Live Nation Merchandise has direct contracts with the artists and provides alternate streams of revenue. We provide the t-shirts when touring, licensing/joint distribution agreements, host artist websites, product direct to retail, product for the Live Nation Store (http://www.store.livenation.com/), our online store and VIP ticketing services.
Live Nation Merchandise is the leading entertainment merchandising and licensing company, holding the worldwide merchandising and marketing rights to more than 125 top music artist and entertainment properties including U2, Madonna, the Beatles, KISS, Jay-Z and Ozzy Osbourne among many others. Live Nation Merchandise enables celebrities to extend their brand and surround fans with consistent messaging via powerful marketing opportunities, including licensing agreements, innovative product development, tour services and merchandising, retail distribution partnerships, websites and ticketing packages.
Summary:
- Provide ideas and constructive feedback regarding interdepartmental, project processes and department administrative practices to VP of Creative.
- Field administrative, production and design related questions relating to Creative Services.
- Maintain Live Nation Merchandise Creative Services file naming and production standards.
Requirements Responsibilities:
Design Direction -
- Research client, gather appropriate assets and inspiration.
- Discuss client and project goals with project coordinator.
- Create a written "Creative Brief" outlining project goal, project information, art direction, rough concepts, theme and style inspiration, and reference.
- Create a style board or style guide showing reference images representing theme and style inspiration.
Design -
- Conceptualize, illustrate, design per design direction, production and request parameters.
- Build product comps that meet the project, file naming and production standards of Live Nation Merchandise Creative Services.
Outsource Design -
- Identify freelance designers who are right for the job based on style, skill set and availability.
- Provide appropriate freelance designers with design direction, file transfer information, assets and project goals.
- Manage communication during project progress.
- Notify freelance design of any changes in project goal.
- Manage submissions. File submissions in appropriate folders on the Creative Server.
- Give added direction and/or request revisions to meet project goals.
- Provide timely updates on client approvals and feedback to freelance designer.
- Route freelancer invoices to Creative Services Administrative Assistant.
- Identify, negotiate and recruit new freelancers to add to roster of outside designers.
- Manage freelancer designated FTP folders. Delete expired materials.
Project Management -
Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Live Nation strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, sex, religion, creed, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or any other legally protected classification.
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.
No relocation will be offered for this position.
Posted by Kris Iringan