Event Staff

About Us

The Univeristy Place Event Team consists of the Marketing Director, Event Planner, and Event Staff. This team is responsible for about 150 public events a year. Examples of events held here include weekly story times, outdoor movie nights, cultural festivals, and holiday celebrations. Most of these events are held outside in the Orchard.

University Place is accepting resumes to fill the position for Event Staff. Under the direction of the Event Planner, this person will be responsible for assisting in events logistics and execution. General responsibilities include:

• Assist in carrying out and coordination of events, event set up and logistics, managing booths/activities, event clean up, etc.
• Assist with event errands in preparation of the events.
• Assist with set up and take down of event equipment including tables and staging.
• Assist with setup, operation, takedown of audio equipment.
• Assist with vendor research including back and forth communication to obtain pricing details, deadlines, etc.
• Assist with ensuring the event contents on the website and social media sites are up to date.
• Assist in communications and customer service with event attendees including giving directions, answering questions, and crowd control.
• Physical labor includes setting up and taking down stages, seasonal displays and event equipment. Most of the time these will be done in an outdoors environment.
• Other assignments as given.

• Knowledge of conflict resolution and general customer service skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced organization
• Strong interpersonal, verbal (including phone work) and written communication skills
• Basic computer processing skills (Excel, Word, etc.)
• Prior work in special events preferred
• College coursework or comparable work experience preferred
• Basic knowledge of audio equipment preferred
• Must be able to lift heavy objects, such as tables and stage sections repeatedly
• Must be able to work in an outdoor environment in a variety of weather conditions
• Must be able to work Monday-Saturday days and nights. Schedule will vary week to week based on event schedule and time needed in the office, which can be flexible

• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance