Belmont Village Bestival Activities Coordinator  (Summer Term)

Belmont Village Bestival is a music and arts festival in the heart of Kitchener/Waterloo. We’re looking for two energetic people to assist in the organization and implementation of programming, volunteer management, and social media promotions.

Festival programming includes a variety of musical bands, choirs, and buskers (e.g. classical, jazz, rock, folk, pop, rap); dance demonstrations and activities; children's performances and interactive activities (e.g. ukulele intro sessions, drum circles); hands-on art activities and crafts for children and adults; art demonstrations/competitions; story telling; spoken word performances; yoga demonstrations; and various vendors and sponsors.

Tasks and Responsibilities 

 - lead in the planning, preparation, and execution of a variety of family-friendly activities 

- communicate with artists leading up to the festival for the purpose of organizing logistics

- create appropriate communications and connections with community partners

- create social media calendar; create and post social media content

- submit weekly work schedule to Artistic Director, enabling a remote work option

Requirements

 - provide police check including vulnerable sector check

- aged 15-30 to fit within the requirements of the Canada Summer Job Grant

Competencies

 - excellent written and oral communication skill

- able to communicate with various stakeholders

- leadership skills to direct the work of volunteers

- working knowledge of basic web technologies (Google forms and social media data analytics)

- ability to build and maintain relations with sponsors, volunteers, and artists

- ability to delegate

- ability to demonstrate initiative, and take responsibility for the completion of tasks in a timely manner

- some post-secondary courses in business management, event planning, or other associated field of study is an asset