Artist Liaison

**Desired Contract Length**: 26 Weeks **Start Date**: ASAP

**Work Location**: Downtown Office

**JOB SUMMARY**: Assist the Artistic Producer, Festival Coordinator and Artistic Associate with all matters related to the management companies and other artists who are engaged to appear at the Children’s Festival.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Plan and execute travel itineraries and schedule artists for their various activities.
- Design and implement the schedule of artists including travel itineraries, hotel accommodation, sound checks, and in town travel requirements.
- Provide artists with safe and efficient transportation.
- Manage artist’s riders, on-site green room, including hospitality presentation and clean-up.
- Set up and maintain the Hospitality and/or Dressing rooms.
- Develop, prepare, and distribute artist welcome packets and festival identification badges.
- Support management team with other related duties as they develop.
- Update and maintain various databases.
- All other related duties as assigned.

**Skills and Qualifications**:

- Must have training or previous experience in marketing, public relations and/or special events.
- Must possess strong written and verbal skills. College or University degree is an asset.
- Must be able to meet deadlines, be a team player, and perform under pressure.
- Must be computer literate.

**Additional Qualifications Required**:
Eligible to participate in Ontario’s Job Creation Partnership (JCP) program by meeting the following criteria:
**1.** An unemployed job seeker or those employed less than 20 hours per week (part-time students and graduates may apply)

**2.** Live in Ontario

**3.** Legally authorized to work in Canada

**4.** Have one, or both, of the following criteria:
**a.** Established an Employment Insurance (EI) benefit claim (regular or maternity/parental benefits ONLY)

**b.** Paid employee payroll premiums, i.e., employed in Canada, in **five**of any five of the last ten years while earning an annual income of at least $2000 (gross).

**Remuneration**:
$620 (gross) per week for 32 hours ($19.375 average per hour) provided by the Province of Ontario.

**Job Type**: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 26 weeks

**Salary**: $19.75 per hour

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Work Location: One location