What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dressing Room Operations Assistant position at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival?
TIME FRAME: This is a short term, seasonal position.
April 14 to May 09, 2025
POSITION SUMMARY: Assist in the setup and maintenance of all dressing room trailers and spaces, ensuring functionality throughout the event.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
LOAD IN:
- Assist with inventory, shopping, cleaning, and installation of décor, amenities, supplies, plants, and furniture into dressing room trailers and hospitality areas.
- Help assess and facilitate repairs and adjustments to trailers before show days.
- Organize and prepare the office/team trailer and storage pod for show day operations.
EVENT DAYS:
- Complete tidying and restocking of all trailers prior to talent load-ins.
- Execute special requests in trailers/hospitality areas with approval.
- Check in with dressing room managers to respond to supply, repair, or other special needs.
- Receive, sort, and distribute box lunch orders to artist crews as directed.
- Work with the Food Department and Talent Relations team to pick up and deliver vendor food orders to higher-level artists as needed and approved.
- Act as a construction department liaison when necessary, as directed by the Dressing Room Operations Manager.
- Build/strike onstage quick-change booths as needed, including stocking any hospitality items.
LOAD OUT:
- Strike, clean, inventory, and pack all décor, furnishings, supplies, etc., from trailers, hospitality areas, and the team office/trailer.
- Pack storage pod.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Utilize the Absentee Request Form for accurate reporting of absenteeism.
- Maintain confidentiality on sensitive issues.
- Submit any intellectual property created for the Jazz Festival to the Festival Finance Office as required.
- Attend and complete all required training sessions.
- Submit Feedback Forms and Final Reports promptly.
- Perform any additional work-related duties as assigned.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS REQUIRED:
- Valid driver’s license and clean driving record required.
- Basic carpentry skills helpful.
- Some familiarity with festival/special event production preferred.
- Strong interpersonal skills required to interact with artists, volunteers, and Festival staff.
- Endurance for long hours in an active, stressful production setting.
- Active, outdoor position requiring some lifting of up to 50 pounds.
Since 1970, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell has annually celebrated the unique culture and heritage of New Orleans and Louisiana, alongside unforgettable special guest performances by the musical icons of our era and performances by nationally and internationally renowned artists. Jazz Fest features one of the world’s most diverse music festival lineups with over 650 bands on fourteen stages performing virtually every style of music plus an extensive food fair, hundreds of artisans, second line parades and much more. Spread out over two long weekends in late April and early May, Jazz Fest takes place at the New Orleans Fair Grounds Race Track, located just minutes from the French Quarter.
Apply to be part of the Jazz Fest Team that annually welcomes almost 500,000 people to the Festival. Happy Jazz Fest!
Pay: $3200 / year
Job Type: fulltime, parttime
Education: No education required
Work location: On-site
Salary : $3,200
