Festival Merch Lead: Elevate Fan Gear & Revenue

Live Nation, Inc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tickets to shows & festivals

Unlimited annual leave

Office access with gym & coffee bar

Job summary

Live Nation is seeking a commercially minded Merchandise Manager to build and lead a best-in-class merchandise programme across our UK festival portfolio including Download, Latitude, Reading and Leeds. You will work with the SVP Marketing, festival teams, production partners and brand partners to turn merchandise into a meaningful revenue stream and a powerful expression of each festival’s identity.

You will define product and retail strategies, lead supplier relationships and create

Qualifications

• Proven experience in merchandise, buying, retail, consumer products, licensing or e-commerce, ideally within live entertainment, music, fashion, sport, youth culture or another brand-led environment.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the annual merchandise strategy across UK festivals with plans to grow revenue, margin, fan engagement and brand equity.
• Build festival-specific merchandise propositions reflecting audience, culture and brand identity; identify portfolio-wide opportunities.
• Plan and manage on-site retail, e-commerce, pre-order, limited-edition drops and third-party channels.

Skills

Merchandise

Buying

Retail

Licensing

E-commerce

Stakeholder management

Job description

Live Nation is seeking a commercially minded Merchandise Manager to build and lead a best-in-class merchandise programme across our UK festival portfolio including Download, Latitude, Reading and Leeds. You will work with the SVP Marketing, festival teams, production partners and brand partners to turn merchandise into a meaningful revenue stream and a powerful expression of each festival’s identity.

You will define product and retail strategies, lead supplier relationships and create