Manager, Pricing Ops - London, United Kingdom - Live Nation
Description
Job Summary:
Location :
London, UK
Division :
Music
Line Manager :
Sr. Manager, International Pricing
Contract Terms:
Full Time, permanent
THE TEAM
Ticketmaster Music is a passionate team dedicated to supporting the needs of the world's biggest touring artists (and their promoters, agents, and managers).
Tasked with building Ticketmaster's relationships with the Artist community, this entails being on the pulse of where the business is moving through discussion with major industry players, informing the Artist community of the latest developments within Ticketmaster, assisting with the operations of events, acting as a resource to help maximize ticket sales and awareness, driving incremental revenue throughout the tour cycle, and understanding Artist needs and how Ticketmaster can serve them with new Products and Services.
Within Ticketmaster Music, the Global Pricing team plays a critical role – an invaluable resource for top tours to price their tickets to market and capture fair value on their events, ensuring we sell the right ticket, to the right fan, at the right price.
THE JOB
The Manager, UK & IE Pricing Operations is responsible for establishing and managing operational best practices for Ticketmaster's growing pricing business in the United Kingdom and Ireland in support of pricing initiatives.
The role will build important relationships with artist and promoter clients to support them operationally and guide them in an effort to reach their revenue goals.
The role will collaborate with global leaders to ensure pricing workflows are optimized and stable.
The Manager, UK & Pricing Operations will be a pricing product expert, manage the Pricing Escalation process for local events, and look for areas of improvement to existing processes.
Working in a fluid environment, this role must adapt to change, provide quality service, and work with cross-functional teams to ensure successful setup, pricing execution, and settlement of pricing events.
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
Manage the operations process for market-based pricing events in UK and Ireland – setup, troubleshooting, ongoing pricing, reporting, product, and settlement
Sustain operational success; investigate issues quickly, be proactive in finding solutions, and think ahead of the next challenge
Engage local support teams in the pricing team's mission
Assist with Pricing overall strategy, such as pricing events, inventory management and events settlement
Identify and build critical partner relationships and create a pricing support plan to reach targeted goals
Provide support to the Pricing team and Clients particularly related to onsale management
Build client ad hoc reporting
Prioritize escalations efficiently based on client and business needs
Engage with internal support teams to ensure systems are in place to support pricing needs
Monitor major onsales and ensure Pricing escalations are resolved as quickly and efficiently as possible
Be vocal in raising trends or concerns to leadership teams
Work with cross-functional groups, including - but not limited to - tour execution, marketing, finance, event operations, legal, product teams, data teams, etc.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (or TECHNICAL SKILLS)
Expert knowledge of the Ticketmaster Host system, event build process, and settlement
Understanding of the business dynamics between venue, promoter and artist
Must be proficient in Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint
Experience in Airtable and DOMO preferred, but not required
Ability to think through, evaluate and solve problems logically and efficiently
Strong organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail
At least 4 years work experience
Ticketing experience required
Degree preferred, but not required
YOU (BEHAVIOURAL SKILLS)
Exhibiting characteristics of integrity, honesty, discretion, loyalty and kindness to peers
Ability to build relationships and work collaboratively
Highly effective communication skills – written and verbal
Good interpersonal skills, positive attitude and ability to work effectively with a range of people and personalities
LIFE AT TICKETMASTER
We are proud to be a part of Live Nation Entertainment, the world's largest live entertainment company.
Our vision at Ticketmaster is to connect people around the world to the live events they love.
As the world's largest ticket marketplace and the leading global provider of enterprise tools and services for the live entertainment business, we are uniquely positioned to successfully deliver on that vision.
We do it all with an intense passion for Live and an inspiring and diverse culture driven by accessible leaders, attentive managers, and enthusiastic teams.
If you're passionate about live entertainment like we are, and you want to work at a company dedicated to helping millions of fans experience it, we want to hear from you.
Our work is guided by our values:
Reliability - We understand that fans and clients rely on us to power their live event experiences, and we rely on each other to make it happen.
Integrity - We are committed to the highest moral and ethical standards on behalf of the countless partners and stakeholders we represent
Belonging - We are committed to building a culture in which all people can be their authentic selves, have an equal voice and opportunities to thrive
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion. You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work. We will do all that we can to help you successfully balance your work and homelife.
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.
It's talent that matters to us and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.
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