Volunteer Park Trust (VPT) is seeking an Event Producer to handle all aspects of a 7-event Summer Performance Series in Volunteer Park. Duties include securing all talent, production equipment and staff for these free to the public activities under the direction of the Volunteer Park Trust; and document and invoice all expenses for production services and equipment. Services to be delivered include:

• Design with VPT a Grand Opening event and Summer Performance Series that reflects the multi-cultural population of the Pacific NW Arts and community.
• Book and secure talent as approved by the VPT. Talent should include opening and main acts, a wide variety of music genres, one dance evening, and one theater evening.
• Maintain all costs at or under budget.
• Build a stable working team of production staff to operate the venue for these events.
• Maintain notes and comments from all of the artists on ways to improve their experience.
• Suggest possible partnerships with media and cultural institutions

Event Dates:
• May 21, 2022 – Grand Opening 10am – 10pm (tentative) This event will feature keynote public speakers.
• July 14, 2022, 6-8PM
• July 21, 2022, 6-8PM
• July 28, 2022, 6-8PM
• August 4, 2022, 6-8PM
• August 11, 2022, 6-8PM
• August 18, 2022, 6-8PM

This event series is not yet fully funded. Interested individuals or production companies should email qualifications and past experience along with proposed compensation to Jeff Rinedahl, Administrative Services Manager, [email protected] by 5:00 PM Thursday, January 20, 2022.

Volunteer Park Trust is a nonprofit operating under the fiscal sponsorship of Seattle Parks Foundation. For more information see our website at volunteerparktrust.org.