Director, Paid Search

Job Description

Live Nation Entertainment is the world's leading live entertainment and eCommerce company, comprised of four market leaders: Ticketmaster.com, Live Nation Concerts, Front Line Management Group and Live Nation Network. Ticketmaster.com is the global event ticketing leader and one of the world's top five eCommerce sites, with over 26 million monthly unique visitors. Live Nation Concerts produces over 20,000 shows annually for more than 2,000 artists globally. Front Line is the world's top artist management company, representing over 250 artists. These businesses power Live Nation Network, the leading provider of entertainment marketing solutions, enabling over 800 advertisers to tap into the 200 million consumers Live Nation delivers annually through its live event and digital platforms. For additional information, visit www.livenation.com/investors.

WHO ARE YOU?

Passionate and motivated. Driven, with an entrepreneurial spirit. Resourceful, innovative, forward thinking and committed. At Live Nation Entertainment, our people embrace these qualities, so if this sounds like you then please read on!

THE ROLE

We're looking for a Rockstar search team lead who gets excited about search marketing- plain and simple. This person should have experience in working with all major search engines with an emphasis on SA360. This person should be curious, analytical, collaborative and obsessed with besting oneself.

This person should be a paid search subject matter expert and have a track record of brainstorming and implementing quick, rapid-fire tests to maximize spend and KPIs while keeping efforts low. This person will need to be curious and collaborative and have the desire to work very closely with the greater media team to guide our search practice across all business arms of LNE and enhancements to drive client business. This person will have a proven track record of growing accounts by forging a strong relationship as a search subject matter expert.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO
• Have experience managing a team (including outsourced managed serve vendor) of multiple direct reports
• Collaborate with Product, Business Intelligence, and Analytics teams
• Comfortable with analytics tools including Tableau, GA, Domo, etc.
• Be an expert in search marketing
• Regularly and proactively provide updates to the team and client on changes in the search industry with their clear POV
• Regularly provide regular ROI-driving insights and recommendations based on agreed-upon KPIs
• Translate ambiguous goals into clear and measurable outcomes
• Outstanding troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving abilities, along with an ability to collaborate cross-functionally in a get-it-done environment
• Have effective time management skills – ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
• Operate in fast-paced, high-volume environments
• Be a self-starter – able to put together a team quickly and tackle new tests and optimizations with little guidance
• Be able to speak confidently and regularly to senior clients

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING
• 5-7 years of paid search experience
• Bachelor's Degree
• Excellent knowledge of Google Ads and Bing (SEO skills not mandatory)
• Background in audience/data activation and collaborating on test and learn strategies, a plus.
• Flexibility in work schedule is required – occasional overtime is likely.
• Ability to work within a team environment, strong written communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Curiosity is highly encouraged
• COVID-19 vaccination will be required for this position subject to legally valid exemptions

BENEFITS & PERKS
Our motto is 'Taking Care of Our Own' through 6 pillars of benefits:
• HEALTH: Medical, Vision and Dental benefits for you and your family, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
• YOURSELF: Generous paid time off policy including paid holidays, sick time and paid days off for your birthday, Free concert tickets
• WEALTH: 401(k) program with company match, Stock Program
• FAMILY: New parent programs & support including caregiver leave and baby bonuses, infertility support
• CAREER: Tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment internal growth and development programs & trainings
• OTHERS: Volunteer time off, crowdfunding network

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

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.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d29x42-18-216-190-167-42 in your application.