Casual Event Coordinator

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,- (http://www.quaysculture.com/ – www.quaysculture.com).

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.

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.

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.

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.

Please note that MediaCityUK is a well-connected destination with a variety of different transport options – bus, car, tram and bike.

This role is currently being worked both onsite and remotely.

The application deadline for this vacancy is 21st October 2024 at 9am.

Interviews are planned for Thursday 31st October 2024.