

Focused areas include :

• Key Relationship Management
• Strategic Planning
• Client Engagement
• Team Development & Management

What we can offer you

Live Nation offers impressive employee benefits including tickets to shows and festivals and unlimited annual leave. The Farmiloe Building in Farringdon London is a beautiful office to work in. Staff can enjoy use of arcade games in the basement games room onsite gym equipment plus fitness and meditation addition to this the office has a fully stocked complimentary coffee bar with barista to serve you your favourite coffee as you walk into the office and offers heavily subsidised lunch options. We hold regular staff events in our atrium stage space including hosting speakers and open mic nights to showcase Live Nation employee talent.

Who you are

An experienced sponsorship professional with a proven track record of directing high profile complex partnerships across multiple properties. Youll be described by those who know you as consultative insightful effective passionate and business minded.

You will already have strong experience in directing best in class partnerships and are ready to take the next step into a senior position in Live Nations high profile Marketing Partnerships department.

Competencies / Skills / Knowledge / Experience

• Superior project management skills including managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Success working with cross-functional teams
• Proven ability to work calmly and efficiently under pressure
• Expert in Keynote / PowerPoint tools to build decks and presentations for client
• Flexible fast learner
• Excellent communication skills written verbal and presentation
• A proactive collaborative and organized working style
• Proven ability to work calmly and efficiently under pressure
• A proven understanding of data analysis and reporting
• Excellent understanding of Excel and data analytics
• Strong passion for music including knowledge of current / relevant artists and industry trends
• Work with recognizable global brands preferred

Behaviours

The following attributes determine how the role will be carried out and are required to be a success.

• Flexible fast learner
• A proactive collaborative and organised working style
• Proven ability to work calmly and efficiently under pressure
• Strong passion for music including knowledge of current / relevant artists and industry trends

What the role includes

• Manage a large global key client for the business across 22 markets
• Execute a comprehensive partnership strategy aligned with company goals
• Optimize budgets annually in order to reach partnership delivery
• Continuously strengthen day-to-day client relationships through exceptional client service detailed knowledge of clients industry and business impeccable delivery and client engagement
• Maintain relationships with Live Nation internal teams and market leads to ensure the desired program delivery and results for clients
• Develop detailed understanding of clients business and identify opportunities for business and / or brand growth through entertainment marketing programs
• Assist clients in achieving ROI goals
• Foster an environment which is team-oriented and in which the exchange of ideas among staff is encouraged
• Explore new technologies marketing trends and data & analytics practices to add value to clients
• Identify opportunities to engage internal resources
• Gather analyse and package key metrics learnings and development opportunities into program recaps that are delivered in a timely manner
• Create artist audience profile decks using LN resourcing & Chart Metric
• Develop strong understanding of LN Digital Mobile and Social Media assets and liase with local markets to ensure proper execution of sponsorship-based media plans
• work with teams to ensure proper execution of O&O media plans.
• Explore marketing trends emerging technologies and best practices to add value to sponsorship programs
• Support department wide development initiatives
• Review tour marketing assets with brand inclusion for approval to ensure brand partner inclusion meets brand guidelines.
• Ability to read and understand basic tour marketing media plans to ensure Brand commitment is being fulfilled.
• Work with Live Nation Finance team and Live Nation tour marketers to reconcile each tour media spend

Equal Opportunities

We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion. You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work. We will do all that we can to help you successfully balance your work and homelife. 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. Its talent that matters to us and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender identity race sexual orientation religion age disability status or caring responsibilities.

Application Deadline : 29TH SEPTEMBER 2025. We reserve the right to close applications at any time.

Employment Type : Full-Time