Job Summary:

WHO ARE WE?

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 500 million tickets sold annually and more than 12,000 clients worldwide.

Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than 40,000 shows and 100+ festivals annually for nearly 4,000 artists in over 40 countries. These businesses allow Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to create strategic music marketing programs that connect over 1,000 brands with the 98 million fans that attend Live Nation Entertainment events each year. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.

Live Nation’s Concerts Division is where tours are born, artists come to life, and fans get to experience the rush of live music. From our dozens of owned/operated Amphitheaters to our Global Touring team, from Ticketing and Venue Operations to Marketing and Sales... we foster a fun and upbeat work culture with no shortage of opportunities. With perks ranging from free concert tickets to dog-friendly offices, to progressive benefits like student loan reimbursement and adoption/fertility support... it’s no wonder we are certified as a Great Place to Work organization and one of People Magazine’s “50 Companies that Care”.

We want everyone to feel like they belong and can thrive in our community, so we strive to help you achieve your career and personal goals. Live music is our passion and where we find our common ground. There has never been a better

time to join Live Nation.

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!

You care deeply about the environment and have experience in events management and/or operations. You are great at problem solving on the fly, aren’t scared to get dirty, and maintain an enthusiastic and positive attitude. You are creative and confident in your ability to spearhead new programs. You are organized and have effective time and budget management skills. You are a strong communicator and are comfortable providing directions, while also being willing to jump in and help whenever necessary. You are comfortable analyzing and presenting data to leadership and peers and driving informed changes even when perspectives vary.

THE ROLE:

Skyla Amphitheatre is seeking a Venue Sustainability Manager to elevate our sustainability program to new heights in 2026. This role will provide both administrative and operational support to successfully implement venue sustainability programs, including but not limited to: developing and executing highly efficient resource recovery and material circularity programs, managing a team through hiring, training, and proper scheduling with a predetermined budget, and creating a strong venue culture around sustainability through cross-functional collaboration with multiple venue departments and external partners. This role will report directly to the venue’s General Manager and work within the venue’s Operations team. You will also receive direct guidance and technical support from the National Sustainability Team and submit regular venue performance metrics directly to your National Sustainability Team point of contact. This is a seasonal, part-time position starting in March, hours per week will vary depending on show schedule

and business needs at the time.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO:

In 2026, we are aiming to make our sustainability programs more efficient than ever. The VSM role revolves around being able to properly manage PEOPLE, PROCESSES, and BUDGETS to meet venue sustainability targets. Below are the responsibilities and expectations of VSMs for the 2026 season.

Managing People:

• Participate in pre-season venue orientations and mid-season meetings with Live Nation’s National Sustainability Team, as well as any scheduled 1-1 meetings.
• Drive Venue Sustainability Supervisor & Crew hiring, training, onboarding, and scheduling.
• Provide regular updates to venue staff to share progress, recognize employees, and identify areas of improvement. Partner with the venue’s Experience Manager to build a strong sustainability culture.
• Support team morale, safety, and retention during physically demanding work and challenging conditions such as long hours, weather, and event-related pressures.
• Identify key opportunities and vendors to expand zero waste capabilities throughout the season.

Managing Processes:

• 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 Share Point) 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 ability to 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.

Managing Budgets:

• Work closely with venue management to manage and report on budgeting, identifying opportunities for cost savings and recommending adjustments as needed.
• Utilize curated staffing templates to match human resources to maximum material flow on show days and non-show days and adjust as needed in real time to stay within labor and budget targets.
• Create and maintain a high-efficiency waste sorting operation by utilizing resources provided by the National Sustainability Team.

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

• 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.
• 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.

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 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.

HIRING PRACTICES
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Live Nation recruitment policies are designed to place the most highly qualified persons available in a timely and efficient manner. Live Nation may pursue all avenues available, including promotion from within, employee referrals, outside advertising, employment agencies, internet recruiting, job fairs, college recruiting and search firms.