LN Concerts, Architectural Design Manager

Live Nation Entertainment

Home (PA)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 170,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, dental, and mental health benefits

Free concert tickets

401(k) program with company match

Paid time off including holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Fertility/parental support

Volunteer time off

Job summary

A leading live entertainment company is seeking a Design Manager to lead innovative venue projects. The role requires a passion for architecture, strong project management skills, and 8+ years of relevant experience. You'll be responsible for developing project designs, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring alignment with business objectives. The position promises a dynamic environment and the opportunity to make impactful contributions to fan and artist experiences.

Qualifications

8+ years of experience related to design and construction.
Management experience on sports and entertainment venues.
Strong understanding of building codes and systems.
Willingness to travel up to 30%.

Responsibilities

Manage design and construction of music venues.
Prepare concept designs and specifications.
Monitor progress of venue development projects.
Lead implementation of design direction and standards.
Develop scope, schedule and cost; ensure alignment with business goals.
Review construction documents for constructability and coordination risks.
Monitor construction progress with on-site inspections.
Coordinate furniture plans and budgets with Furniture Coordinator.
Collaborate with Art, Branding, and Concept teams on venue art programs.
Report to the Design Director.

Skills

Leadership skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Strong understanding of architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Sketchup/Enscape

Bluebeam

Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Job description

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, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.

Job Summary

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

Blueprint Studio, Live Nation’s venue design and development team, is seeking a creative, collaborative, and strategic team leader who will drive the design and construction of ground‑breaking music venues and experiences. We are looking for someone who shares our enthusiasm for collaboratively creating innovative fan and artist experiences. As Design Manager, you will be responsible for managing the execution of a portfolio of venue development projects to ensure the Live Nation design and business objectives are consistently met.

What This Role Will Do

Bring a passion and understanding of architecture and design of high-occupancy assembly spaces.
Prepare concept designs, specifications, and presentations for projects.
Drive project development and documentation with external consultants and internal stakeholders.
Lead implementation of project design direction and standards
Develop project scope, schedule, and cost, and review this with the business unit to ensure the project meets business objectives. Monitor project progress to ensure alignment with set goals and timelines.
Review and analyze consultants’ construction documents to ensure design and programmatic alignment and identify potential constructability or coordination risks during preconstruction phase.
Working with the Project Manager, monitor construction progress through on‑site inspection and review.
Create furniture plans, select furnishings, prepare budgets and coordinate orders for projects with the Furniture Coordinator.
Work with Art, Branding, and Concept teams on development and implementation of venue art program.
You will work closely with a team comprised of cross functional stakeholders from Live Nation including Project Development, Design & Architecture, Fan/Artist Services, F&B, Sponsorship, and Premium Sales. You will also work with general contractors and external consultant teams.
You will report to the Design Director.

What This Person Will Bring

Bachelor's degree in Architecture; 8+ years of experience that is directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified. Licensure is preferred.
Management experience working on sports and entertainment venues. Bowl layout and sightline experience preferred.
Demonstrated strength in managing and delivering complex projects of varying scales, budgets, and timelines
Ability to present project designs and business targets to small and large groups, including presenting to executive leaders and external partners
Experience with all phases of project development from conceptual design through construction administration.
A strong understanding of building codes and systems.
Knowledge of project management principles, practices, techniques, and tools.
Ability to design and plan major construction projects.
Ability to travel domestically to project sites and meetings. 30% travel required.
Strong interpersonal skills, analytical skills, and leadership skills.
Working knowledge of Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Revit, AutoCAD, Sketchup/Enscape, and Bluebeam.

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.

Compensation Information

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.

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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