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General Manager
AEG
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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AEG Live, the live-entertainment division of Los Angeles-based AEG, is dedicated to all aspects of live contemporary music performance: touring, one-offs, sponsorship, festivals, and special events with seventeen+ regional offices and over thirty-seven-state-of the-art venues. AEG Live’s most recent tour roster includes The Rolling Stones, Enrique Iglesias & Pitbull, and Justin Bieber.
AEG Live is also the largest producer of music festivals in North America from the critically acclaimed Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival to Stagecoach Country Music Festival and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
The General Manager is responsible for overall management, promotion and operation of the facility including booking, finance, marketing, staffing, production maintenance and all related operations. Duties include providing leadership and direction to subordinate operating departments, management of staff, coordination and execution of plans and directives, and acting as liaison with corporate staff, industry associates, governing agencies, communication media and the general public.
Essential Duties:
• Responsible for recruiting, hiring, training, supervising, compensation, succession planning and evaluating administrative and supervisory staff and weekly staff meetings. Determines and establishes organizational structure and personnel staffing requirements. Assures the development and maintenance of employee job descriptions, duties, responsibilities, and performance standards for all positions with provisions for timely and effective employee performance evaluations.
• Plans, organizes, coordinates and directs all activities and personnel engaged in maintaining and operating the facilities. Evaluates existing policies and procedures and recommends improvements which better reflect the needs of the facility and/or improve the efficiency and safety of operations.
• Oversee development of annual operating calendar, activities schedule, dates and hours of operations, projections for attendance and - revenue.
• Prepares, implements and monitors a detailed program budget. Supervises cost accounting required of assigned events to include facility rental, box office fees, house equipment rentals, supplies and services purchased, event supervision, ushers, ticket takers, ticket sellers, security officers, announcers, parking attendants, stage managers and stage crew.
• Prepares and maintains required reports/records for the city and/or the management firm.
• Provides for control of day-to-day operations, assuring the coordination of plans, programs and events and conducts post event operational and financial review and analysis.
• Ensures that all production/operations are conducted in accordance with applicable local, state and federal regulations such as OSHA and CalOSHA requirements.
• Organize operational meetings with accounting about financials and/or with staff and supervisors for training.
• Handle customer service via phone calls, email inquiries or website posts. Conduct the required investigation and have the issues resolved within a 24 hour turnaround time.
Required Qualifications (Job Knowledge, Skills, and Education):
1. A minimum education level of: Bachelor of Arts/Sciences Degree (4-year)
2. Years of related work experience: 7-10 years of experience in management, 3-5 years venue management
3. Must have exceptional leadership abilities.
4. Must have proven track record of developing and managing budgets.
5. Experience and knowledge in overseeing physical venue.
6. Computer savvy and proficient in MS Office.
7. Self-motivated with the ability to work in a fast paced environment.
8. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
9. Must be creative, detail-oriented person with an outgoing personality.
10. Experience with management, leadership and conflict resolution.
Preferred Qualifications:
Knowledge of music industry