Director, Special Events
Required skills
- booking
- special events
- venue
- artists
- events
- promoter
- industry clients
- scaling
- show estimates
- budgets
Nice to have
- marketing background
- creative resources
Role summary
The Director, Live is responsible for booking all special events across venues, managing the entire booking process from identifying talent to final settlement. This role involves strategy, project management, operations, and client relationship management, including seeking new business opportunities and developing existing client bases. Key responsibilities include budget oversight, cross-functional liaison, contract negotiation with legal, and leading a high-performing team. The ideal candidate has 7-10 years of experience in venue event calendar management, extensive knowledge of entertainment genres, and strong marketing and leadership skills. This role requires on-site presence, particularly on event days, and comfort working in a 24/7 environment.
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (MSG Entertainment) is a leader in live entertainment, delivering unforgettable experiences while forging deep connections with diverse and passionate audiences. The Company’s portfolio includes a collection of world-renowned venues – New York’s Madison Square Garden, Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, and Beacon Theatre; and The Chicago Theatre – that showcase a broad array of sporting events, concerts, family shows, and special events for millions of guests annually. In addition, the Company features the original production, the Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes, which has been a holiday tradition for more than 90 years. More information is available at www.msgentertainment.com.
Who are we hiring?
The Director, Special Events is responsible for booking all special events across our venues. This role will be responsible for all aspects of the booking process, including identifying new events, coordinating with internal departments, working with promoter and industry clients, suggesting proper scaling, assisting with the creation of show estimates, budgets and forecasts, and overseeing the final settlement process for events. This role will also focus on strategy, project management and operations, and requires a high level of attention to detail, prompt and clear communication skills, teamwork focus, analytical problem-solving ability, and an orientation toward execution.
The Director will work with existing clients and will also seek new business opportunities, while developing and maintaining relationships with a diverse and complex client base. The Director will participate in the development and implementation of ad plan, creative, PR and group sales plan, ticketing builds, holds, pulls and discounts. This position is also responsible for managing all on-site / activation needs and research and analysis per market to stay competitive.
What will you do?
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Pay Range$147,000—$185,000 USDAt MSG, we recognize the importance of upskilling employees’ talents and strengths so they can drive their careers forward. We are proud to offer a robust set of tools and resources to help employees understand their interests and purpose, harness their talents and obtain the skills they need to reach the next step in their careers. Growth and longevity for our employees are top priorities here.
We value diversity and are looking for extraordinary employees of all backgrounds! MSG is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, sexual and reproductive health choices, national origin, citizenship, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. MSG complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination, including considering requests for reasonable accommodations as required.
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