Event Coordinator (promoted from Intern - YAY!)

Partnering with over 90 arts and community organizations and hundreds of local, regional, national and international artists each year, FestivALL, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is considered a premier arts collaborator of Charleston, West Virginia.

FestivALL is city-wide and multi-arts and serves its mission through its 10-day June FestivALL, an October FestivFALL, a monthly speaker series called Three Things, and other programming throughout the year. Each year FestivALL includes over 100 events, and 300 performances and exhibitions from music, theatre, dance, visual art, humanities and more. These events take place in over 40 indoor and outdoor venues, and many events are free or low cost.

Music Event Coordinator

• Organized volunteers to ensure knowledge of the event was distributed.
• Interacted with talent management to book multiple national (and local) acts.
• Ensured all talent payments were processed promptly and accurately, coordinating with finance to guarantee artists were compensated according to their agreements.
• Managed rider sheets and coordinated artist travel logistics, ensuring all needs were met for a smooth event experience.
• Continued to handle all responsibilities from previous Events Intern role, including stage management, artist contact, managing event schedules, and coordinating set-up and take-down.

Events Intern

• Acted as stage manager and general day-of contact for artists and management during the 15-day, city-wide event in addition to managing final paperwork and communicating with volunteers.
• Managed multiple stages across the city, ensuring acts met scheduled time goals.
• Assisted in set-up and take-down of various events
• Provided aid in booking of performers and maintained relations throughout pre and post-show efforts