Sr. Analyst, Strategic Initiatives

Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment company, comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. Ticketmaster is the global leader in event ticketing with over 620 million tickets sold annually and approximately 10,000 clients worldwide. Live Nation Concerts promotes more than 50,000 events annually for nearly 7,000 artists in 40+ countries. Live Nation Media & Sponsorship creates strategic music marketing programs connecting over 1,200 sponsors with the 145 million fans attending Live Nation Entertainment events each year.

About the role

As a Sr. Analyst on the Strategic Initiatives team, you’ll support data initiatives at Live Nation. You’ll run analyses, build and maintain data pipelines and dashboards, and design experiments and surveys that drive business decisions across the company. You’ll partner with product and engineering teams to monitor website and app performance and trends. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys diving deep into data, has a natural curiosity, and thrives in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Analytics:
  • Turn open-ended questions into clear problem statements, data sources, and success criteria.
  • Run analyses with rigor: QA and validate inputs, reconcile sources, document caveats.
  • Build and maintain core dashboards and recurring readouts.
  • Uncover insights stakeholders might miss and back them with clear recommendations.
  • Run data validation checks, reconcile sources, flag anomalies, and maintain metric definitions.
• Data Orchestration:
  • Run and manage jobs behind ETLs and automation scripts.
  • Understand end-to-end data flows and debug problems methodically.
• Research & Experiments:
  • Field and manage surveys to explain the “why” behind data.
  • Design and execute tests using sound statistical methods and provide actionable recommendations.
• Live Nation Digital Analytics (Livenation.com & Live Nation app):
  • Track and report core KPIs: traffic, conversion, revenue, retention.
  • Partner with product and engineering teams on ad hoc analysis.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or above, plus 3+ years of relevant work experience (technical background is a plus).
• 3+ years writing advanced SQL in a fast-paced environment.
• 3+ years building dashboards and insightful data visualizations in a modern BI tool.
• Working knowledge of Python, sufficient for scripting and data analysis.
• Detail-oriented, organized, and curious with the ability to juggle competing priorities.
• Strong communication skills to simplify complex analysis and collaborate cross-functionally.
• Experience using AI tools to enhance (not replace) your work.
• Must be local to Los Angeles or willing to relocate at your own expense; comfortable coming onsite 3 days per week.

Benefits

Our motto is ‘Taking Care of Our Own’ through six pillars of benefits:

• Health: Medical, vision, dental, and mental health benefits for you and your family, including a health care concierge, Flexible or Health Savings Accounts (FSA or HSA).
• Yourself: Free concert tickets, generous paid time off (including holidays, sick time, and personal days).
• Wealth: 401(k) program with company match, stock reimbursement program.
• Family: New parent programs (caregiver leave, baby bonuses), fertility, adoption, foster, or surrogacy support.
• Career: Career and skill development programs (School of Live), tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment.
• Others: Volunteer time off, crowdfunding match.

Pay

Expected compensation for this position is $96,000.00 USD - $120,000.00 USD. Pay is based on market location, qualifications, skills, and experience.