Summer Concert Series Coordinator

Volunteer Park Trust is looking for an outgoing, music loving individual to support our Summer Series at the Amphitheater for seven weeks in July and August. This part-time temporary role will involve weekly prep work (online and in person) and will be onsite at all summer concerts to assist with set up and take down, coordinate on site volunteers and volunteer activities, coordinate with food trucks, check the facility, measure concert attendance, and pass out fliers/information. Hours may vary slightly but will primarily require 5-10 hours of prep work and 5 hours onsite each week. Concerts are Thursdays July 10 through August 14, from 6-8:30 pm.

This position is a great way to support our popular community concert series (13,000 attendees each summer over the six weeks), become more familiar with the ongoing work of Volunteer Park Trust, and get hands on experience in event management and project planning.

Prep work:

• Assist Marketing Chair with any social posts or website updates needed
• Confirm volunteer availability and facilitate communication
• On each Wednesday afternoon, be available to go onsite and position No Parking signs and traffic cones on the street in front of the amphitheater

Onsite at all summer concerts

• Weekly Onsite hours are Thursdays 4:30 PM – 9:30 PM
• Greet sponsors who have booths at the event, making sure they are set up correctly
• Greet on site volunteers and help coordinate volunteer activities, including tracking sign-ins and hours worked
• Coordinate set-up and take down of Volunteer Park Trust Booth and any onsite activities
• Passing out fliers/information to concert attendees who visit the Volunteer Park Trust booth Coordinate with food truck vendors, including reserving parking spaces (on Wednesdays) and following up on vendor fee payments with Seattle Parks Foundation
• Measure attendance at each concert with help of Volunteers and with a process to be outlined by the Trust
• Assist with the distribution of VPT Picnic Blankets

Qualifications

• 18 years or older
• Interest in music, previous event project management, or nonprofit administrative work is a plus

Hours: 10 – 15 per week, starting week of July 1 and concluding Aug. 15 or 18 TBD

Compensation: $21/hour

Note this is a temporary position for the time period listed