Director of Event Production, Merchandise

**Insomniac - Director of Event Production, Merchandise**

Job Summary:

Insomniac produces some of the most innovative, immersive music festivals and events in the world. Enhanced by state-of-the-art lighting, pyrotechnics and sound design, large-scale art installations, theatrical performers and next generation special effects, our events captivate the senses and inspire a unique level of fan interaction. The quality of the Headliner experience is our top priority.

Throughout our 25-year history, Insomniac has produced almost 400 festivals, concerts and club nights for over 4 million attendees in California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New York, Texas, Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom, with expansions into Brazil, China, Japan and India. Insomniacs premier annual event, Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas, is the largest multi-day music festival in North America, and attracted more than 400,000 fans over three days in October 2021. The company was founded by Pasquale Rotella, and has been based in Los Angeles since it was formed in 1993.

**THE ROLE**

The Director of Event Production for the Merch department takes a key leadership role in the planning and execution of the Apparel Groups mission at assigned festivals, concerts, and branded shows. They work with the Creative Director and the VP, Operations to create the vision of the brand and manage the team that is responsible for bringing the merchandise booth activations to life at festivals. This is not a fully remote position and is based out of the Apparel Groups warehouse studio in downtown Los Angeles.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**

+ Oversee merchandise booth activation at all key festivals and concerts.

+ Pre Event

- Work with key festival team (Promoter, Project Manager, Site Production, FOH Operations, BOH Operations, Stage Production, Experience Team, Finance Lead, Marketing, and select ancillaries) on placement of merchandise booth on site

- Advance all necessary equipment for merchandise booths with festival production, including truss, signage, security, wifi, power, bike racks, travel accommodations and site credentials.

- Develop merchandise booth interior and exterior that is in line with vibe of festival art direction

- Work with HR to hire merchandise sales staff and assistant management to operate merchandise booths. Interview all candidates. Develop training materials and staff schedules

- Own activation budget

- Be in close contact with apparel development and logistics team to ensure merchandise delivers on schedule for load-in

+ At Event

- Count in all merchandise.

- Allocate inventory to all merchandise booths

- Set up POS terminals

- Set everything up so as to be fully ready one hour before show opening

- Break staff

- Monitor inventory

- Provide daily sales recaps

- Partner with VP, Operations and issue the Festival Operations & Emergency Action Plan to include all pertinent information for event operational control

- Serve as main point of contact for Venue

+ Post Event

- After Action report budget, top sellers, booth performance, learnings

- Count out all product with carton level packing lists

- Schedule outbound shipments and tear-down of booth on site, returning all necessary equipment

- Provide summary of staff hours for payment**QUALIFICATIONS**

+ 8+ years experience in live event planning and producing

+ Proven ability to manage teams for planning and building large-scale events or music festivals

+ Proven ability to develop and execute staff training sessions

+ Sterling reputation for excellence in the required role with at least five top notch references

+ Proficiency in spreadsheets

+ Must be motivated with an Everything is possible attitude.

+ Must be an active problem solver, instilled with a sense of urgency for projects large and small**WORK ENVIRONMENT**

+ Must be able to tolerate loud noise levels and busy environments

+ Must be proficient in communicating with all types of personalities in a professional manner

+ Must be willing to frequently work and travel to work events during evening and weekend hours, as required, to meet deadlines and work eventsApplicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization, which does not require sponsorship by Insomniac for a visa.

**EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY**

Insomniac strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

**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.

Insomniac recruitment policies are designed to place the most highly qualified persons available in a timely and efficient manner. Insomniac may pursue all avenues available, including promotion from within, employee referrals, outside advertising, employment agencies, Internet recruiting, job fairs, college recruiting and search firms.

*Recognized three years in a row by Great Place to Work and named one of People Magazines top 50 Companies that Care, Live Nation Entertainment is the global leader in live entertainment and ticketing. Our world-class portfolio reaches all aspects of the live event and ticketing industry, from ground-breaking software in **Ticketmaster**, mix of legendary venues and restaurants in **House of Blues**, production leaders in **Concerts**, exceptional brand partnerships in **Media & Sponsorship**, and unparalleled team of artist managers in **Artist Nation** supported by diverse professionals in all facets of **Corporate** operations.*

*We recognize that our most important assets are our employees, the rock stars who keep the live experience going. Generous vacation, healthcare, and retirement benefits are just some of the great perks we offer to support our global workforce of more than 38,000. For any stage in your career, our many unique benefit programs are designed to help you live life to the fullest. We offer student loan repayment to support recent grads, six months of paid caregiver leave to support new parents, perks like Roadie Babies (bring your little ones & a caretaker along with you on work trips) and Music @ Home (stipend to cultivate your little ones music interest), and tuition reimbursement to fuel your ongoing professional development. Plus, working for the world's largest live event and ticketing company means you'll have access to free concerts, festivals, sports games, and more through our exclusive employee ticket concierge.*

*There is no bigger stage for your career. See what your future looks like at Live Nation Entertainment.*