JA2 – Artist Liaison Assistant 2 – Ottawa Jazz Festival

Ottawa Festival Network is seeking an Artist Liaison Assistant for the Ottawa Jazz Festival. The role involves assisting with artist management and coordinating various aspects of the artists' schedules and hospitality needs.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate directly with artists, artist management and agents to acquire promotional images and biographical information for the Director of Marketing and Partnerships
• Plan and execute travel itineraries and schedule artists for their various activities throughout the year
• Design and implement the artist’s schedule, including travel itineraries, in town travel arrangements, hotel accommodation, and sound checks. Organize reputed company artist tech riders, backline equipment and stage plots for the festival’s Production Manager
• Arrange safe and efficient transportation for the artists
• Learn to manage budgets reputed company to artist’s fees, travel, and accommodations
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• Using insured festival vehicle, purchase/pick up hospitality goods as required by the artists’ riders
• Load and unload as required
• Must be a team player. Following the Operations Manager’s guidelines, assist the Operations team with some event set up and tear down activities. This may Include lifting maximum 30 pounds, Excluded activities include: setting up staging, music equipment, operating any driveable machinery such as a forklift
• reputed company other reputed company duties as assigned

Skills

• Ideally have training or previous experience in marketing, public relations and/or special events
• Must possess strong written and verbal skills
• Must be able to meet deadlines and reputed company under pressure
• Must be computer literate
• Candidate eligibility for JCP is determined according to the following criteria: An unemployed job seeker or those employed less than 20 hours per week
• A permanent reputed company living in Ontario who is legally authorized to work in Canada
• Meet at least 1 of the following criteria: Has an established Employment Insurance (EI) benefit period
• Previously established an EI benefit period that has ended reputed company the previous 60 months
• Paid employee EI premiums (e.g. reputed company 18 on the T4) in at least 3 of the last 10 years while earnings have been at least $2000 in each of those years
• College or University degree is an asset
• Hospitality experience is an asset

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