The Civic Theatre is hiring! Reporting to the Executive Director and working with other staff and volunteers, the Special Programming Assistant will provide support for the planning of a small number of community events scheduled to take place in September 2016 in Nelson, BC.

Duties include:

• Supporting event planning.
• Finalizing event details with vendors.
• Coordinating with catering and technology services.
• Managing invitations and responses.
• Composing and coordinating content for our website and social media event pages with our web and social media volunteers.
• Supporting the scheduling of volunteers for the events.
• Supporting Civic Theatre staff with other administrative tasks.

The successful candidate will meet the following criteria:

• Be planning to return to school full time in the fall.
• Excellent oral and written communication.
• Excellent time management skill, with attention to details.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Ability to work both independently and part of a team.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Must be organized, and detail-oriented.
• Excellent computer skills.
• WordPress experience is an asset.
• Google drive experience is an asset.
• CRM database experience is an asset.
• Previous experience in event planning is an asset.

As this is a summer job opportunity, the Special Programming Assistant is not required to be available to provide on-site support for the event, but is welcome to add this to their role, schedule permitting.

To apply, please email your cover letter and resume to info@civictheatre.ca by June 17 with the Subject Line “Special Programming Assistant”.