College Associate, Experiential Custom Events & Hospitality

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
You will work as part of the Media & Sponsorship with Experiential (Custom Events & Hospitality) as a College Associate, helping to execute Sponsorship projects with a focus on festival activations.
Live Nation Media & Sponsorship architects, sells and manages the company's national
corporate sponsorship programs with the world's most recognizable brands. It is an exciting,
fast-paced team that collaborates with all facets of Live Nation's business including venues,
festivals, ticketing, artists, content, media (digital, social, mobile), promotions, and concert
production. To learn more about our division, check out: livenationforbrands.com.
WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO
• Support the Experiential Team across all areas of custom event and hospitality production, including design, logistics, research and sourcing, content, budgeting, legal, and marketing.
• Assist with event advances, coordinating details and updates with venues and vendors.
• Communicate event information across internal departments, partners, and external vendors.
• Manage orders and confirm details with catering, rentals, floral, and audiovisual vendors.
• Create and maintain event documents such as production books, tracking sheets, event decks, budgets, run of shows, contact lists, staff manuals, safety plans, and floor plans.
• Prepare onsite materials, including parking passes, credentials, and catering documents.
• Track and reconcile event expenses, receipts, and post-event settlements.
• Manage inventory and supply orders, ensuring accurate tracking and timely replenishment.
• Conduct research to support upcoming events, including design concepts, new vendors, and emerging technologies.
• Provide onsite assistance and support as assigned.
• Perform additional duties and special projects as needed.
WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING
• Detail oriented, organized, and focused
• Ability to communicate professionally and clearly through email & in person
• Motivated and a self-starter
• Ability to travel
• Creativity and outside-the-box thinking
• Must enjoy and work responsibly within festival environments
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-k2kk38-216-73-216-3-42 in your application.