Abstraction Media, Inc. — West Hollywood, CA On-site, Los Angeles (this role is not remote and not hybrid)
Abstraction Media is a West Hollywood-based production house creating original content for stage, film, and television. We produce large-scale international tours for a globally touring comedian whose live business spans theaters, performing arts centers, arenas, and international markets across multiple continents.
We are hiring a Director of Touring to take full ownership of our touring business: commercial strategy, ticketing performance, promoter and venue relationships, market development, and operational execution across every show on the calendar.
This is a senior live entertainment executive role. It is not a booking agent role, a routing role, or a road-based tour manager role. The person in this seat owns the business of touring so the artist can stay focused on the craft.
You will lead ticketing strategy, sales pacing, pricing, market activation, promoter negotiations, venue deals, settlements, budgets, and tour P&L. You will be the operator who knows, before anyone else does, which markets are pacing soft, which need a marketing intervention, and which need a pricing or scaling adjustment. You will sit at the table with promoters, venue executives, ticketing partners, and agency teams as a peer.
Two requirements are absolute. Applications that do not meet both will not be reviewed.
1. Based in Los Angeles, working on-site. This role is in-person at our West Hollywood office. We are not considering remote, hybrid, or relocation candidates. You must already live in the Los Angeles area or be prepared to be on-site from day one.
2. Direct experience inside a top-tier live entertainment company. You must have held a meaningful role at one of the following, or a direct equivalent:
We are looking for someone who has lived inside the systems, relationships, and economics of major live entertainment, not someone who has worked adjacent to them.
Commercial strategy and tour P&L. Build and execute the touring strategy that maximizes revenue, profitability, and long-term market positioning. Own the tour budget, the P&L, and the financial story of every run.
Ticketing, pricing, and sales pacing. Direct ticketing strategy across pricing, scaling, holds, inventory, on-sale planning, dynamic adjustments, and settlement. Read counts daily. Identify soft markets early. Drive corrective action with promoters, venues, marketing, and ticketing partners before a show is in trouble, not after.
Promoter, venue, and ticketing partner relationships. Lead negotiations and ongoing relationships with promoters, venue executives, ticketing platforms, and agency teams. Structure deals that protect the tour's economics and create leverage for future runs.
Market development and promotion. Partner with internal marketing, paid media, and creative teams to ensure every market has the right audience targeting, creative, paid spend, and local activation strategy. Coordinate with local promoters and media partners to convert awareness into ticket sales.
Vendor and production oversight. Manage sound, lighting, production, travel, security, and operational vendors. Ensure contracts align with tour goals and every partner meets the standard.
Tour logistics. Oversee travel, accommodations, transportation, scheduling, advancing, settlement coordination, and compliance with local regulations across domestic and international shows.
Crisis management. Anticipate problems before they surface. When something breaks mid-tour, you make the decision and move on.
Send your resume and a brief note on your most relevant tour, venue, or ticketing experience to [email protected].
Subject line: Director of Touring — [Your Name]
Abstraction Media, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to building an inclusive team.