Part-Time Event Facilitator

  • Part-time

Company Description

Our Mission: The Nashville Symphony inspires, entertains, and educates through excellence in musical performance.

One of Tennessee’s largest and longest-running nonprofit performing arts organizations, the Nashville Symphony has been an integral part of the Music City sound since 1946. Led by music director Giancarlo Guerrero, the 83-member ensemble performs 170 concerts annually, with a focus on contemporary American orchestral music. It is one of the most active recording orchestras in the U.S. and has earned a total of 13 GRAMMY® Awards and 24 nominations.

Education and community engagement have been at the core of the Nashville Symphony’s mission since its founding. Each year the organization reaches 60,000 children and adults with more than 20 free or low-cost programs, including Young People’s Concerts for K-12 students, sectional lessons with band and orchestra students and free Community Concerts.

Schermerhorn Symphony Center, the orchestra’s home since 2006, is widely considered one of the world’s finest acoustical venues. Named in honor of former music director Kenneth Schermerhorn and located in the heart of Nashville’s booming downtown.

In addition to its classical and education programming, the Nashville Symphony offers a wide variety of performances, including pop, rock, jazz, country and family concerts. Schermerhorn Symphony Center has become an in-demand venue for artists including Sheryl Crow, Tony Bennett, Diana Ross, Willie Nelson, Alabama, and Boyz II Men, all of whom have performed with the Nashville Symphony. The orchestra also performs regularly at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater.

Job Description

  • Serve as an onsite representative for caterers, rental clients, event planners and vendors on event days
  • Serve as the lead point of contact with Houseman, Security, Production, Housekeeping, and Maintenance and other SSC departments
  • Maintain concise, accurate, and team-oriented communication when making requests for clients, vendors, and staff
  • Contact Sr. Event Manager with issues or changes affecting day of operations
  • Oversee the set-up and break-down of all events, including third-party equipment when necessary
  • Follow BEO instructions, report back any changes
  • Prepare the event closing report at the conclusion of each event and submit it to the Sr. Event Manager
  • Work with the Sr. Event Manager to evaluate and address any event issues and provide suggestions for improvement
  • Act and dress in a professional manner at all times
  • Monitor unsecured areas and alert Security of potential issues
  • Ensure a high standard of customer service and satisfaction

Qualifications

  • Associates degree preferred
  • At least one year of catering and event management experience, preferably from within a high-end catering/event environment
  • Ability to work flexible and varied hours, including nights, weekends and/or holidays
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills, including the ability to effectively explain technical and/or event-related concepts across a wide range of client types (donors, community leaders, musicians, industry trade groups, event organizers, and others)
  • Excellent customer service skills and a commitment to client satisfaction
  • Ability to work as a team member with a positive, helpful attitude in developing creative response and solutions to needs and issues
  • Ability to maintain the strictest of confidence as required
  • Ability to work independently and display sound judgment
  • Strong ability to handle multiple projects and priorities

Additional Information

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

The Nashville Symphony prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, genetics, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

 TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964

The Nashville Symphony is in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which maintains that no person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. If you have questions concerning the Nashville Symphony’s compliance with Title VI, please contact the Vice President of Human Resources and our Local Title VI Coordinator, Ashley Skinner.

 

This company is a smoke-free workplace in compliance with the Non-Smoker Protection Act, Tennessee Code Annotated §§ 39-17-1801-1810. In accordance with that law and company policy, smoking is prohibited in enclosed areas of company property.