Production Manager - Citizens House of Blues

Live Nation Entertainment; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 64,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Live Nation Entertainment in Boston is seeking a Production Manager to oversee on-stage, backstage, show settlement, and technical details of concerts and events at Citizens House of Blues.

You will coordinate with tours, vendors, and venue teams, manage day-of-show operations, and handle show accounting and labor budgets while ensuring excellent artist/client service.

Qualifications

• Combination of 5 plus years’ experience in live event or concert production required, music venue or touring environment preferred.
• Experience with setup and operation of technical elements integral to live entertainment, including audio, lighting, video, electrical, and staging.
• Possess strong organizational, communication, interpersonal and analytical skills with attention to detail/problem solving skills
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• Be a self-motivated individual who possesses a “roll up the sleeves attitude” and a “hands-on” style, as well as the aptitude to thrive in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment

Responsibilities

• Coordinate between tour and/or client production and the LN venue, advancing and obtaining presale technical information and production needs.
• Interface with local contractors, tours, clients renting Live Nation venues and venue production teams for show requirements.
• Day of show management from load in to load out with emphasis on service, time schedules, and cost containment.
• Show accounting and settlement with artists, including vendor payments for show related services.
• Track labor costs and maintain budgets to ensure cost-effective operations.
• Coordinate and manage approved subcontractors and third-party vendors for safe, efficient events.
• Assist in onboarding and training production staff and ensure team readiness.

Skills

Live event production

On-site coordination

Vendor management

Team leadership

Communication skills

Tools

Outlook

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

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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

The Production Manager is responsible for the on-stage, backstage, show settlement, and technical details of concerts and events at Citizens House of Blues.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO

• Coordination between tour and/or client production and the LN venue. Advancing and obtaining presale technical information, including production needs, rider requirements, staging and capacity changes.

• Interface with local contractors (vendors), tours, clients renting Live Nation venues and venue production teams for all show requirements, including stagehands, runners, security, casual labor and rental equipment, with an emphasis on quality, reliability and cost.

• Day of show management of concert/private events from load in to load out, with an emphasis on customer (artist/client) service, adherence to time schedules, sound restrictions and cost containment.

• Show accounting and settlement with artists, including vendor payments for show related services.

• Track labor costs and maintain budgets to ensure cost-effective operations.

• Coordinate and manage approved subcontractors and third‑party vendors to ensure safe, efficient and successful events.

• Assist in onboarding and training production staff, ensuring team readiness and adherence to best practices.

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

• Combination of 5 plus years’ experience in live event or concert production required, music venue or touring environment preferred.

• Experience with setup and operation of technical elements integral to live entertainment, including but not limited to: audio, lighting, video, electrical, and staging. Experience with artist hospitality preferred

• Possess strong organizational, communication, interpersonal and analytical skills with attention to detail/problem solving skills

• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast‑paced environment

• Be a self‑motivated individual who possesses a “roll up the sleeves attitude” and a “hands‑on” style, as well as the aptitude to thrive in a fast‑paced, results‑oriented environment

• Flexible Schedule (days/nights, late/long hours, weekends, and holidays)

• Implementation and execution of all Live Nation policies, procedures, and programs.

• Must work well under pressure/Even tempered

• Ability to make clear concise decisions; sometimes with limited information.

• Computer proficiency in Windows applications (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

• Comfortable working in a high‑energy, loud environment with extended periods of standing, lifting, and moving equipment.

• Strong Professional References

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

• Working environment is fast‑paced and often loud and stressful

• Position requires extended periods of prolonged standing, lifting, bending, reaching, and working on your feet

• Must be able to lift or move up to 75 lbs using proper lifting techniques

• Tolerance of loud noise level in working environment

• Able to wear a radio earpiece during the scheduled shift

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:

$64,000.00 USD - $80,000.00 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.