Casual Event Coordinator – Lightwaves Salford 2024
£12 per hour (plus holiday pay) and staff benefits
- ​Closing Date: 21/10/2024
- Location: Opco – Casual
- Department: Theatres and Performance
- Job Title: Casual Event Coordinator
- Salary: £12 per hour (plus holiday pay) and staff benefits
- ​City: Salford Quays
- APPLY: https://thelowry.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=adf25086-ffd3-4895-a23f-9bd0fa479038
The Lowry is an internationally acclaimed visual and performing arts centre situated at the heart of MediaCityUK, one of the world’s most exciting culture and media destinations.
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Quays Culture is a cultural programme generated through a consortium of partners who are leading the way in the fields of digital media, broadcasting, education, business, sport, arts, culture and heritage. The aim of the programme is to enrich the location of The Quays, making it a visitor destination through a programme of arts and cultural events. Partners include BBC North, The Lowry, IWMN, Salford University, Peel/MediaCityUK, Salford City Council, Trafford Borough Council,- (www.quaysculture.com).
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We are looking for Casual Event Coordinators to work on a winter artwork installation; Lightwaves Salford 2024, running from 5-8 December 2024. As a Casual Event Coordinator you will supervise, support and enhance the public experience, operational delivery, and effectiveness of the winter artwork installation of the Quays Culture programme.
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There is potential for shifts to also be made available during the build that will involve moving signage and resources around the site from 30th November – 4th December as well as the de-rig from 9th-12th December 2024.
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The role will require you to act as an ambassador for Quays Culture. You will be required to communicate well with the general public, handle queries and provide information and customer service in a welcoming manner, supervise the event and ensure the safety of the public.
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The successful candidate will have previous event coordination experience, good communication skills, experience of providing customer service of a positive and welcoming nature and a positive and adaptable approach to problem solving.
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Please note that MediaCityUK is a well-connected destination with a variety of different transport options – bus, car, tram and bike.
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This role is currently being worked both onsite and remotely.
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The application deadline for this vacancy is 21st October 2024 at 9am.
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Interviews are planned for Thursday 31st October 2024.
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For more information, please download the recruitment pack. To apply for this position please submit your CV and a covering letter by clicking on ‘Apply for this job’ via the vacancy on The Lowry’s Careers page. Your application should describe how you would apply your knowledge, experience and skills to fulfil the main duties and responsibilities of the post.
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To ensure fairness during our shortlisting process, we ask that you remove all personal details (such as name, age, location, ethnicity, marital status etc) from your CV and covering letter before uploading. This reduces the risk of any potential bias during our recruitment process and ensures that all shortlisting is based on skills, experience and suitability for a role. Thank you for your understanding.
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The Lowry is committed to creating an inclusive workforce by reflecting and representing the diversity of Salford and the UK. We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of The Lowry – whether that is to work in our creative or support roles. We particularly encourage applications from the following two people groups who are currently under-represented in our work force and in the wider performing and visual arts sector; those people who experience racism and marginalisation, including those from African, Caribbean, North African, LatinX, South Asian, East Asian and South East Asian heritage and their diasporas, those who are disabled, Deaf and neurodivergent or have long-term health conditions.