Sustainability Manager

Job Summary

Live Nation Entertainment is the world's leading live entertainment company, comprising Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. Our Concerts Division fosters a fun and upbeat work culture with opportunities for growth and development. As a passionate and driven individual with experience in events management and operations, you will be joining us to elevate our sustainability program.

Responsibilities

• Manage Venue Sustainability Supervisor & Crew hiring, training, onboarding, and scheduling.
• Drive sustainability culture through cross-functional collaboration with multiple venue departments and external partners.
• Oversee and assist with the material sorting process of all recycling, composting, reuse, and donation materials to maximize resource recovery and landfill diversion.
• Utilize Microsoft Office (primarily Word, Excel, Forms, and SharePoint) to track key program metrics, document operations, and report on progress.
• Manage relationships with waste haulers for service schedule and to acquire timely weight reports with weight data, and investigate discrepancies to ensure accurate reporting.
• Collaborate with venue leaders and National Sustainability Team to design a comprehensive zero waste plan for your venue with actionable goals, improvement areas, a material flow map, and a tracking system for accountability.
• Communicate technical or complex sustainability requirements clearly to a wide range of audiences, including frontline staff, vendors, and venue leadership.
• Hold all venue departments accountable for correct product sourcing and accurate pre-sorting of waste.
• Be onsite during pre-season venue setup, the concert season, and post-season to ensure zero waste operational procedures are implemented and followed while working closely with all venue departments to integrate sustainability into operations.
• Work closely with venue management to manage and report on budgeting, identifying opportunities for cost savings and recommending adjustments as needed.
• Create and maintain a high-efficiency waste sorting operation by utilizing resources provided by the National Sustainability Team.

Qualifications

• Show days require about 90% of the time spent walking, bending, reaching, stooping, lifting, and carrying 50+ lbs. with about 50% of that time spent helping/overseeing the sorting of materials.
• A High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 1-2 years in a leadership position with experience in: operations/event coordination, managing a team, and working within the framework of an existing budget.
• Proven ability to lead teams in fast-paced environments while maintaining hands-on involvement, and quickly troubleshooting operational challenges with practical solutions.
• Creative thinker and problem solver with strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Acute sense of judgment, tact, and diplomacy and a strong sense of teamwork and ability to execute programs.
• Time management and the ability to excel in an unstructured environment.
• Passion for driving environmental impact through both hands-on and administrative work.
• Strong data analysis and Microsoft Excel proficiency, with the ability to track, interpret, and report metrics accurately.