College Associate, Fan & Partner Research

Job Description

College Associate, Fan & Partner Research (Fan Insights)

WHO ARE YOU?
Passionate and driven, with an entrepreneurial spirit. Resourceful, innovative, forward-thinking, and collaborative. At Live Nation Entertainment, our people embrace these qualities, so if this sounds like you, please read on!
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 a highly resourceful team player to bring their passion for live music and interest in research methodologies and data.
Within Media & Sponsorship, the Fan & Partner Insights team is tasked with empowering the overall organization-specifically the sales team and our clients-with thought-provoking insights that can help inspire creative partnerships and drive competitive advantage. As ''the voice of the fan,'' our goal is to uncover powerful insights about our audience to help both Live Nation and our brand partners develop meaningful cultural connections with their consumers. In an age where it's harder than ever to reach Millennials/Gen Z using traditional methods, our knowledge of our audience differentiates us in the landscape of media & entertainment.
Live Nation Media & Sponsorship designs, 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: https://livenationforbrands.com/. To learn more about the Fan & Partner Insights team, check out recent work here: https://itsbetterlive.livenationforbrands.com/category/fan-insights/
WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO
• Support entire lifecycle of market research projects; includes collaborating on questionnaires, programming and launching surveys, monitoring fieldwork, identifying key audiences, and generating crosstabs
• Help to manage and launch custom quantitative surveys in Sound Board, our proprietary panel of 10,000 live music fans for quantitative surveys and community of 500 more for qualitative insights
• Distill and organize information from vast data sets for partner deliverables
• Organize fan research projects and deliverables to help democratize insights across organization
• Provide support to manager creating story-driven presentations for partners
• Partner with Fan Research Team to elevate communication and organization of deliverables and data
• Collaborate as needed with Partner Research Team to synthesize and report on Post-Festival survey data and Brand Reports
WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING
• Eagerness to learn qualitative and quantitative research methodologies
• Must be proficient in data analysis with strong skills in Excel (e.g., advanced formulas, pivot tables, VLOOKUP). Experience with Tableau, SPSS or other data manipulation & visualization tools are a plus.
• Must be comfortable working in PowerPoint; familiarity with Keynote and/or other design tools are a plus
• Familiarity with social listening tools and syndicated data sources such as YouGov
• A creative problem solver who embraces new challenges
• Strong organizational, attention to detail, and communication skills
• Willingness to learn and master new research and analysis platforms
• Passionate about live music, media, and culture
• Excitement for data storytelling and a drive to learn about consumer behavior
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-j622qe-216-73-216-3-42 in your application.