festival organizer
Education:
Bachelor's degree.
Work setting:
Associations and non profit organizations. Festival.
Tasks:
- Promote conference and meeting services or special events.
- Recruit, hire and supervise staff and/or volunteers.
- Implement social programs, food and beverage, transportation, and other services.
- Plan and arrange for accommodation and transportation services.
- Plan schedules, goals and objectives.
- Plan for required documentation and for pre- and post-distribution of documentation (itineraries, evaluations etc.).
- Research and design special events programs.
- Manage Event Logistics.
- Identify human resources requirements.
Area of work experience:
Concerts.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Attention to detail.
- Work under pressure.
- Tight deadlines.
- Fast-paced environment.
Personal suitability:
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Excellent written communication.
- Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Organized.
- Team player.
- Time management.
- Resourcefulness.
- Ability to multitask.
Screening questions:
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
Experience:
1 year to less than 2 years.
Other benefits:
- Free parking available.
- Learning/training paid by employer.
- On-site amenities.
- On-site recreation and activities.
- Other benefits.
- Team building opportunities.
- Parking available.
Support for youths:
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment.
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.
Support for Indigenous people:
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers .
Supports for visible minorities:
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).