Events Coordinator
Job Description
Summary
The Lightning Jar is a coworking space located in downtown Bennington. Our objectives are to encourage entrepreneurial activities and facilitate startups and growth of small businesses; and to promote professional development and networking activities within our population. The Events Coordinator is a critical role, since the development and operation of professional events is one of the primary activities that supports these objectives. This is a unique opportunity for an energetic and community-minded individual to be part of the development of creative economy infrastructure in the Bennington region. The Events Coordinator is a volunteer position, and will have a crucial role in Bennington’s economic development success.
Dates and hours: Volunteer position as needed to coordinate job tasks. Occasional after-hours work will be required to staff an evening event, workshop, mixer, etc.
Reports to: Troy Richardson, Membership Coordinator, troy@lightningjarvt.com, 802.441.4740
Dimitri Garder, Interim Director, dimitri@lightningjarvt.com, 802.236.5794
Primary Responsibilities:
How to Apply
If you're a community-minded, talented, energetic individual who wants to make a positive impact on what can be a transformative project for Bennington's economy, this could be the right position for you.
Interested? Email your resume and qualifications to dimitri@lightningjarvt.com.
Summary
The Lightning Jar is a coworking space located in downtown Bennington. Our objectives are to encourage entrepreneurial activities and facilitate startups and growth of small businesses; and to promote professional development and networking activities within our population. The Events Coordinator is a critical role, since the development and operation of professional events is one of the primary activities that supports these objectives. This is a unique opportunity for an energetic and community-minded individual to be part of the development of creative economy infrastructure in the Bennington region. The Events Coordinator is a volunteer position, and will have a crucial role in Bennington’s economic development success.
Dates and hours: Volunteer position as needed to coordinate job tasks. Occasional after-hours work will be required to staff an evening event, workshop, mixer, etc.
Reports to: Troy Richardson, Membership Coordinator, troy@lightningjarvt.com, 802.441.4740
Dimitri Garder, Interim Director, dimitri@lightningjarvt.com, 802.236.5794
Primary Responsibilities:
- Produce events from conception to completion, which can include
- Member social “mixers”
- Business networking opportunity events
- Entrepreneurial engagement / advancement events
- Professional skill development events
- Community engagement events
- Work closely with Operating Committee
- Operating Committee or representative will approve all event ideas
- Operating Committee or representative will conceive ideas for consideration and development
- Work closely with Bennington Young Professionals Events Coordinator
- Recognizing significant overlap in audience, work in conjunction with BYP Events Coordinator or team to develop events to be held in LJ
- Research to identify opportunities for events
- Survey members casually and formally
- Engage with community to determine “what’s missing” in Bennington
- Align event selection with LJ Strategic Plan
- Recruit event speakers and contributors
- Assist in contributing content where needed
- Marketing of events
- Utilize internal marketing resources: LJ mailing list, LJ Facebook, LJ Twitter, LJ LinkedIn
- Utilize partner marketing, Bennington Young Professionals
- Ensure event is added to LJ public calendars
- Manage all event attendee registration
- Collaborate with marketing to ensure that event registrants are added to the contact database
- Ensure that “day of” event details are managed
- Adequate staffing for door security, check in, welcome, membership solicitation, bar service, food service
- Food delivery details
- Signage on VSECU doors front and back (if needed)
How to Apply
If you're a community-minded, talented, energetic individual who wants to make a positive impact on what can be a transformative project for Bennington's economy, this could be the right position for you.
Interested? Email your resume and qualifications to dimitri@lightningjarvt.com.