Hybrid Private Events Lead - Part Time Position at The Museum of Flight

**The salary range for this position is between $21.50 - $27.00 per hour depending on experience.**

This is a part-time position with working hours primarily in the evenings and weekends.

The Museum of Flight is seeking a people person with on-site event planning experience to join its Private Events team. This part-time position is perfect for someone who is looking to advance or enhance their career in venue management in a museum environment with multiple spaces. The client experience is essential. We are looking for some who's just as service oriented. The right person can work well with a wide variety of clients, can problem solve, and pays close attention to detail.

Summary            

The Private Events Lead supports the mission of The Museum of Flight as the day-of lead for events primarily evenings, weekends, and outside of regular operating hours. Success in the role requires independent, timely, and sound decisions in a high-pressure environment. This position supports a diverse array of client offerings including business and private meetings, conferences, receptions, dinners, celebrations, and Museum-driven events. This position utilizes appropriate resources to ensure desired outcomes serving as liaison between clients, vendors, and Museum staff including maintaining compliance with Museum policies while upholding its high standard of customer service and visitor experience.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

1. Represents the Museum during assigned private events, acting as a liaison between clients, vendors, and internal staff such as Security, Facilities, Audio/Visual, Volunteer Services, and Visitor Services Departments.
2. Ensures client and caterer compliance within established regulations and uphold the Museum’s policies, procedures, and values.
3. Provides client assistance and executes Private Events’ operating procedures, utilizing available resources to ensure the success of Private and Museum Events.
4. Occasionally supports the Facilities in event related set-up and break-down of spaces.
5. Occasionally supports Public Programs for day-of event needs where requested.
6. Supports Private Event operations including tasks such as wristband distribution, centerpiece upkeep, and linen inventories.
7. Provides post-event reports for respective Private Event documentation.
8. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• A High School diploma or equivalent.
• A minimum of two (2) years’ experience in event coordination, hospitality, or related field is required

Knowledge

• Working knowledge of events coordination and catering logistics.

Skills

• Proven organizational skills with a high-level attention to detail.
• Displays excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Basic computer skills in a Microsoft Office environment

Abilities

• Demonstrated customer service mindset including dependability and managing multiple competing priorities.
• Comfortable making independent, timely, and sound decisions in a high-pressure environment.
• Able to communicate effectively with respect in both positive and negative situations with strong emphasis on communication to large, diverse groups.
• Ability to work independently and take asynchronous direction as well as working as part of a team.

License & Certification

• None

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This position work hours are flexible in nature ranging from 0-26 hours per week. 
• Assigned shifts are primarily evening and weekend hours based on Museum event need.
• Professional attire is required. 

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

•  Ability to lift up to 30 pounds with assistance.
• The ability to focus, bend, carry, reach to the side, front and overhead, push, pull, walk, stand, twist, and squat are occasional requirements in a normal work setting.
• Ability to move through physical Museum campus spaces is required including occasionally outdoors in variable weather.
• On-site attendance is essential to perform the duties of this position.
• Must be able to be physically active throughout the shift.

Benefits

The Museum of Flight offers part-time employees benefits which include 2 weeks of accrued sick leave (80 hours) per year for the first 4 years, 10 paid working holidays, 403(b) retirement plan and a 25% discount at the Museum Store.

Compensation

The pay range for this position is $21.50 - $27.00 per hour depending on experience.

Should you receive an offer, please expect that it can fall anywhere within this range. A multitude of factors will determine a fair salary based on the following: scope of role within the organization, years of relevant experience, specific skills, and evaluation of capability to execute in role successfully (among other critical factors).

Important Information

The Museum of Flight is committed to reflecting the diverse community around us. We continue to listen, learn, and implement change so that we can become a more inclusive organization that addresses bias and inequity, and better serves our communities. We highly encourage persons of color, members of marginalized communities, women, non-binary, and LGBTQIA+ individuals to apply.

Prior to hire and once an initial offer of employment has been made, a background check including criminal record history will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the position.

The Museum of Flight is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, disability, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, or gender identity/expression.

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