EVENT MANAGER

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Vegan Invasion is hiring a contract Event Manager. The Event Manager will oversee Vegan Invasion 2022. The contract will begin as soon as possible and culminate in August of 2022 after event post-mortems.

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Project manager will: 

• Understand the vision of the event, and the individual pieces it’s composed of 

• Develop and manage timelines + workflows

• Manage the permitting and permissions processes

• Schedule + lead team and partner meetings

• Oversee communications with stakeholders, partners 

• Work with a contracted Communications Coordinator to sell tickets + communicate event specifics

• Assist with planning and mapping the physical layout

• Help identify volunteer + staffings needs + support volunteer + staffing coordination, roles, logistics as needed

• Help create vendor materials + coordinate incoming vendor submissions;

• Work with and support the food vendor technical liaison

• Ensure coordination and ordering of event materials + day of needs

• Be available in the days leading up to the event and all day July 17th, 2022

• Prepare and implement follow up and evaluative efforts

• Identify and plan entertainment

• ​Additional needs as they arise ​​

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Qualifications + Skills

• Event Management and/or Project Management Experience

• Experience managing people and/or working with teams

• Ability to work independently + collaboratively on complex issues 

• Enjoys problem solving and administrative work

• Likes working with people 

• Understanding of plant-based diets + veganism

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Preferred Qualifications

• Basic Graphic Design Skills

• Experience working with ticketing systems

• Connections to the regional plant-based community

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EVENT GOALS

• Event is sold out

• All vendor spots are filled

• Event is managed within budget

• Event is well documented with an eye towards sustainability

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COMPENSATION

Contracted position pays 25-35/hour depending upon qualifications. If the event reaches the goals listed below, Plant Based Productions LLC will offer a bonus equalling 2% gross revenue. 

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COMMITMENT

• Provide approximately 10-20 hours of project management services per week through end of June, estimated at a total of 240 hours depending upon experience.

• Hours expand and contract based on project specific deadlines + deliverables of the project. Event Manager will set most deadlines to align with their own schedule. 

• Hours expand considerably the week leading up to the even through the day after; Contractor will provide full-time availability the week before the event. 

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To APPLY: Send an Email detailing why you think you would be a good fit for this position and identify any job experiences or experience that would allow you to be successful in this position.

 

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