Sustainability Manager

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Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment company, comprising 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 is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world, promoting more than 50,000 events annually for nearly 7,000 artists in over 40 countries. These businesses enable Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to create strategic music‑marketing programs that connect more than 1,200 sponsors with the 145 million fans that attend Live Nation Entertainment events each year.

You are passionate about the environment and have experience in events management and/or operations. You excel at problem‑solving on the fly, you’re not afraid to get dirty, and you maintain an enthusiastic and positive attitude. You are creative and confident in spearheading new programs, organized with effective time‑management skills, a strong communicator, and comfortable providing direction while also willing to jump in and help whenever necessary.

As the Sustainability Manager, you will champion our commitment to environmental stewardship while shaping how live entertainment can operate responsibly. You will lead initiatives related to waste reduction, energy efficiency, composting, water conservation, and sustainable procurement—ensuring we exceed our environmental goals and create a model for greener venue operations. Working with local partners, vendors, staff, and fans, you will design and implement innovative programs that reduce impact, increase awareness, and embed sustainability into every show‑day experience.

• Participate in pre‑season orientation and mid‑season meetings with Live Nation’s national sustainability team.
• Attend all scheduled 1‑on‑1 meetings with the Regional Zero Waste Manager, providing updates on all initiatives.
• Be onsite during pre‑season venue set‑up to ensure zero‑waste operational procedures are in place.
• Drive Zero Waste Supervisor hiring, training, and onboarding.
• Drive Zero Waste Coordinator hiring, training, and onboarding.
• Deploy sustainability communication and engagement assets to help lead pre‑season venue orientation trainings.
• Provide regular updates to entire venue staff to share progress, recognize employees, and identify areas of improvement.
• Work closely with all venue departments to integrate sustainability into operations.
• Collaborate with the Marketing Lead to regularly share venue sustainability highlights on all social channels.
• Collaborate with the Experience Manager to build enthusiasm and participation around venue sustainability efforts.
• Other tasks as assigned by the Operations Manager and National Sustainability Team, including but not limited to local community and vendor engagement.

• Work with venue leaders and the Regional Zero Waste Manager to design a comprehensive zero‑waste plan for your venue with actionable goals, improvement areas, a current map and material flow, and a tracking system for accountability.
• Oversee and assist with the material sorting process of all recycling, composting, reuse, and donation materials to increase resource recovery and diversion from landfill.
• Analyze existing venue infrastructure, event set‑up, and waste flows to identify areas for improvement.
• Be present on show days and non‑show days to manage teams, and to ensure compliance and quality control of materials entering the waste stream.
• Identify key opportunities and partnerships to expand the material circularity model throughout the season.
• Build or maintain connections with local partners and waste haulers to stay up to date on accepted divertible materials and options for resource recovery.
• Create a lively and positive atmosphere across front‑of‑house and back‑of‑house waste operations.

• Utilize Microsoft Office (primarily Word, Excel, and…