Job Summary:
THE ROLE:
Coastal Credit Union Music Park in Raleigh 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. 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 February 2026. Hours per week will vary depending on show schedule and business needs at the time.
2026 VSM Job Description
RESPONSIBILITIES:
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.
• Attend all scheduled 1-on-1 meetings with National Sustainability Team point of contact providing updates on all initiatives.
• 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. Collaborate with the venue’s Experience Manager to build a well-rounded sustainability culture.
• Identify key opportunities and vendors to expand zero waste capabilities throughout the season.
Managing Processes:
• Utilize Microsoft Office (primarily Word, Excel, and SharePoint) and Box programs to track and report on key program metrics, documenting operations and uploading photos to shared folders.
• Acquire weight tickets and chain of custody receipts by establishing relationships with waste haulers and resource recovery vendors. Update the mandatory venue data tracking and reporting spreadsheet on a minimum monthly basis.
• Be onsite during pre-season venue setup, the concert season, and post-season to ensure zero waste operational procedures are in place. Work closely with all venue departments to integrate sustainability into operations.
• Work with venue leaders and National Sustainability Team 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 donations materials to increase resource recovery and diversion from landfill.
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 ensure human resources match maximum material flow on show days and non-show days when applicable.
• Hold all venue departments accountable for correct product sourcing and accurate pre-sorting of waste.
• Create a develop a high-efficiency waste sorting operation by utilizing resources provided by the National Sustainability Team.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• 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.
• Creative thinker and problem solver with excellent 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.
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 an 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
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