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Job Title: Event Planning Coordinator-2
Department: Student Life | Ohio Union
Location: Ohio Union (0161)
Position Type: Regular (Full-time)
Schedule: 40 hours per week; Varying shifts including evenings and weekends.
Job Description The Event Planning Coordinator works with the Event Services Team and student staff to produce high-quality successful events for customers of the Ohio Union. Works closely with event staff including Catering, Audio-Visual, and Production teams; provides service for customers hosting events in and around the Ohio Union; works with customers to map out their event needs including catering, AV and production needs; plans food and beverage services, catering and other specific needs for conference groups and meetings; consults with clients and vendors regarding detailed arrangements; plans catering for conferences, meetings and special events; oversees and ensures smooth execution of assigned events; serves as contact for customer needs before, during and after events; proactively works with event schedule and student staff to determine upcoming event needs; coordinates information about events with other university departments; available to work evenings and weekends.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
2 years of relevant experience.
Flexibility in schedule, including evening and weekend work in conjunction with scheduled events.
Desired Qualifications
2–4 years of university event planning and/or production experience.
Experience using event management and room diagramming software.
High volume food and beverage or catering experience.
Experience servicing and/or selling to customers in a university setting.
Strong communication and organizational skills.
Excellent rapport with customers.
Attention to detail and follow-through skills.
Working knowledge of audiovisual equipment and professional printers.
Pay Range $19.28–$25.19 per hour. The offer for this position will be based on internal equity and the candidate's qualifications.
Background Check Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post-offer process.
Equal Opportunity Employer The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability.
As required by Ohio Revised Code section 3345.0216, Ohio State will: educate students by means of free, open and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth; equip students with the opportunity to develop intellectual skills to reach their own, informed conclusions; not require, favor, disfavor or prohibit speech or lawful assembly; create a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth and tolerates differences in opinion; treat all faculty, staff and students as individuals, hold them to equal standards and provide equality of opportunity with regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
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Department: Student Life | Ohio Union
Location: Ohio Union (0161)
Position Type: Regular (Full-time)
Schedule: 40 hours per week; Varying shifts including evenings and weekends.
Job Description The Event Planning Coordinator works with the Event Services Team and student staff to produce high-quality successful events for customers of the Ohio Union. Works closely with event staff including Catering, Audio-Visual, and Production teams; provides service for customers hosting events in and around the Ohio Union; works with customers to map out their event needs including catering, AV and production needs; plans food and beverage services, catering and other specific needs for conference groups and meetings; consults with clients and vendors regarding detailed arrangements; plans catering for conferences, meetings and special events; oversees and ensures smooth execution of assigned events; serves as contact for customer needs before, during and after events; proactively works with event schedule and student staff to determine upcoming event needs; coordinates information about events with other university departments; available to work evenings and weekends.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
2 years of relevant experience.
Flexibility in schedule, including evening and weekend work in conjunction with scheduled events.
Desired Qualifications
2–4 years of university event planning and/or production experience.
Experience using event management and room diagramming software.
High volume food and beverage or catering experience.
Experience servicing and/or selling to customers in a university setting.
Strong communication and organizational skills.
Excellent rapport with customers.
Attention to detail and follow-through skills.
Working knowledge of audiovisual equipment and professional printers.
Pay Range $19.28–$25.19 per hour. The offer for this position will be based on internal equity and the candidate's qualifications.
Background Check Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post-offer process.
Equal Opportunity Employer The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability.
As required by Ohio Revised Code section 3345.0216, Ohio State will: educate students by means of free, open and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth; equip students with the opportunity to develop intellectual skills to reach their own, informed conclusions; not require, favor, disfavor or prohibit speech or lawful assembly; create a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth and tolerates differences in opinion; treat all faculty, staff and students as individuals, hold them to equal standards and provide equality of opportunity with regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
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