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Summer Festival and Production Coordinator

4 weeks ago

Edmonton, Canada Francis Winspear Centre for Music Full time

The Francis Winspear Centre for Music is seeking a dynamic individual as a **Summer Festival & Production Coordinator**. This is an 8-week role working 35 hours/week from July 10-September 2, 2023 and the Coordinator will play a key role with coordination of summer orchestral activities.

**Who we are**:
As one of the premiere places for music in Canada, the Francis Winspear Centre for Music is committed to provide musical experiences rooted in creativity, nourished by imagination, and sustained by excellence.

We are committed to the importance of the live experience. We host music groups and individuals at every level of ability, anchored by our resident artists, the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.

We are on Indigenous peoples’ traditional lands, who are integral to our history. Equally, we embrace today’s multicultural mosaic. Music is one of the expressive languages that transcend and unite people.

We are committed to providing a safe and welcoming space for our community to create, exhibit, and learn about music. We are committed to accessibility. The Centre is a platform for a broad and eclectic range of individual voices to be enjoyed on a communal level.

The Winspear Centre has been a cornerstone of Edmonton’s Arts District for 25 years. We welcome 250,000 people annually to participate in musical performances and rehearsals, literary events, meetings, receptions, graduation ceremonies, and educational programs. We are currently working to complete the Winspear Project - a significant building expansion that is currently underway and will include a new 550-seat performance venue, dedicated teaching spaces, and flexible community areas and will help us achieve our goal of reaching 500,000 active participants by 2032. We aim to celebrate the opening of this exciting new addition to Edmonton’s Arts District in 2025.

We operate up to 365 days of the year and outside what would be deemed regular business hours. Our employees and contractors have floating work schedules that, occasionally or frequently, include work on evenings, weekends, and holidays depending on the person’s role and the needs of our business.

**Who you are**:
You love music, you enjoy working on a team and bringing out the best in yourself and your colleagues, you are creative, and you are not afraid to try new things. You are aligned with these values and want us to succeed together.
- Between fifteen and thirty years of age (inclusive) at the start of employment
- Canadian Citizen, permanent resident, or person on whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and refugee Protection Act
- Legally entitled to work in Alberta and Canada

**What you will do**:

- Assist with coordination of summer orchestral activities, including community concerts and festivals
- Develop and maintain relationships with vendors and stakeholders
- Support equipment rental processes, staging requirement communication, and logístical arrangements
- Support with guest artist hospitality
- Assist with developing processes, plans, and documentation for all summer programming
- Assist with on-site coordination of equipment and production components
- Work with diverse people including within a team and patrons

**Qualifications**:

- Student in or graduate of a College, University or Institute program where curriculum includes music, arts, marketing, event coordination, or other relevant topics
- Experience supporting with the production of live shows or events is an asset
- Enjoy working with people and have the compassion, patience, professionalism, and follow-through to provide a safe and effective performance environment
- Strong communication and problem-solving abilities and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience working with many details and being organized and able to prioritize work
- Positive attitude
- Energetic and able to contribute well within a team environment
- Must be able to work September 1st and 2nd, 2023
- Able to work evening and weekends when required

**Hourly Wage**:$19/hour

Please submit résumé and cover letter as a single-attachment PDF. Please mention how you heard about this role. Applications that do not include a cover letter will not be considered. No phone calls please.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Seasonal
Contract length: 8 weeks

**Salary**: $19.00 per hour

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Application question(s):

- Are you able to work evenings and weekends?
- Do you meet the eligibility criteria as mentioned in the job posting?

**Experience**:

- event planning (preferred)
- live production (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 2023-07-10

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