Area Supervisor, Festival Street - Toronto, Canada - TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

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Toronto, Canada

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AREA SUPERVISOR, FESTIVAL STREET

Contract

Full-time

Festival Logistics, Festival Services & Event Production
TIFF is a charitable, cultural organization dedicated to presenting the best of international and Canadian cinema and creating transformational experiences for film lovers and creators of all ages and backgrounds in our home - TIFF Bell Lightbox

Our mission:
To transform the way people see the world, through film.

TIFF is committed to embracing diversity and treating all individuals with respect, dignity and fairness by removing physical, social and economic barriers to participation.

We encourage you to reflect on the land that you are on, who the traditional keepers of the land are, what the treaty relationship is, or if it's unceded territory.

TIFF is located on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, the Wendat, and the Haudenosaunee.

We are grateful to work on this land.

We are currently hiring for the position of:

AREA SUPERVISOR, FESTIVAL STREET

The Area Supervisors for Festival Street are the main operational and logístical leader for a pre-specified area on Festival Street.

Within this space they will be responsible for setup/strike, operations, activations, red carpet operations and any traffic/pedestrian management and will keep the Logistics Hub apprised of any support/supply needs, escalations and other happenings within their area.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Attend production meetings, training and orientation sessions prior to onsite work as assigned
Supervise programming and sponsor activations during setup, hours of operation and strike in assigned zone
Supervise production assistants in assigned zone and assist Festival Logistics team as related to volunteers
Monitor, respond and escalate safety, security and medical emergencies within assigned zone according to the escalation protocols
Liaise with Security, Festival Services, Sponsorship, Programming, Marketing, Technical Production Teams and City of Toronto representatives as needed
Assist with loadin, loadouts, deliveries
Assist with all vehicle traffic e.g. talent, official, delivery, emergency vehicles
Assist with setup and strike of street closure
Execute logístical support plans for assigned projects and complete all tasks as per given specifications
Deliver detailed post mortem notes and postfestival reporting on or before September 24th, 2023.

RATE OF PAY:

- $24.00 /Hourly

TARGET

CONTRACT DATES:

August 1, 2023September 22, 2023

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Experience supervising indoor and outdoor event setups and operations
Previous festival, theater, or large event production experience is an asset
Experience managing staff and/or a physical space during a large event or festival
Experience creating and coordinating production schedules
Job will require some heavy lifting, comfortable lifting up to 50 lb
Ability to manage operations, setup/strike and oversight of a specified area on Festival Street.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills and excellent customer service
Must be prepared for manual labour and to travel from venue to venue in rain or shine.
Required to handle assets and supplies in an ethical and confidential manner.
Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
Ability to manage a team of production assistants in order to maintain setups and operations of a designated area
Desire and ability to take initiative and coordinate projects
Able to focus and handle changing information under pressure, and in a demanding environment in a calm, alert, and professional manner
Willing to adjust work schedule as required to meet established deadlines including evenings and weekends

HOW TO SUBMIT & APPLICATION DEADLINE:

Please upload your cover letter and resumé as PDF(s), before the deadline of

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July 20, 2023.

CLOSING:

TIFF is committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible environment where employees feel valued and respected, and where every employee has the opportunity to realize their potential.

As such, we welcome and encourage applicants who identify as racialized persons, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons across the spectrum of sexual orientation and gender identities.