Festival organizer

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 35 hours per week
• Education: College/CEGEP
• Experience: Experience an asset
• or equivalent experience

Number of participants

• Up to 10 participants

Tasks

• Assist in preparing financial reports
• Develop risk management plans
• Promote conference and meeting services or special events
• Develop and monitor emergency security plans
• Inspect and select sites
• Develop marketing and communication plans
• Develop media strategies and public relations activities
• Develop sponsorship, partnership or fundraising programs
• Solicit event donors
• Determine requirements for hospitality services, signage, multi-media equipment, printing and other technical services, and arrange for and manage contracts for these services
• Arrange for production or purchase of promotional products
• Co-ordinate and monitor conference and meeting activities and attend to related details
• Co-ordinate media services
• Co-ordinate set-ups, staging, seating, parking, communication systems and other details for special events
• Confirm and co-ordinate speakers
• Implement registration systems
• Implement social programs, food and beverage, transportation, and other services
• Set up and monitor, or arrange for the setting up and monitoring of multi-media equipment
• Plan and arrange for accommodation and transportation services
• Plan schedules, goals and objectives
• Develop registration systems and information materials
• Plan for required documentation and for pre- and post-distribution of documentation (itineraries, evaluations etc.)
• Research and design special events programs
• Plan for VIP arrangements
• Plan for traffic and crowd control and security
• Plan for social events and guest programs
• Prepare final financial and other reports
• Manage Event Logistics
• Plan and oversee Webinars
• Identify human resources requirements

Supervision

• Committees

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Own transportation

Screening questions

• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?

Internship

• This position is a paid internship that encourages on-the-job training and skill development.

Other benefits

• Parking available