Join the only international arts festival for children in Saskatchewan for 10 weeks of fun and invaluable work experience! The Children's Festival of Saskatchewan is looking for a candidate to be our Event Coordinator!

Start date: April 22, 2025
End date: June 27, 2025

Location: Saskatoon, SK
Length of job: 10 weeks
35 hrs/wk
$17/hr

The Children’s Festival of Saskatchewan is an arts-based festival where our children play and learn! We welcome thousands of eager children, parents, educators, and caregivers through our gates for a fun-filled four-day celebration of all things play! Our festival introduces children to cultural events, artistic experiences, engaging activities and diverse performances created just for them.

We are proud to be an inclusive festival, offering multicultural programming that embraces all orientations and abilities. Our festival is reflective of our great community and will always promote children’s mental health while maintaining accessible programs for all children to play and learn together.

To learn more about the Children’s Festival of Saskatchewan, visit: https://childrensfestsk.ca/

Duties include:
- creation of Artist Hospitality Packages
- assisting with the distribution of materials
- alongside the Volunteer and Hospitality Coordinator: assisting in booking and scheduling volunteers to work the festival’s various venues and/or assisting with the volunteers’ arrivals, meals, letters of recommendation, etc.
- alongside the Site Operations Coordinator: setting up our festival site by assisting in the coordination of activity positioning, performances, artists’ arrivals, and/or backstage technical requirements
- alongside the Marketing and Communications Coordinator: assisting with the creation and/or distribution of promotional materials, and/or website maintenance
- alongside the Box Office Coordinator: assist with the creation and distribution of electronic tickets
- alongside the Classroom and Community Coordinator: assist with the scheduling and attendance of classrooms and/or creation of educational support materials
- assisting with post-festival research and reporting
- assisting with post-festival inventory management
- assisting with a post-festival marketing and communications plan (potentially including asset creation, copy writing and/or scheduling), and;
- other tasks as mutually agreed upon.

The ideal candidate will:
- be fluent in English (spoken and written);
- be outgoing, creative, professional, and trustworthy;
- have some experience working or volunteering for cultural organizations;
- be comfortable working alone and as a team;
- have experience with Google Workspace, social media;
- be comfortable communicating via email and video call;
- possess a valid driver's license; and access to a vehicle is preferred;
- be eligible to participate in the Canada Summer Jobs program.

The festival is committed to inclusive hiring practices, and we encourage the applications of persons of all abilities, cultures, and orientations.

Please submit a cover letter and resume directly to the General Manager, Kayla Rourke, at gm@childrensfestsk.ca. The deadline for applications is April 4th, 2025.