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Low pay - Director Live Nation Entertainment Employee Review

1.0
3 Nov 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Free concerts and exciting industry.

Cons

After the excitement of going to concerts wear off after a year, you realize the low pay relative to peers in other industries suck. If you're in a role other than digital marketing or HR, your domain knowledge will be pigeonholed to concerts/ticketing and your skill sets are not transferable to other industries. Many of the people there are stuck with low pay because they have no where else to go.

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Live Nation Entertainment Response
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I’m sorry to hear about your experience. Live entertainment is definitely an exciting, yet niche industry where most of our roles are not general like HR or Marketing. That said, we’ve had a lot of employees grow into experts of the trade – gaining strong technical skills in multiple areas of what they do. And typically, the soft skills you acquire working in a unique business like ours are transferable across industries and are very key to our culture. We do annual compensation reviews to ensure we’re offering appropriate pay based on role and market data. If you’re struggling or experiencing a disrespectful environment, per your advice to management, please reach out to your HR Partner to discuss your concerns.

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Pros

1. Genuinely fun environment. You're working live shows at a major 16,000-capacity venue, so no two events feel the same. 2. Strong sense of teamwork; the ops crew is small and coordinated, so you actually rely on and trust the people around you. 3. Real, transferable experience: crowd management, security screening, event setup/breakdown, and real-time coordination during incidents. 4. Good exposure to how a venue actually runs, including coordination with partner staff like Legends Global. 5. Flexible seasonal structure worked well for me (if you want event-industry experience without a year-round commitment) and you can talk to management about going to other venues during off-season.

Cons

1. Seasonal and event-driven, so hours are inconsistent and concentrated around the concert season. 2. Outdoor amphitheater work is weather-dependent; shifts happen rain or shine (at my venue: Mann Center), and conditions can sometimes be tough. 3. Physically demanding with long nights, late breakdowns, and a lot of time on your feet, you've gotta really enjoy and appreciate shows. 4. Limited long-term advancement within a seasonal role.

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