Summary
Pacific Productions is a young event management and production company seeking a recent college graduate for a summer position. The Event Production Assistant will support event planning, production, vendor coordination, client service, venue operations, and event-day execution while responsibilities increase toward full-time work as event timelines progress.
Responsibilities
- Manage all project delivery elements within financial and time constraints, including event planning, design and production
- Partner with clients to identify their needs, understand requirements for each event and ensure customer satisfaction
- Book venues and schedule speakers
- Research vendors (catering, decorators, musicians etc.) and choose the best combination of quality and cost
- Negotiate contracts with vendors prior to closing any deals
- Hire personnel as needed to meet event requirements
- Manage all event operations (preparing venue, invitations, etc.)
- Complete final checks on day of event to ensure everything meets standards
- Oversee event happenings and act quickly to resolve problems
- Ensure compliance with insurance, legal, health and safety obligations
- Conduct pre- and post – event evaluation and report on outcome
Skills
- Abilities to work long hours during the events are a must
- Looking for someone who can be given a task and complete it using their own reasoning
- Being local and having a reliable source of transportation is necessary
- A background in business development is helpful
- Any past event experience working with live audio or event vendors is a plus
Qualifications
Must Haves
- Abilities to work long hours during the events are a must
- Looking for someone who can be given a task and complete it using their own reasoning
- Being local and having a reliable source of transportation is necessary
Nice to Haves
- A background in business development is helpful
- Any past event experience working with live audio or event vendors is a plus
Benefits
- It will be a remote position as there is no office currently. (might be getting one soon)