College Associate, Artist Rights

Job Description

PROGRAM COMMITMENT
The College Associate Program is a full-time, immersive experience designed to deliver real-world learning, collaboration, and a whole lot of career-building momentum.
Program Dates: May 27 – August 7, 2026
To ensure that all associates can fully benefit from the program's training, mentorship, and project work, we kindly ask applicants to confirm their availability for the full length of the program. We understand that school schedules and personal plans vary, and we encourage applicants to review the dates in advance to ensure they can participate through the conclusion of the program without interruption.
Consistency keeps the College Associate program in sync and ensures everyone gets the full experience, from the first project kick-off to the final showcase. We want you here for all the good stuff!
THE JOB
Live Nation Entertainment's Media & Sponsorship Division is seeking an Artist Rights College Associate. This role sits on the Artist Rights team, which specializes in using our booking and licensing expertise to enhance brand partnerships (identifying, negotiating, and booking the right artists for our brand clients). You will synthesize trends and data to educate the team and division and provide executional support to drive effective and successful partnerships. This is a full-time internship position which reports to the Senior Director of Artist Rights
WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO
• Research and create artist one-sheets as needed (provide artist social stats/photo/bio, research for past sponsorships/category conflicts/brand suitability guidance)
• Participate in talent brainstorms for sales pitches and sold projects
• Track and organize all talent submissions for different programs
• Manage and track payments to appropriate parties (artist payments, licensing payments)
• Process artist and licensing contracts and payments, as well as tracking status of all contracts
• Support Senior Director and Associate Manager with developing music trend education for internal and external partners. Track and provide updates on relevant artist activity (new releases, social media and streaming growth, identify trending artists, touring timelines, assemble touring lists).
• Assist with periodic client status calls and internal meetings, including the preparation of pre-call agendas and post-call recaps
• Explore marketing trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to add value to sponsorship programs
• Additional responsibilities as requested from Manager and/or Senior Management
WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING
• Interest in music industry, including a passion about music, current/relevant artists and industry trends
• An understanding of how brands interact with culture, specifically with music talent.
• Self-motivated with strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Project management and organizational skills including managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Attention to detail and a high level of organization is imperative
• Proficiency with data organization
• High proficiency in MS Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), Google Suite products, and Canva. The ideal candidate also has experience with project management tools like Asana and AirTable.
• Must be able to think proactively and, at times, work with minimal supervision
• Highly adaptive and proactive problem solving critical to success; must be resourceful individual who can quickly solve problems; ability to make independent decisions
Applicants for employment in the US must possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
We aspire to build teams that reflect and support the fans and artists we serve. Every day we aim to promote environments where everyone can be themselves, contribute fully, and thrive within our company and at our events. 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.
Live Nation strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of age (40 and over), 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 (including HIV and AIDS), marital status, domestic partner status, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), 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, intersectionality, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, rule, ordinance or regulation.
We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act and consistent with other similar and / or applicable laws in other areas.
We also afford equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability. For this reason, Live Nation will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant consistent with its legal obligations to do so, including reasonable accommodations related to pregnancy in accordance with applicable local, state and / or federal law. As part of its commitment to make reasonable accommodations, Live Nation also wishes to participate in a timely, good faith, interactive process with a disabled applicant to determine effective reasonable accommodations, if any, which can be made in response to a request for accommodations. Applicants are invited to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made to assist them to perform the essential functions of the position they seek. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should contact a Human Resources Representative to request the opportunity to participate in a timely interactive process. Live Nation will also provide reasonable religious accommodations on a case-by-case basis.

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The expected compensation for this position is: $20/hr
** Pay is based on a number of factors including market location, qualifications, skills, and experience.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-z355p7-216-73-216-3-42 in your application.