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Pride Toronto
Tuesday February 16, 2010
Website: http://www.pridetoronto.com
Position: Technical Project Planner
Term: Contract
Location: Downtown Toronto
Salary: TBD
Start Date: Mar 01, 2010
Job Description
Organization:
Pride Toronto
Website: http://www.pridetoronto.com
Position: Technical Project Planner
Term: Contract (4 months part-time)
Location: Toronto
Salary: TBD
Start Date: Apr. 1, 2010
Application Deadline:
Friday February 16, 2010
Organizational Overview
Pride Toronto is a not-for-profit organization that presents Pride Week, a week-long arts and cultural festival celebrating Toronto’s *LGBTTIQQ2SA communities. The festival is produced by 26 year-round volunteer committees, each producing a specific aspect of the festival, and 10 full time staff who manage the organization and direct and support the activities of the committees. * Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer, Questioning, 2Spirited, Allies
Job Description
The Technical Project Planner is responsible for the technical management of all stages during the Pride Toronto Festival Weekend (July 2-4) and the technical management of other events held by Pride Toronto before and during Pride Toronto week (June 25-July 1). This includes the advancing, supervision of set up/tear down and troubleshooting during the events. Pride Toronto is looking for a person who ideally has experience with outdoor festivals or something comparable.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Act as a liaison between the Arts and Entertainment Program Manager, Site Logistics Program Manager and suppliers, artist agents/tour managers and the Pride Production Manager
• Liaise with suppliers, artists agents/tour managers
• Responsible for scheduling, administration and logistics for all technical personnel (minus Stage Managers) and equipment
• Work with the Site Logistics Program Manager to produce all technical aspects of the festival within the allocated budget
• Create a schedule in conjunction with the Site Logistics Program Manager for delivery of equipment, set up and tear down
• Supervise the delivery of equipment, set up and tear down
• Work with Production Manager to ensure he/she has all needed information for Stage Managers (especially with regards to stage plots and special requirements)
Requirements
Requirements
• 3-5 years experience in a similar position or related experience of 5 years
• Thorough background in all technical aspects of setting up outdoor stages as well as events held indoor
• Proven people management
• Proven negotiation experience and great communication skills
• Capacity to work well in a stressful environment
• Excellent problem solving skills and a creative spirit
• Strong team player
• Experience with purchase orders and financial reporting
• Working knowledge of Health & Safety policies
• Flexibility with hours (working weekends and evenings will required as we approach April, the required time commitment increases significantly)
Additional Information
Additional Information
Please submit your cover letter and resume quoting “Technical Project Planner” in the subject line.
Send Submissions To:
Ben Freeman
f: 1-877-541-7722
e: Ben@PrideToronto.com
Send Submissions To:
Ben Freeman
14 Dundonald St.
Toronto Ontario
Canada M4Y 1K2
e: ben@pridetoronto.com
Organization Description
Pride Toronto’s objective is to create a 10-day festival called Pride Week, which educates, liberates and celebrates the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer, Questioning, Two-Spirited & Allied (LGBTTIQQ2SA) communities within Toronto, while simultaneously showcasing their historic achievements over the past three decades. Pride Week is organized annually to inspire individual courage, empower marginalized groups, promote diversity, and highlight the strength of numbers and power in unified voices. These goals are accomplished via a community-based arts and cultural festival; which is entirely inclusive and open to all. Pride Toronto strives to grow its non-profit organization by developing and nurturing community partners, continually undertaking new initiatives, and leaving a distinguishable annual footprint as one of the World’s largest Pride Festivals.
Date Posted: February 05, 2010
