Booking Assistant - Brooklyn Bowl

Job Description

THE CONCEPT

Brooklyn Bowl is the ultimate night out, with its groundbreaking integrations of premiere music,16 lanes of bowling, a bar featuring locally crafted beers, and food by the acclaimed Blue Ribbon restaurant group. Located in the beautiful, nineteenth century Hecla Iron Works building, the venue boasts a sound system and amenities that ''no other local rock club can offer'' (The New York Times). Wearing its homegrown values on its sleeve, Brooklyn Bowl is committed to locally made products, environment sustainability, and boasts an unprecedented combination of top-flight music, bowling, beer, and food.

''Has a lot that no other local rock club can offer'' -New York Times
''Brooklyn Bowl has quickly become a must play venue'' - Billboard
''…one of the nation's best new music venues'' -Jam Base
''Rock and Roll Heaven'' -Village Voice
''Epic'' –Eater

JOB DESCRIPTION

Brooklyn Bowl Williamsburg & Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia are seeking a shared Booking Assistant to assist the Director of Booking and Talent Buyer team with day to day operations for booking across both 900 capacity venues. The role will be based in New York. The Director of Booking & Talent Buy work across both venues and markets. The Booking Assistant will have the opportunity to assist an experience Talent Buying team booking and producing more than 550 concerts per year. Successful people in this role will thrive in a non-traditional work environment, can easily and successfully transition from one task to another, have a strong work ethic and understand the importance of their contribution to making the team successful.

RESPONSIBILITIES
• Interface with all parties (venue, buyers) to verify availabilities and build calendar(s) of event(s)
• Manage internal documentation using internal booking systems, calendars and ticketing schedules
• Compile and maintain all event show folders with contracts and general event correspondence, including final artist and venue settlement information
• Gather and distribute show confirmations, information and updates to venues, staff and artist teams
• Maintain and update calendar of events for several venues; make travel arrangements and handle expenses
• Assist Talent Buyers in the building of artist deal sheets for submittal to appropriate artist agency/management for review and discussion
• Manage artist final settlement communications and aid in ticket counts
• Provide general administrative support and perform diversified administrative duties; prioritize and manage projects with minimal supervision
• Multitask in a fast-paced environment and remain organized, with attention to detail

QUALIFICATIONS
• A minimum of 2 years experience as an assistant preferred
• Proficient use of Microsoft Outlook (including group scheduling) and well-versed in Excel and database programs and ability to work with accounting and financial departments
• Ability to navigate internal sales admin system for most daily tasks
• Ability to navigate the internet as a communication and research tool
• Professional level of verbal and written communication skills
• Fast learning with a strong work ethic and a high sense of responsibility in an ever-changing environment
• Must be able to handle sensitive matters and exercise excellent judgment
• Ability to work independently and within a team to juggle multiple prioritized tasks
• Experience with contracts a plus
• Strong attention to detail
• Eagerness to support others (in venue and office)
• Ability to multi-task in a fluid and busy environment
• Passionate about live music and the music industry

Compensation
New York City Hiring Range**: $50,000-55,000
Brooklyn Bowl strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of age, 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, marital status, domestic partner status, medical condition, 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, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, rule, ordinance or regulation.

We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion. You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work. We will do all that we can to help you successfully balance your work and home life. 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. It's talent that matters to us and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.
**Please note that the compensation information provided is a good faith estimate for this position only and is provided pursuant to the New York Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements Law. It is estimated based on what a successful New York applicant might be paid. It assumes that the successful candidate will be in New York or perform the position from New York. Similar positions located outside of New York will not necessarily receive the same compensation. Live Nation takes into consideration a candidate's education, training, and experience, as well as the position's work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment when determining the salary level for potential new employees. In compliance with the NY Law, a potential new employee's salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.

The expected compensation for this position is:
$23.74 USD - $29.68 USD Hourly
** Pay is based on a number of factors including market location, qualifications, skills, and experience.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gq0jw6-216-73-216-180-42 in your application.