Kicking Horse Culture (KHC) is a dynamic, non-profit, community arts council serving the mountain community of Golden, BC. Located on the Trans-Canada highway in the Mountain time zone just 90 minutes west of Banff, Golden is situated in the Columbia Valley and surrounded by five National Parks.
With our year-round performing arts series and our Art Gallery of Golden exhibitions, KHC needs a skilled and passionate individual to assist with the planning, coordination, and marketing of our activities and events. Once events are booked by the Executive Director, the successful applicant will work in a team with the Executive Director and the General Manager to implement the logistics that go into "putting on the show" from artist relations/contracts and riders, production, community outreach, marketing & promotion, volunteers, statistical reporting, and more.
In addition, this staff member will spend approximately one-half of this permanent, full-time position coordinating the bookings and operations of our beautifully restored performing arts and cultural centre. The responsibilities for the Civic Centre include customer service to clients, administering client contracts/payments, and scheduling custodial, cleaning, and production staff.
The Program Coordinator reports directly to the Executive Director. Given the ebb and flow of activity, tasks for each of the Program and Civic Centre responsibilities may be juggled back and forth throughout the work day.
Kicking Horse Culture delivers on its mission “to engage, energize and enrich the cultural life of Kicking Horse Country.” We own and operate the Art Gallery of Golden, manage the Civic Centre, and program both a winter and summer performing arts season (that have included artists like Steven Page, Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret, Blackie & the Rodeo Kings, Steve Earle, Bruce Cockburn, Ziggy Marley), the Snow King's MasqueParade winter festival, a Christmas Craft Faire, a feature film series, and much, much more. http://kickinghorseculture.ca/
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Golden, BC is a cultural oasis in a mountain adventure playground connected to the world by the Trans-Canada Highway and broadband internet. The successful candidate will sometimes need to work evenings and weekends, and work time will be flexed. With our mountain lifestyle, achieving work-life balance is paramount.
Ideally, the successful applicant will have prior training and significant experience in event coordination for arts and cultural events. However, we also welcome applications from those who have developed transferable event or project planning skills in another sector.
Our ideal candidate will provide us with background information and references confirming that in their previous work and life experiences they have demonstrated:
initiative, enthusiasm, leadership, and good judgment to effectively overcome challenges in a timely and effective manner
excellent planning and time management skills to achieve the projected results on time
ability to plan, work independently, and multi-task within a team environment to achieve team goals
helpful, empathetic, and clear communication skills with clients, colleagues, and the public
clear and effective writing skills
ability to motivate and lead volunteers
an ease and capacity utilizing current computer software and social media (this is both a PC and a Mac environment)
In return, we can offer you the opportunity to work with a team of folks who have had great success in putting on shows that have wowed our audiences and our stakeholders. Salary range offered is $36,000 to $42,000 and will be commensurate with experience and ability.
We will accept applications on an ongoing basis until the position is filled:
By email to jobs(at)kickinghorseculture.ca, please send your resumé along with a cover letter detailing your relevant experience (and enthusiasm) for this job. If you have relevant reference letters or comments on file, please include them too. We will acknowledge receipt by email, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Thank you.
Executive Director
Kicking Horse Culture, Golden, BC
