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Job Details

Event Planner

Employer

Shotgun Wedding

Date Posted

November 22, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Canmore, AB
  • Earnings $22.00 hourly
  • Work Hours 30 to 50 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Dec 31, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

Shotgun Wedding

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work setting

  • Relocation costs not covered by employer
  • Willing to relocate

Tasks

  • Inspect and select sites
  • Assist in site selection and attend to related details
  • Co-ordinate set-ups, staging, seating, parking, communication systems and other details for special events
  • Plan schedules, goals and objectives
  • Manage Event Logistics

Computer and technology knowledge

  • Google Docs
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • MAC

Area of work experience

Conference and meeting planning companies

Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence
  • Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Attention to detail
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Overtime required

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Client focus
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Time management
  • Resourcefulness
  • Ability to multitask

Screening questions

  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you available for the advertised start date?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Experience

Experience an asset

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • On-site housing options
  • Parking available

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Event Planner is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Conference and Event Planners
DIRECTIVE

Interest in co-ordinating services such as accommodation, transportation, conference halls and other facilities, catering, signage, displays, translation, special needs requirements, audio-visual equipment, printing and security; in organizing registration of participants; in approving suppliers' invoices; in ensuring compliance with required by-laws; and in hiring, training and supervising support staff

SOCIAL

Interest in speaking with trade and professional associations and other groups to promote and discuss conference, convention and trade show services and to negotiate contracts for services; and in meeting with sponsors and organizing committees to plan scope and format of events

INNOVATIVE

Interest in planning entertainment and social gatherings for participants and in publicizing events

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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