POSITION SUMMARY 

The SummerStage Citywide festival is a 9 week free performing arts festival taking place in 11 different parks throughout New York City’s five boroughs. Reporting to the Citywide Production Manager (PM), Citywide General Manager (GM), and Citywide Artist Services Coordinator, the Hospitality Assistant will be responsible for serving as the hospitality point person on site for artist hospitality for all Citywide shows.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist Artist Services Coordinator with all artist hospitality and green room needs
• Arrive on site before the artists and make sure their area is set up properly (table, chairs, table cloths, bins etc)
• Set up the dressing rooms with coffee, tea, fruits and snacks
• Greet artists when they arrive on site and check in on their needs throughout the day
• Coordinate with Production and General Manager for any artist special needs 
• Keep track of hospitality inventory (snacks, utensils, napkins, cups etc) and inform General Manager when replenishment is needed
• Advance and coordinate delivery of artists meals or meal buyouts 
• Serve as a runner for any hospitality last minute needs 
• Assist with wrangling artists when CPF provides ground transportation 
• As needed, fill in for general production assistant duties, including working with Production Manager (PM) / Artist teams to coordinate ingress and egress of all performers and their teams and acting as vehicle escort for pertinent deliveries and artist transport  

QUALIFICATIONS 

• A minimum of two (2) years experience as a Artists Relation and or Hospitality for a performing arts center, music venue, catering company, promoter and/or major tour
• Valid driver’s license is required
• Excellent multitasking skills and organizational skills
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Strong customer service skills 
• Attention to detail and high level of accuracy
• Extremely dependable punctual, detail-oriented and organized
• Ability to manage special projects independently and to completion
• Working knowledge of Google Docs and Sheets and Microsoft Office Suite preferred
• Ability and willingness to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability and willingness to work outdoors, and in all types of weather
• Ability and willingness to work evening and weekend hours
• Ability and willingness to perform light lifting (up to 20 pounds) as needed
• Demonstrate good judgment and a professional demeanor

ABOUT CITY PARKS FOUNDATION

At City Parks Foundation (CPF), we are dedicated to invigorating and transforming New York City parks into dynamic, vibrant centers of urban life through arts, environmental education, sports, and community building programs for all New Yorkers. Our ethos is simple: we believe thriving parks mean thriving communities.

Community engagement includes Partnerships for Parks, a public-private program of City Parks Foundation and NYC Parks, which supports and champions a growing network of community leaders who care and advocate for the transformation of our neighborhood parks and the Parks and Open Space Partners-NYC coalition of conservancies and alliances. We also administer the NYC Green Fund, a regranting program for parks and open space nonprofits and grassroots organizations.

We produce SummerStage, the iconic free, outdoor performing arts festival in NYC, presenting world-class artists from across the globe and our own neighborhoods on our mainstage in Central Park and in local parks in all five boroughs, and our Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre and roving PuppetMobile present marionette puppet theater throughout New York City.

We connect youngsters to nature in the urban environment through progressive, experiential teaching. Using parks as classrooms, we provide learning experiences and hands-on activities in urban forests, coastal areas, and gardens.

Free golf, tennis, track & field, soccer, and fitness programs bring high-quality instruction and equipment into areas where few organized athletic opportunities exist. We offer leveled training, year-round scholarship coaching, and special pro events.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. City Parks Foundation does not offer visa sponsorship.