Experiential Real Estate Scout - West Coast

Hey there! We’re Fever, the world’s leading tech platform for culture and live entertainment.

Our mission? To democratize access to culture and entertainment. With our proprietary cutting-edge technology and data-driven approach, we’re revolutionizing the way people engage with live entertainment. Every month, our platform inspires over 300 million people in +55 countries (and counting) to discover unforgettable experiences while also empowering event creators with our data and technology, helping them scale, innovate, and enhance their events to reach new audiences. 

Our results? We’ve teamed up with major industry leaders like Netflix, F.C. Barcelona, and Primavera Sound, presented international award-winning experiences, and are backed by several leading global investors! Impressive, right? 

To achieve our mission, we are looking for bar-raisers with a hands-on mindset who are eager to help shape the future of entertainment!Ready to be part of the experience? 

Now, let’s discuss this role and what you will do to help achieve Fever’s mission.

As part of the Fever Originals team, you will use data and insights to create one-of-a-kind events and experiences that allow people to have unforgettable moments. 

We are looking for an experienced, passionate, and critical-thinking Experiential Real Estate Scout to support Project Managers and Producers in ensuring that high-quality experiences are delivered.

This role requires flexibility, creativity, attention to detail, and the ability to meet deadlines while staying within budgets. The ideal candidate has a proven track record of assessing buildings and spaces, building relationships, and working with multiple vendors and stakeholders. The ideal candidate also has experience leading a team, tracking performance, and synthesizing a wide array of information.

You will be responsible for the due diligence of base buildings and maintaining a venue database, which will be organized according to several criteria you will develop with Fever’s production teams. You will be responsible for sourcing & securing venues for our Fever Originals experiences that will enhance the audience’s experience through authenticity and visual flair as well as managing the facilities requirements of venues. Strong communication and negotiation skills are critical to succeed in this role. The right candidate will be a self-starter and have strong interpersonal and project management skills.

You will also be responsible for identifying challenges and opportunities with venues and providing production teams with insights they need to plan events that are within budget and operationally sound.  

About the Role:  

• Liaise with all Originals / Ops / Production teams and Project Managers, bridging communication between internal and external stakeholders to provide a holistic view of venue options.
• Be responsible for due diligence of base buildings. 
• Strategize and prioritize requests of high-volume venue sourcing within demanding time frames cross-regionally.
• Source venues that coincide with the Producer’s concepts & designs, conduct site visits & collate necessary documentation to assess feasibility, ensuring chosen venues are suitable from experiential and financial perspectives.
• Make sure design intent is correct and judge how design decisions will affect budget and schedule. 
• Contact venues and communicate with Project Managers about initial fees, lease agreements, and terms with venue owners to use the location. 
• Assist Project Managers in obtaining all fire and safety, ADA, and other governmental permits, and coordinate the logistics for the production.
• Oversee venue-related issues across multiple large projects at once, while also overseeing standards for smaller events. 
• Be evaluated on how you save CAPEX and OPEX by flagging issues early on.
• Develop and maintain venue databases.
• Working with production companies or suppliers, oversee return of a venue to its original condition at the end of a project.
• Represent Fever at site visits, meetings, and local events.

About You:

You have a track record in property or venue negotiations, facilities management, or live event production management, with an eye for details, and strong oral and written communication skills. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and pride yourself on your network, negotiation skills, and willingness to explore different cities to build up a portfolio of unique and beautiful venues.To be successful in this role, you will be expected to be an entrepreneurial individual, willing to be hands-on, and eager to demonstrate ownership. The role requires a mix of business development and operational experience. Candidates need to be passionate about the entertainment/events industry. You will have to be comfortable delivering results in an ambiguous environment, being exceptionally detail-oriented while looking around corners, and thinking bigger about how we create a compelling experience. 

• Experience with negotiating venue contracts, and/or live events production management. 
• Basic knowledge of reading floor plans, RCP, and technical drawings.
• Real Estate Experience with strong connections with brokers and/or agencies
• Great networking skills and the ability to make smart partnerships happen
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and a proven track record of building positive working relationships.
• Highly organized and efficient. Time management skills are key. 
• Able to to think strategically and efficiently when faced with issues on-site.
• Collaborative approach and willing to get hands dirty and work on all required events tasks.
• Domestic and international travel and work across time zones may be required. 
• Experience in architecture, real estate, or set design is a plus. 

You can expect to join a group of diverse, hardworking team players, where a cultural fit is someone willing to stay humble and learn and can work nimbly. We welcome applications with unusual backgrounds with the expectation that the applicant will have acquired hard or soft skills and maturity throughout their experiences.

Benefits & Perks: 

• Opportunity to have a real impact in a high-growth global category leader
• Total compensation (base + bonus included) range of between 80.000 to 85.000$
• 40% discount on all Fever events and experiences
• Health, Vision and Dental insurance
• 401k pension plan enrolment
• Responsibility from day one and professional and personal growth
• Great work environment with a young, international team of talented people to work with!

Our Hiring Process:

• A 30 min video call with one of our Talent Acquisition Managers, to better understand your career plan, assess cultural fit, and answer any questions you may have
• A 60 min online test with three topics: logic, analytics, and written understanding
• A 30 min video call with your future manager, including questions about your profile and a business case presentation (to be prepared in advance)
• A 45 min case study presentation on location souting

On average, our process lasts 20 working days and offers usually follow within a week.

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