LN Media & Sponsorship | Associate Counsel

Live Nation Worldwide, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Free concert tickets

401(k) with company match

Parental leave programs

Tuition reimbursement

Volunteer time off

Job summary

Live Nation Entertainment is seeking an Associate Counsel-level attorney to oversee and manage a large volume of commercial agreements for the Live Nation Media & Sponsorship division, focusing on sponsorship, promotion, artist, influencer, vendor, and event production agreements.

We expect drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex deals, regular communication with sales, artist rights, experiential, and internal legal teams, plus creating templates and playbooks to scale in-house legal

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree and active bar license in NY, CA, or TX.
• Minimum four years of practicing attorney experience.
• In-house or business-side experience in live entertainment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements for Live Nation Media & Sponsorship.
• Coordinate with sales, artist rights, experiential, venue, and internal legal teams.
• Provide in-house legal guidance on contracting structure, risk, and policies.
• Create and update templates, playbooks and internal documents for new relationship types.

Skills

Communication

Relationship-building

Negotiation

Education

Juris Doctor degree and active bar admission in NY/CA/TX

Job description

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, visit www.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

We are seeking an Associate Counsel-level attorney to oversee and manage a large volume of commercial agreements for the Live Nation Media & Sponsorship division, focusing on sponsorship, promotion, artist, influencer, vendor, and event production agreements.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO

• Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements based on the needs of the Live Nation Media & Sponsorship division, including sponsorship, promotion, artist, content, social media, and licensing relationships
• Communicate regularly with the division's sales teams, artist rights team, experiential team, venue and operational stakeholders, as well as other legal teams within Live Nation
• Provide general in-house legal services to and advise the Live Nation Media & Sponsorship division's sales and other operational units regarding legal prudency, contracting structure and enforcement, risk management, and corporate policies and interests
• Create and update templates, legal playbooks and other relevant in-house documents for new and existing relationship types

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

• Juris Doctor degree and member of the Texas, California or New York State Bar in good standing
• Minimum of four (4) years as a practicing attorney
• Prior in-house or business-side experience in concert or other live entertainment business
• Significant transactional experience negotiating and structuring a variety of live entertainment-relevant commercial agreements
• Strong knowledge of the ethical considerations surrounding AI in the legal context, including confidentiality, accuracy, and bias prevention
• Excellent communication skills; strong ability to build and maintain relationships
• Must work effectively in a fast-paced environment, interacting regularly with team and peer attorneys, sales teams and senior management
• Must be able to organize and manage a large volume of assignments with a high degree of quality

BENEFITS & PERKS

• 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

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. Live Nation may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support application screening and assessment. All hiring decisions are made with human review.

The expected compensation for this position is: $90,000 – 110,000 USD. ** 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.

Recognized for seven years as a Great Place to Work® and named one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, 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. Our world-class teams specialize in all aspects of the live entertainment industry, from ground-breaking innovations in ticketing, global venue development and operations, concert promotion and production, sales and brand partnerships, and unparalleled artist management supported by professionals in all facets of corporate operations. We believe in taking care of the countless employees helping artists bring live music to fans all around the world. Our many unique benefit programs are designed to help our teams live life to the fullest including generous vacation, healthcare, retirement benefits, student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, six months of paid caregiver leave for new parents including fostering and perks like Roadie Babies helping new parents care for their babies on work trips. And of course, access to free live events through our exclusive employee ticketing program. There is no bigger stage for your career. See what your future looks like at Live Nation Entertainment.