Stage Manager - The Truth

Live Nation Entertainment; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Live Nation Entertainment is seeking a Stage Manager to coordinate all on-site concert and event staging activities, from pre-show to post-show. This role serves as the central communication hub between the Venue Production Manager, touring teams, clients, and rental vendors to ensure smooth, on-time performances.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in tour/ stage production, strong lighting and audio knowledge, and proven team leadership.

Qualifications

• 3 years minimum Tour and Stage Production experience.
• Experience in stage lighting, pro audio systems and basic video systems.
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience managing a team of 5+ individuals.
• Ability to make clear concise decisions, sometimes with limited information.
• Computer literate in Windows applications.
• Must possess superior interpersonal communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Communicate the details of the event to the venue production crew and all relevant in-house departments.
• Manage members of the Venue production team and stagehands.
• Ensure the tours and client(s) have required items from venue needed to execute show(s) and event(s).
• Supervises the load-in and load out of band and rental equipment
• Responsible for documenting accident, incident, and disciplinary issues for the production crew and reports actions back to Production Manager
• Production Manager may have Stage Manager execute settlements per contract with artists post show
• Ensure all in-house policies are enforced regarding staging, safety and show protocol

Skills

Tour and Stage Production

Stage lighting

Pro audio systems

Basic video systems

Team management

Decision making

Windows proficiency

Interpersonal communication

Education

College Degree

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 over620million tickets sold annually andapproximately 10,000clients worldwide. Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than50,000eventsannually for nearly7,000 artists in 40+countries. These businesses allow Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to create strategic music marketing programs that connectmore than1,200 sponsorswith the145million 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

TheStage Manageris responsible for coordinatingand executingallon-stageandloading dockoperationsfrom pre-show preparations to day-of-show executionfor concertsand events.This role serves as the central point of communication between the Venue Production Manager,touring,client,and/or rental vendorteamensuring that technicaland logisticalexecution aligns.The Stage manageroversesallstageactivityandensuressmoothload-in/outs, efficient communication,andon-timeperformances.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO

• Responsible for communicating the details of the event tothe venueproduction crew and all relevant in-house departments.
• Manages members of theVenue productionteamand stagehands.
• Ensuresthat thetour(s)and client(s)have required itemsfrom venueneeded toexecuteshow(s)and event(s).
• Supervises theload-in and load out of band and rental equipment
• Responsible for documentingaccident, incident, anddisciplinary issuesfor theproduction crew and reports actions back to Production Manager
• Production Manager may have Stage Manager execute settlementsper contract with artists post show
• Ensure all in-house policies are enforced regarding staging, safety and show protocol

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

Required:

• 3 years minimum Tour and Stage Production experience
• Experience in stage lighting, pro audio systems and basic video systems
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience managing a team of 5+ individuals
• Ability to make clear concise decisions, sometimes with limited information
• Computer literate in Windows applications
• Must possess superior interpersonal communication and organizational skills

Preferred:

• College Degree

Physical Demands/Working Environment:

• Must be able tolift upto 75lbs
• Work in an environment with moderate to loud noise level

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 requiresan accommodationin order toperform 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.