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House of Blues Venue IT Intern in Toronto, Ontario
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 550 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.
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!
Internship Summary: This is an IT focused internship position located in downtown Toronto at Budweiser Stage. On a less frequent basis, it may require travel to other Live Nation Canada venue locations within Toronto. The intern is our technical resource and part of a centralized help desk; implementing solutions with equipment and data as well as resolving technical issues and consistently providing top-notch customer service!
This position requires flexibility with scheduling; ability to accommodate onsite event support and after-hours office support on evening and weekends is required.
Learning Objectives:
Develop an in-depth understanding of all the technology used and that is required in music and live events
Gain experience troubleshooting various technology including but not limited to switches, APs, POS, point to point setups, scanners etc.
Learn and collaborate with the venue operations, network engineering, project management and venue applications team
Role & Responsibilities:
Provide onsite IT troubleshooting assistance as needed to venue administrative, operations and production staff.
Identify, track and help to resolve persistent issues, and ensure venue technology problems, issues, or needs are reported to appropriate remote support or service delivery teams, following established escalation procedures.
Provide proactive “day of show” IT event support and onsite assistance to tour production by ensuring there are no outstanding IT hardware/software issues with point of sale or access control technologies prior to gates opening for fans
Help establish good communication with all teams in the venue to ensure issues are being reported on a timely manner
Assist with deployment, inventory management, and maintenance of onsite IT equipment including POS terminals
Develop, demonstrate, and leverage a comprehensive understanding of venue network connectivity and deployed technologies.
Assist with the extension of existing venue IT infrastructure or implementation of new infrastructure to support special events such as festivals or private events.
Participate as needed with seasonal IT preparation and validation, as well as shutdown and winterization.
Skills & Experience:
Experience with and in-depth knowledge of Apple iOS, MS Windows, and network technologies is preferred
An avid interest in learning about the music industry and the impact of technology in this industry
Proven ability to listen, understand and communicate effectively
Self-motivated, capable of independent reasoning and troubleshooting
A creative thinker and self-starter with a winning attitude
Must be a reliable and dependable team player with ability to work independently and under little supervision
This position requires flexibility with scheduling; including the ability to accommodate evening and weekend on-call shifts, holidays, as well as extended hours for events and summer festivals. Availability to consistently provide event support is a requirement of this role. (Note: Shifts may change to meet business needs).
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.
Please note that this is a full-time position with a minimum commitment of 37.5 hours per week.
Applicants for employment in Canada must possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa.
Physical Requirements/Work Environment
Sitting for extended periods of time at a computer station or work desk; stands and walks throughout the day; occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.; uses hands and fingers to operate computers and office equipment for up to 8 hours each day; lifts up to 10 pounds regularly; exposed to typical office environment conditions and noise levels.
Employment Equity Live Nation Canada strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by provincial and/or federal law. Accommodations for candidates with disabilities are available on request during all aspects of the recruitment and selection process. If accommodation is needed during the recruitment and selection process, please contact us and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.
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 Entertainment recruitment policies are designed to place the most highly qualified persons available in a timely and efficient manner. Live Nation Entertainment may pursue all avenues available, including promotion from within, employee referrals, outside advertising, employment agencies, Internet recruiting, job fairs, college recruiting and search firms.
This job description is a summary of duties that are expected to be performed. Duties outlined on this job description may not be all-inclusive, and can be modified at any time if requested by management.
