Emo Nite - Creative Producer

Job Summary:

WHO ARE YOU?

Do you have a deep-rooted love for emo, pop-punk, and alternative music? Are you a creative thinker with a passion for fostering community and delivering unforgettable experiences? If so, you might be just the person we’re looking for! We’re in search of a driven, innovative individual who shares our dedication to celebrating the emo scene and promoting authentic self-expression. Sound like you? Keep reading...

WHO ARE WE?

Emo Nite has become a cultural phenomenon, uniting fans of emo, pop-punk, and alternative music in a series of unforgettable events. What started as a single party in a dive bar in East L.A. and has since blossomed into a recurring celebration in over 50 cities across the United States. Our events bring together music lovers, artists, and pop culture icons, creating a space for nostalgia, discovery, and community-building.

Emo Nite has come a long way since that first party in 2014, hosting full-day festivals and curating performances at major events like Coachella, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, and Firefly. Alongside our events, we’ve launched successful clothing collaborations with well-known brands, solidifying our presence as a driving force pushing the emo and alternative culture scene forward.

At Emo Nite, we believe in the power of music to bring people together and create lasting connections. Join our team and help us continue to evolve and expand, making the scene more inclusive and vibrant than ever before.

THE ROLE

Creative Producer – This is an in-office position and not remote.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Creative Design and Production

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, with strong skills in Photoshop and Illustrator.

• Templating tour materials, including updating dates, guest artists, announcements, and related content.

• Resizing existing materials to meet specific market or client needs.

• Preparing materials for print production.

• Organizing and distributing still/video files to clients, partners, and representatives.

• Managing creative direction during photoshoots as required.

• Communicating with cross-functional teams to create necessary deliverables for editorial shoots.

• Managing usage rights for all creative projects.

• Sourcing stock footage, fonts, and images as needed from media libraries.

Project and Production Management

• Managing various creative projects from start to finish, balancing short-notice and long-lead timelines.

• Overseeing production schedules for shoots, including pre-production and post-production timelines.

• Partnering with external teams, agencies, and brands to coordinate production-related needs, including co-production.

• Interfacing between partners and agencies to ensure all creative project members have the information needed to execute their tasks.

• Organizing and scheduling the ongoing development of creative production projects.

• Partnering with strategic creative leadership to produce various creative projects.

• Providing on-site support at various site locations in a hybrid work environment.

• Recruiting, training, and onboarding team members in collaboration with partnering teams.

• Managing production for company collaborations and coordinating with brands.

Collaboration and Communication

• Utilizing Google Drive, particularly Sheets, for tasks like run-of-show management.

• Demonstrating clear communication skills and effective time management to meet deadlines.

• Clearly articulating requests to the creative team or partners to minimize unnecessary revisions.

• Regularly using collaboration tools such as Slack and Asana for task management and communication.

• Partnering with cross-functional, internal, and external teams to ensure seamless project execution.

• Train and provide support in onboarding team members, clients, vendors and partners when needed

• All other projects and initiatives as identified

Bonus Skills

• Staying updated on design trends, including fonts, color palettes, and layouts

• Building connections with other creatives, including designers, video editors, effects specialists, and typography artists.

• Exploring new creative techniques, programs, and outlets to enhance production quality.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years’ experience with creative production direction

• Proven ability to execute out of the box visions

• Clear understanding of product and marketing calendar and requirements

• Establish industry relationships

• Knowledge of the market with regards to photographers, models and various teams

• Excellent organizational skills

• Detail-oriented and able to coordinate multiple work streams under deadline pressure

• Ability to take initiative, problem solve and perform research

• Knowledge of the principles of target marketing

• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, particularly MS Excel and PowerPoint

• General knowledge of live entertainment and Insomniac brands/shows

• Knowledge of concert promotion and live event business is a plus

• Some travel may be required (economy)

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Must be able to tolerate loud noise levels and drastic temperature climates while working on site at various event locations

• Must be willing to frequently work and travel to work events during evening and weekend hours, as required, to meet deadlines and work events

• Must be able to work in open concept office space

Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization, which does not require sponsorship by Emo Nite for a visa.

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.

Emo Nite 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, Emo Nite 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, Emo Nite 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. Emo Nite 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.

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