Event Staff

Woodbury Corporation•Orem, UT

21d•Onsite

About The Position

The Univeristy Place Event Team consists of the Marketing Director, Event Planner, and Event Staff. This team is responsible for about 150 public events a year. Examples of events held here are, weekly story times, outdoor movie nights, cultural festivals, and holiday celebrations. Most of these events are held outside in the Orchard.

Requirements

Knowledge of conflict resolution and general customer service skills
Ability to work in a fast-paced organization
Strong interpersonal, verbal (including phone work) and written communication skills
Basic computer processing skills (Excel, Word, etc.)
Must be able to lift heavy objects, such as tables and stage sections repeatedly
Must be able to work in an outdoor environment in a variety of weather conditions
Must be able to work Monday-Saturday days and nights. schedule will vary week to week based on event schedule and time needed in the office, which, can be flexible

Nice To Haves

Prior work in special events preferred
College coursework or comparable work experience preferred
Basic knowledge of audio equipment preferred

Responsibilities

Assisting with carrying out and coordination of events, event set up and logistics, managing booths/activities, event clean up, etc.
Assist with event errands in preparation of the events.
Assist with set up and take down of event equipment including tables and staging.
Assists with setup, operation, takedown of audio equipment.
Assist with vendor research including back and forth communication to obtain pricing details, deadlines, etc.
Assist with ensuring the events content on the website and social media sites are up to date.
Assisting in communications and customer service with events attendees including giving directions, answering questions, and crowd control.
Physical labor includes setting up and taking down stages, seasonal displays and event equipment. Most of the time these will be done in an outdoors environment.
Other assignments as given.