Events and Community Coordinator
RedPoint Media Group is looking for an events and community coordinator to help run and grow the events series for Avenue and The Scene, as well as coordinate the efforts to grow our community outreach including event-related promotions, management and growth of the membership and subscription programs.
This part-time position will require approximately 20 hours a week, however we are willing to adjust the amount of hours for the right candidate. Salary will be approximately $30,000/year and will be commensurate with experience.
RedPoint Media has a hybrid office setup offering employees the opportunity to work from home or from the co-working space at CSpace Marda Loop. Some face-to-face meetings as well as event attendance are required.
Our Opportunity
The Events and Community Coordinator will:
- Liaise with production/AV contractors and venue representatives.
- Liaise with RedPoint editorial and design teams for presentation materials and scripts.
- Liaise with the RedPoint sales team to ensure the fulfillment of sponsorship conditions.
- Oversee event ticketing with providers such as Showpass and Ticketmaster.
- Be on site during events to ensure things run smoothly.
- Troubleshoot in the leadup to, and during events.
- Organize and enlist adequate staffing for events (including staff volunteers from RedPoint).
- Host regular status meetings in the leadup to the event and participate in event post-mortem meetings.
- Coordinate the creation and distribution of promotional prize packages.
- Manage member and subscriber communications including cross-platform promotional campaigns.
- Manage member and subscriber lists and renewals.
Our Ideal candidate
Our Events and Community Coordinator will have:
- Proven experience in planning and executing large-scale events and marketing initiatives for events and community outreach.
- Knowledge of City of Calgary, Alberta Health Services and Alberta Gaming and Liquor Control Board permitting processes.
- Experience working with and coordinating a range of vendors such as caterers and rental companies.
- Prior experience with social media/content creation is an asset.
- Personable and friendly.
- A team player.
- An excellent time manager.
- Detail-oriented and organized.
- Able to keep a cool head in stressful situations.
- Knowledgeable about the city.
- Enthusiastic about creating exceptional experiences.
Our RedPoint Package
As a remote-work company in the creative industries, RedPoint provides a stimulating, supportive work culture and flexible opportunities. We work to create the right opportunities for the right team members.
We thank all applicants for their interest in joining our team. Only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted directly.
This posting will be open until we find a suitable applicant. We ask that candidates include their resume and a cover letter.
This is a part-time contract position (approximately 20 hours/week) with the potential for an expanded role in the future.
Our Inclusion
RedPoint is committed to creating an inclusive workplace free from discrimination.
In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that different candidates can bring in terms of their education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
We understand that we all have unconscious bias and are actively working to become aware of and overcome this. We offer Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) training to all employees and are consistently working on improvement. We are committed to creating a culture where employees can voice their opinions and offer suggestions on how we can evolve.
We are happy to work with applicants requesting accommodations at any stage of the hiring process.
Please apply directly on our hiring website visit redpointmedia.bamboohr.com.
