What are the responsibilities and job description for the Merchandise Booth Manager position at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival?
TIME FRAME: ALL JAZZ FEST EVENT DAYS
April 24 to May 4, 2025
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Merchandise Manager is responsible for the management of daily event operations for a maximum of 4 assigned merchandise booths with a designated zone.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Verify required tables and chairs are at each booth.
- Verify power is working daily.
- Set up booth displays.
- Receive POS systems at each booth.
- Ensure all POS system hardware and internet connections are working properly
- Ensure printer paper is adequately stocked for POS systems.
- Ensure inventory is dispersed to all assigned booths
- Counting booths daily beginning and ending inventories and verify inventories with inventory counters.
- Designate positions within the booth for scheduled staff before each shift begins.
- Track all booth staff time sheets and submit daily to Staffing Coordinator.
- Manage booth sales staff and ensure customer service standards are being followed.
- Ensure sales staff maintain a clean and professional booth.
- Ensure sales staff are running all sales through the POS system.
- Manage breaks for sales and inventory staff.
- Verify daily cash and credit card sales with HBC Booth Manager/Exchequers for booths
- Prepare cash for pick-ups.
- Close out all POS systems daily and ensure HBC Booth Manager/Exchequers have final reports and cash/receipts in hand before closing the booth.
- Ensure POS systems are boxed and stored at the end of day.
- Break down booths at the end of the Festival and prepare displays for storage.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS REQUIRED
- Previous production experience is preferred.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced and high-stress workplace.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Access, and Word.
- Basic understanding of accounting procedures.
- Capable of performing some heavy lifting.
REQUIREMENTS
- Previous production experience is preferred.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced and high-stress workplace.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Access, and Word.
- Basic understanding of accounting procedures.
- Capable of performing some heavy lifting.
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: $13.50 / hour
Job Type: fulltime, parttime
Education: No education required
Work location: On-site
Salary : $14
