Assistant Event Coordinator/Manager

Party Factory provides equipment rentals and services to live events like Weddings, Concerts, Street Events, and more.

I am looking for Management help, I built this company and have a really great small team(3-9 staff), great customers and need someone who understands the industry and managing people.

My ideal candidate is looking for a long term opportunity, who has good previous event production experience either in AV, Entertaining, and/or great experience in managing multiple people and clients at the same time. I am happy to grow with you and this field of work is never dull, it is a roller coaster and you have to really want to do it.

There is one side of the coin, knowing events, how to manage staff and customers and then there is a second side of everything else. One day we may be doing wood work and need to be able to use hand tools and power tools, the next day we may be working on social media and making videos or fixing the computer network. We also have a Haunted House, and Santa Land seasonal events. It is not about being proficient in all trades, it is more about being familiar enough to be able to troubleshoot, and know when to ask for help or when we should do it ourselves.

We work nights and weekends, lift heavy things, operate forklifts and drive big box trucks. Some events are 5 hours away and some are in 100deg heat or pouring rain. For me it is the adventure. We always work as a team and do our best to make the work go smooth and there is where getting a good manager in place is critical to help keep an eye out for the team and help us work together.

I am starting this at $25/hr it is full time. It would start as more of an assistant position to gauge ability and train for 3-5 months. I hope whoever we hire will bring to the table ideas and abilities that I may not think of or know.

You absolutely must:

Be able bodied

Physically fit enough to work in weather

Drive a car/truck/trailer basically everything with wheels not requiring a CDL

Able to lift 50 lbs

Have a very firm grasp on timeliness

Some sort of past experience in events and live event production.

And be constantly critical of your work and others to set a high bar.

It would be great if you:

Were in the military

Have some or a lot of College

Good references and portfolio of past work.

Carpentry Skills using tools

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $25.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Evenings as needed
• Every weekend
• Weekends as needed

Application Question(s):

• What is the largest group you have performed for/planned an event for.

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Event planning: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $25