Security - Venue Staff

Live Nation Entertainment; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 20,664 - 34,440; Part time

Job summary

A leading live entertainment company based in Louisville, KY, is seeking a responsible individual to ensure guest safety and facilitate a positive environment. Responsibilities include managing guest interactions, ensuring safety compliance, and maintaining venue cleanliness. Ideal candidates are able to work late hours and have strong interpersonal skills. Experience in a live music environment is preferred.

Qualifications

• Must be able to lift or move up to 40 lbs using proper lifting techniques.
• Experience in live music environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure guest safety through proactive personal interaction.
• Lead guests in emergency evacuation procedures.
• Enforce House policy regarding photos/videos/recording devices.

Skills

Ability to work late hours

Experience interacting with people

Read, write and speak English fluently

Tolerance of all cultures, music and art forms

Job description

Be among the first 25 applicants

Overview

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 500 million tickets sold annually and more than 12,000 clients worldwide. Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than 40,000 shows and 100+ festivals annually for nearly 4,000 artists in over 40 countries. These businesses allow Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to create strategic music marketing programs that connect over 1,000 brands with the 98 million fans that attend Live Nation Entertainment events each year. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.

Live Nation’s Concerts Division is where tours are born, artists come to life, and fans get to experience the rush of live music. From our dozens of owned/operated Amphitheaters to our Global Touring team, from Ticketing and Venue Operations to Marketing and Sales, we foster a fun and upbeat work culture with opportunities. Live Nation is certified as a Great Place to Work and recognized by People Magazine’s “50 Companies that Care.”

What This Role Will Do

• Ensure guest safety through proactive personal interaction and removing hazards in the area of responsibility
• Prevent and resolve altercations among guests
• Lead guests and other employees in emergency evacuation procedures and provide assistance
• Maintain control by circulating through your work area throughout the shift
• Check identification of any guest who appears to be under 30 years of age who is drinking alcoholic beverages inside the venue
• Ensure that no weapons or harmful items enter the venue by inspecting every guest with a metal detector or pat-down search
• Enforce House policy regarding photos/videos/recording devices
• Safeguard against theft and property damage
• Communicate clearly using radios, hand signals and flashlights. Remain in constant contact throughout the shift
• Set up area before opening (stanchions, table configuring, etc.)
• Keep interior and exterior of the venue clear and safe, cleaning spills and removing food, trash or other obstacles, before, during and after the shift

Required

What This Person Will Bring

• Ability to work late hours
• Flexible schedule
• Experience interacting with people in a positive environment
• Read, write and speak English fluently
• Must be able to lift or move up to 40 lbs using proper lifting techniques
• Tolerance of all cultures, music and art forms

Preferred

• Bi-lingual
• Cash handling experience
• Experience recognizing valid IDs
• Experience in a live music environment
• Self-defense training
• Experience using metal detection equipment

Physical Demands/Working Environment

• Working environment is fast-paced, often loud and stressful
• Position requires extended periods of prolonged standing and working on your feet
• Must be able to lift or move up to 25 lbs using proper lifting techniques

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

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 home life. 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. It’s talent that matters to us and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.

Live Nation strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of age (40 and over), ancestry, color, religious creed, 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, gender identity, and gender expression, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, rule, or regulation. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with local fair chance laws. We also provide reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities as required by law, including pregnancy-related accommodations where applicable.

HIRING PRACTICES

The preceding job description indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to be a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. Live Nation recruitment policies seek to place the most qualified persons available and may use multiple channels to identify candidates.