Theater and Events Assistant; Seasonal​/Part-time

Theater and Events Assistant (Seasonal/Part-time)

Job Category: Parks & Rec-Recreation

Requisition Number: SUMME
002165

Posted :
February 10, 2026

Part-Time

Showing 1 location

Art Center
7650 Equitable Drive
Eden Prairie, MN 55344, USA

Expected

Start Date:

May 2026

• Part Time (Part-time/Temporary/Seasonal Status), non-exempt
• $ per hour (depending on qualifications)
• Reports to Recreation Supervisor
  - Arts and Events
• Located at Eden Prairie Art Center (7650 Equitable Dr., Eden Prairie, MN) and various parks and recreation facilities around Eden Prairie.
• Position runs May
  - August 2026. Hours will average 10-15 hours per week and will vary based on needs: evenings, weekends required. Priority given to candidates who are available for all or most of the special events.

The Theater and Events Assistant serves as a front-line ambassador for the City of Eden Prairie Parks and Recreation Department. This role emphasizes excellent customer service and meaningful patron engagement and works collaboratively with the Recreation staff to ensure safe, welcoming and well-organized experience for all participants and patrons. The primary position responsibilities and areas of impact are:

• Provide on-site support for concerts, theater programming, and special events, including event set-up and tear-down, monitoring event areas, assisting with sound and stage equipment, and serving as an on-site point of contact.
• Assist with event logistics and troubleshooting, responding to immediate needs during events to help ensure smooth operations and positive patron experiences.
• Engage with patrons and represent the Parks and Recreation Department, including staffing information booths, answering questions, providing directions, collecting surveys and feedback, and supporting overall patron engagement efforts.
• Support parking operations and crowd flow, including providing parking directions, assisting with parking enforcement, and helping ensure safe and accessible event areas.
• Collect attendance data, evaluations, and feedback, and assist with basic administrative tasks such as printing, distributing materials, and maintaining event-related documentation.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of events and park areas, including removing trash, resetting spaces as needed, and helping ensure facilities remain welcoming throughout events.

While these areas are the primary focus of this position, we believe strongly in teamwork and employees will be called upon to perform a variety of duties as a part of their role with the City to support Parks and Recreation.

• One year of relevant experience preferred.
• CPR and First Aid certification preferred.
• Must be able to frequently lift/carry/pull up to 50 lbs.; occasionally lift/carry/pull 50–100 lbs.
• Evening and weekend availability required.
• Candidates must successfully complete and pass the City’s evaluation of the pre-employment process prior to their first day of employment. Pre-employment processes for this position includes professional reference checks, background check, work verification.

• Able to convey a message to get a point across. Communicates in a clear and concise manner. Able to write clearly and succinctly. Tailors message to a variety of communication settings and styles.
• Ability to perform and/or coordinate several activities, responsibilities, and tasks simultaneously in a polite and professional manner. Prioritizes what needs to get done. Keeps things neat and orderly. Utilizes tools for efficiency. Factors several considerations when planning. Establishes methods to ensure routine tasks are completed.
• Ability to tackle a problem by using logical, systematic, sequential approach. Makes a systematic comparison of two or more alternatives. Notices discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information. Identifies a set of features, parameters or considerations to take into account in analyzing a situation or making a decision.

We are a service organization. We take pride in what we do. We cultivate a supportive, encouraging and productive culture with a strong customer focus. We promote wellness and plan work/life balance into our goals. We value differences and foster inclusion. We achieve success by exhibiting our core values:
collaboration, innovation, integrity, performance and relationships.

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