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Newport Aquarium Event Assistant - Part-Time

Newport Aquarium
Newport, KY Part Time
POSTED ON 3/3/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/28/2025

Weekly hours cannot be guaranteed yet you will have flexibility to work around your schedule.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Meet with Event Coordinator prior to event to review event planner, staff timeline and floorplans
  • Meet all third-party vendors upon arrival to check-in and help assist them to set-up location
  • Ensure all third-party vendors are adhering to all Newport Aquarium policies & procedures
  • Ensure all required set-ups reflect approved floorplans
  • Confirm all set-ups are complete and all vendors (including F&B) are ready and in position prior to event start time
  • Communicate event start to all parties involved and key activities/times throughout the night
  • Works as a liaison between event client, catering team and exhibit operations staff
  • Greet event client upon arrival and conduct periodic check-in’s to ensure all client expectations are being met
  • Be familiar with all Audio-Visual equipment and understand how to operate and troubleshoot A/V capabilities
  • Event wrap-up with client at the conclusion of each event
  • Ensure all third-party vendors clean up their space efficiently and assist them with exiting procedure
  • Complete kitchen walk-through with catering team and both parties sign off on check-out sheet prior to their departure
  • Complete final walk-through with Event Coordinator and Exhibits Team Lead to ensure the Aquarium has been prepared for next-day operations
  • Prepare an event recap summary to be sent to Event Coordinator and General Sales Manager to include any issues that occurred, learning experiences and client/guest remarks
  • Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Previous experience working events desired
  • Must be 18 years old or older
  • Reliable transportation is highly encouraged as public transportation usually stops running prior to the end of an event 
  • Strong customer service, time management and problem-solving skills needed
  • Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment, with focused attention to detail
  • Must be a team player, ready to help whenever and wherever needed
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (including Excel, Word, Outlook)
  • Ability to work week days, evenings, and weekends

REQUIREMENTS:

  • Successful completion of pre-employment criminal background check
  • Physical strength, including the ability to lift up to 25 pounds
  • Ability to remain stationary for long periods of time, ascend/descend stairs, bend and stoop.
  • Immunocompetence (possible exposure to infections and parasitic disease).

WHAT YOU’LL GET:

  • Profit Sharing and 401K Plan with company match
  • Free entrance for you and your dependents which extends to most Herschend Enterprises’ properties
  • Earn 1 General Admission complimentary ticket, that you can give to anyone, per pay period
  • Discounts at Sharky’s Café, Sweet Dreams Candy Company, and the gift shop
  • Discounted tickets and annual passes for friends and family
  • Training and development

 

You can expect to work on projects that have never been done before – ideas that are unproven, and concepts that make people smile. You can expect to have fun and be treated with respect the minute you start…and through to the end. You can expect to work in an environment that is highly innovative and low in politics – truthful and filled with smart people; all while providing the BEST GUEST EXPERIENCE IN THE NATION!

And most of all, you can expect to work hard and make a difference in our world by helping to bring families closer together.

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Newport Aquarium, one of the many properties owned by Herschend Enterprises, prides itself on creating memories worth repeating. Our Core Values – greatly exceeding guest expectations, serving others, creating emotional connections, and constantly improving – give us purpose and guidance.

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