Employment

Event Manager

Job Description
The Event Manager is responsible for ensuring that anyone who attends, volunteers, or performs at SummerStage events has a positive experience. This includes assisting patrons with questions and ticket sales, interacting with performers/production staff during event set up/tear down, training & overseeing event volunteers, and providing backup support for volunteer positions. The Event Manager is a highly visible and prominent ambassador of SummerStage, who shall be friendly, welcoming, and positive.

Qualifications
● Ability to provide excellent customer service
● Ability to be a team player
● Ability to handle exchange of money
● Ability to work outdoors during all types of seasonal weather
● Ability to confidently operate mobile technology and coach others to do the same
● Ability to complete online WI Responsible Beverage Server Training
● Ability to attend an orientation at a time & date TBD in early June.

Responsibilities
● Open the SummerStage venue up to 2 hours prior to event, which includes operating golf cart shuttle, unlocking buildings, and preparing point of sale technology, cash boxes, and programs.
● Fielding questions regarding the organization, the venue, and events, both in person and via phone.
● Communicating with performers and/or production staff as necessary.
● Overseeing volunteer operations at Concession Stand, Admissions Booth, Shuttle, and Parking Lot Greeter and training new volunteers as needed.
● Providing assistance or acting as back-up volunteers
● Working with volunteers to clean up and reset at end of each event.
● Preparing and transmitting event reports, including tracking sales, attendance, & supplies, as needed.
● Ensuring all patrons have exited the venue, storing golf cart shuttle, removing trash & recycling, and securing supplies/equipment at the end of the performance.

Terms of Employment
Schedule & Length of Term
● This is a seasonal position (June through September) unless otherwise discussed.
● Event Managers must be available for a minimum (1) shift per week, unless otherwise discussed.
● Performance Events are generally held Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays beginning at 7:30pm – Event Manager should expect to work between the hours of 5:30pm of 10:30pm.
Rate of Pay
● Beginning at $15.00 / hour to be paid around the 25th of each month.

Please fill out this form if you are interested. We look forward to working with you!