Art Studio Assistant Event Manager

**YOU MUST HAVE previous PREVIOUS MANAGEMENT/LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE TO BE CONSIDERED**

You must have weekend availability!

Graff Lab Studio in SYOSSET is a brand new artistic creative space. Graff Lab Studio aims to bring the love of graffiti and street art style to Long Island. The Syosset studio will be the 3rd Graff Lab Studio to open on Long Island. We offer public workshops, birthday parties for children and adults, fundraisers, ladies nights, and team building workshops. During these workshops we work with guests to combine graffiti art and fashion through custom sweatshirts, t shirts, skateboards and more! We are seeking a highly organized and enthusiastic individual to join our art event studio as a future Assistant Manager.

Graff Lab Studio hosts all different types of art events for all different ages of clientele. We mainly host kids parties, and public workshops. We defiantly encourage you to apply if you love working with children! Individuals who are going into teaching or who have prior camp counseling, mentoring, or club leadership experience are encouraged to apply!

Operationally the Assistant Manager will be trained to handle the back of house procedures of the studio like cash management, inventory up keep, etc. if you have any previous experience with procedures like these please make sure to let us know on your resume!

This is a fun and fast paced environment. Our ideal candidate is focused on creating the best possible events for our guests while assisting the Studio Manager in keeping up with the studio. We expect our Assistant Managers to be able to run the studio when the Main Studio Manager cannot be present. Our company has a lot of opportunities for growth as we continue to expand and open more studios.

This position starts with a 30 to 60 day training/trial period, this is when you will be taught how to run the events at the studio, work one on one with guests, handle weekly tasks and projects for the studio to prepare you to step into the Assistant Manager position. At the end of the trail period you are expected to fully step into the Assistant Manager position with ease and full understanding of how to run the studio and represent our brand.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about the arts, event planning, and customer service. This is a very important role in the studio space, you will have other staff members as well as guests looking to you for help when needed.

Ability to work a flexible schedule including EVENINGS and WEEKENDS IS A MUST, although some midweek events may occur.

Opportunities to travel to offsite events during the weekdays are also available for you. We also have another studio that has opportunities for more hours if you are okay with traveling.

Seeking highly motivated individuals who:

• Enjoy working around children and families.
• Enjoy leading classes and teaching a new creative skill to both children and adults.
• Manage events and professionally addressing potential problems that may arise.
• Must be able to work constructively with staff and customers while maintaining maturity and professionalism, as you are a representation of our brand.
• Helping artists and guests at the event with painting, ex: leading live demos to the event, spraying custom names onto items, helping add designs to pieces.
• Keep the studio clean, organized, and stocked.
• Maintain a high level of performance to ensure a positive guest experience throughout the entire event, and for multiple events per day.
• Ability to lift, at least 30 pounds.
• Set up party space with paper goods, favors, cake, etc. and serve food and drinks to all party guests.
• Assist guests with bringing party items to the party room prior to the party and to their cars at the conclusion of the party if requested.
• Maintain a neat, professional and appropriate appearance while interacting with young children and their families.
• Organizational skills are a must to keep inventory and maintain studio stock rooms.
• Ability to stand, walk and run for extended periods of time.
• Ability to keep high energy for back to back events.
• MUST have past leadership experience.
• MUST have previous customer service experience.
• MUST be able to maintain professional manner and appearance around kids, especially in stressful situations.
• MUST have reliable transportation
• MUST be able to commit to events once booked
• MUST be available to work all weekends, including some Holidays.
• MUST be reliable, outgoing, friendly and able to help people have a fun time.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $19.00 - $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Professional development assistance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Weekends as needed

Application Question(s):

• What kind of Creative are you?
• What kind of music do you listen to?
• Do you have reliable transportation?
• Have you ever been trained to work a cash register?
• Do you have any experience working with children?
• Do you have experience with one on one customer service?
• What prior leadership experience do you have? (doesn't have to be work related)

Experience:

• Customer service: 2 years (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Syosset, NY 11791: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $19 - $25