St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival - Job Details
Posted: May 02, 2022
Expires: May 20, 2022
The St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival is seeking a dynamic, personable, organized and creative individual who is committed to supporting the efforts of this annual summer Festival.
The St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival was founded in 2003 and working with our local community, we aim to provide diverse audiences with an inspirational and accessible theatrical experience of the highest professional standard. The Festival welcomes a company of actors each June who perform throughout July and August as well as well as operating a Young Artist Training Program and other theatrical and special events.
POSITION: BOX OFFICE CO-ORDINATOR
START DATE: July 11th, 2022 DURATION: 8 weeks
WAGE: $15.50/hour x 35 hours/week LOCATION: Prescott, ON
POSITION OVERVIEW:
The participant’s primary responsibility will be to be the primary contact with members of the public in our performance box office. They will be tasked with the running of our performance box office sales and souvenir shop. This includes selling tickets, directing customer inquiries and daily sales reconciliations. It includes handling cash and credit cards. As a key member of our public relations team, the participant will handle patron concerns and transactions in person and ensuring the safety and comfort of our patrons when in the theatre space. Once familiar with the company they may be given responsibility to oversee and promote our UNDER 14 GO FREE and PAY WHAT YOU CAN programs. They will also schedule and organize our volunteers who act as ushers. In general they will be the first point of contact for the Festival during performances.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Working in consultation with the board, staff, and volunteers, primary responsibilities of the Box Office Coordinator include:
- Efficiently run the box office performing cash handling etc.
- Recruitment, mobilization, training, assignment and coordination of all volunteers
- ensure the smooth operation of the Festival’s ticket sales and volunteer force
- track volunteer contributions
- perform office duties as required
- other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS necessary for the successful performance of the position include:
- between the ages of 18 and 30
- demonstrated interest in the performing arts
- interpersonal and collaborative skills
- well‐developed communications, public relations and administrative skills
- self‐direction and ability to take initiative in a dynamic work environment
- ability to prioritize work, problem solve and manage numerous tasks simultaneously
- comfortable working outdoors, available to work evenings and weekends
TO APPLY: Send your resume with letter of interest by May 15th - 5pm:
By Mail or in person: General Manager Ingrid Bjornson Email: gm@stlawrenceshakespeare.ca
PO Box 119 206 King Street West
Prescott, ON K0E 1T0
We appreciate all applications but only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
For more information visit www.stlawrenceshakespeare.ca
For assistance with job search and application preparation, unemployed individuals are invited to register with CSE Consulting. For more information about the benefits of registering with CSE, please contact us in Kemptville at 613-258-6576 or in Prescott at 613-925-0222.