Cultural Events Coordinator
Cultural Events Coordinator
About Breakfast Lunch & Dinner
Breakfast Lunch & Dinner (BL&D) is a community venture-building studio. BL&D manages and is a part of several community projects and ventures, including Cafeteria Media. Cafeteria Media is an emerging digital media and entertainment company owned and operated by creative entrepreneurs in the Greater Hartford Region.
Position
This position will be central in advancing Breakfast Lunch & Dinner’s mission by coordinating the programming, operations, and volunteer needs to execute the tradition of First Night Hartford 2024 successfully. The contractor will be tasked with coordinating First Night Hartford’s needs for the coming New Year’s Eve celebration. The role takes place on-site at our office, but at times will occur off-site or on-location at events. The ideal candidate is a creative, organized self-starter with a proven ability to execute simultaneous multi-stakeholder projects in a creative, startup environment while reporting to Jeff Devereux, Partner of Breakfast Lunch & Dinner.
Responsibilities
Co-creation of event program
Coordination of multi-venue partners and programs
Coordinate with operations vendors and personnel ahead of and during event
Working with BL&D team to coordinate marketing, design, and print needs
Coordinate and contract artists, musicians, and creatives to ensure a robust celebration that our community deserves
Maintain and keep to event budget alongside BL&D team
Recruit and coordinate volunteer's needs for the day of event
Support event operations such as marketing efforts, coordinating partner meetings, button sales and distribution, coordination with city event, DPW, police, and fire officials
Manage day of operations for successful program implementation
Communicate effectively with team members to provide check-ins, feedback, and share needs.
Qualifications
Confidence in a leadership position with a high level of responsibility
Ability to communicate with, supervise, and empower volunteers to be effective in their roles
Ability to work cooperatively with different personalities
Assist in recruiting, screening, interviewing, and training new volunteers
Provide assistance and consultation for volunteers as needed
Ability to plan and coordinate programming for a robust celebration
Assist in communication and coordination with artists and performers
Contract period
Full-time through the end of January 2024. Candidate must work December 30-31st. This role grants an opportunity to stay on long term to support BL&D cultural event programming
Compensation
$900/per week
Apply
Send resume, introduction, and 2 professional references to jeff@bld.email