Events Specialist

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Location:

Santa Cruz
• Part Time
• 15% of Time (6 Hours per Week)

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The IRD for this job is: 03/03/2026

UC Santa Cruz is a public university like no other in California, combining the experience of a small, liberal arts college with the depth and rigor of a major research university. It’s known as an unconventional place where innovation and experimentation is part of the campus’s DNA. That playful, bold spirit still thrives today, all on a campus renowned as among the most beautiful in the world.

The Quarry Amphitheater (QA) at UCSC is part of an exclusive family of concert venues that exist throughout the United States. It shares this designation with destination venues like Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado, Sigmund Stern Grove in San Francisco, and the Gorge Amphitheater in Washington. Its unique asymmetrical design nestled in a redwood landscape makes for a setting that is best appreciated in person.

The completed first phase of the renovation project expanded the venue seating capacity to just under 3,000 audience members, placing the QA as the largest outdoor venue in Santa Cruz and Monterey County with fixed staging and seating. The QA is an exceptional outdoor facility positioned to become the region’s most influential and important venue. The QA staff collaborates with the Student Development and Engagement/Dean of Students (SDE/DOS), one of four major units within the Division of Student Affairs and Success.

SDE/DOS provides a range of programs, services, resources, and experiences for all students with a focus on student engagement, leadership, basic needs, and sense of belonging. Equity and social justice are at the core of the unit’s approach to working with students and cultivating a vibrant, healthy, and welcoming campus community.

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The Quarry Amphitheater Event Specialist assists in planning and organizing internal and external business-related functions, including concerts, speaking engagements, including events with keynote speakers and panel discussions, weddings, corporate events, memorials, conferences, cultural celebrations, receptions, banquets, plays, recitals, poetry, and performance arts events.

Budgeted Salary: $26.54 hourly
Under California law, the University of California, Santa Cruz is required to post a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. The salary shown above is the budgeted amount the University reasonably expects to pay and the salary extended should not exceed this posted amount.

Benefits Level Eligibility: This position is not eligible for benefits

Schedule Information:

• Part-time, Variable
• 15% of Time: 6 Hours per Week (Will vary – This is a seasonal, on‑call position averaging 8‑14 hours per day during productions, possibly 2‑5 days in a row.)
• Days of the Week:
  Mon‑Sun, TBD
• Shift Includes:
  Day, Evening, Night & Weekends

Employee Classification: Limited appointment

Job End Date: One year from the date…