Events Coordinator
- Event Execution
- Tactical Execution: Own the on-the-ground execution for 15+ events per month, ensuring all logistics run smoothly on event day, both in-store and at external venues.
- Checklist + Run of Show Management: Prepare and maintain detailed Run of Show (RoS) documents and comprehensive setup/teardown checklists for every event, ensuring strict adherence to timelines and deliverables.
- Materials Preparation: Coordinate and prepare all necessary event materials, including signage, seating charts, author books/stock, merchandise, and necessary A/V equipment.
- Onsite Management: In partnership with the Events Manager, serve as a primary point of contact during events, supervising support staff, managing attendee flow, and troubleshooting issues as they arise.
- Small Program Management: With direction and support from the Events Manager, independently oversee select smaller events and groups, executing event operations from initial communications, approvals, and scheduling through to promotion, execution, and follow-up.
- Promotion + Marketing
- Marketing Support: Support the marketing team with accurate event details for promotional strategies (social media, newsletters, in-store signage) that drive attendance and ticket sales. Create in-store and event-related content, capturing the on-site and in-person experience for Lovestruck Books + Cafe and events.
- Customer Experience: Ensure a consistently high-quality, welcoming, and memorable experience for all attendees, authors, and partners.
- Financial + Administrative Support
- Events Scheduling: Consistently and centrally track inbound event and partnership requests with status, managing the final calendar of record for event confirmations and related operational details. Support communications around changes in scheduling or events details.
- Receipt Tracking + Reporting: Meticulously track and process all event-related expenses, managing purchasing, proposals, and collecting/organizing all vendor receipts for the Events Manager.
- Inventory Coordination: Work closely with the Inventory team to ensure correct book stock is ordered, received, and delivered to the event venue in a timely manner.
- Ticketing Support: Assist with building event pages on ticketing platforms and managing customer service inquiries related to tickets, seating, and venue details.
- Communications + Coordination
- Vendor + Venue Liaison: Assist the Events Manager in coordinating basic logistics with venue staff, caterers, security, and other external vendors.
- Post-Event Follow-up: Execute timely post-event tasks, including thank-you notes, expense reconciliation, and compiling key attendance metrics.
- Proven administrative or coordination experience (1-3 years), ideally in events (corporate, hotel, or conference preferred), project management, or a fast-paced retail or high-volume performance setting.
- Exceptional communication skills with the ability to coordinate several moving targets through appropriate channels (email, phone, chat) in a timely manner both proactively and reactively as needed.
- Exceptionally strong organizational skills; the ability to create, maintain, and follow complex checklists and administrative systems is essential.
- Highly proficient in standard office software (Google Workspace) for managing spreadsheets and documents.
- Experience with basic receipt tracking and expense reconciliation.
- Experience with event management software a plus.
- Comfortable working varied hours, including evenings and weekends, to cover event schedules.
- Proactive, solution-oriented, and able to remain calm and focused under the pressure of a live event.
- A love for books, community, and creating delightful experiences for attendees.
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