A Fabulous Event Planner
COCOLILY & CO. is on the search for a fabulous Lead Event Planner!
This is a freelance position for all SIGNATURE COCOLILY EVENTS.
Ideally we would love to work with an established event planner who has their own business OR looking for part-time occasional work throughout the year.
This is open to freelance event planners and/or those who currently have an event planning/management business. You have to be familiar with managing events that involve both vendors and consumers/the general public.
We are looking at collaborating with one Lead Event Planner to assist with all of our signature events which include The Original Wedding Soiree and The Original Baby Soiree.
This would involve managing vendors, logistics, sourcing & managing event volunteers, and of course day of management.
Generally this requires one month of work prior to the event with a few meetings a year in advance to go over logistics, floor plan, etc.
YOU MUST.............
be Fluent in English
have excellent written and oral communication
have experience in customer service
have a valid Ontario Driver’s License and reliable access to a vehicle
have a passion for planning events
have an amazing personality
be able to work under pressure and tight deadlines
be familiar with Google Drive
be extremely detailed
be overly organized
be able to manage event vendors
be able to manage event volunteers
love working with people
have experience managing events of over 100 + people
have some marketing/social media knowledge
love collaborating with others
share the motto of community over competition
WHAT IS REQUIRED..........
assist with sourcing a venue for upcoming SIGNATURE COCOLILY EVENTS
venue site inspections
manage event vendors
source and manage event volunteers
manage logistics of all events alongside the Managing Director of COCOLILY & Co.
be on-site day before event
be on-site day of the event
day of event management
QUALITIES REQUIRED............
creativity and ability to think quickly on your feet
being able to come up with possible solutions to any given situation.
professional appearance; proper grooming, well dressed, chic hair, make-up, etc.
highly personable.
Meticulously organized and attentive to details.
Extremely capable at multi-tasking.
Consistently punctual.
Able to successfully relate to a wide variety of personality types.
Able to remain calm and think clearly throughout periods of immense stress.
how to apply:
Please contact us via cocolilyandco {at} gmail {dot} com with subject LEAD EVENT PLANNER and send us the following information:
Link to your company website and experience
If you don’t have a company website, please provide us with your resume
A short note to let us know why you think you’d be ideal for this role
