special events organizer

Additional Information

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: Bilingual
• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Education: College/CEGEP
• Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
• or equivalent experience

Work setting

• Service

Tasks

• Promote conference and meeting services or special events
• Inspect and select sites
• Develop marketing and communication plans
• Recruit, hire and supervise staff and/or volunteers
• Co-ordinate and monitor conference and meeting activities and attend to related details
• Co-ordinate media services
• Co-ordinate set-ups, staging, seating, parking, communication systems and other details for special events
• Confirm and co-ordinate speakers
• Implement registration systems
• Implement social programs, food and beverage, transportation, and other services
• Set up and monitor, or arrange for the setting up and monitoring of multi-media equipment
• Research and design special events programs
• Develop and implement business plans
• Specification writing

Supervision

• 1 to 2 people

Computer and technology knowledge

• Google Docs
• MS Office
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Word

Technical operations experience

• Sound recording and mixing

Area of work experience

• Special events
• Script assistant

Exhibit and display design experience

• Visual displays

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Work under pressure
• Fast-paced environment
• Overtime required

Own tools/equipment

• Cellular phone
• Computer

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
• What is the highest level of study you have completed?

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• Bonus
• Commission

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer