Community Event Producer & Programs Lead

Empregara; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Union House in Brooklyn is seeking a producer to take an idea from planning to an on-site event, ensuring a full room and a warm welcome for artists and attendees.

You'll manage budgets, vendors, and communications while crafting run-of-show documents, program descriptions, and newsletters to invite ongoing engagement. This is a hands-on, full-time role requiring independence and collaboration.

Qualifications

• You've produced events and written emails or posts promoting them.
• Experience in arts administration, cultural programming, hospitality, or related fields.
• Proficiency with email marketing, website updates, registration systems, and project-management tools.

Responsibilities

• Shape ideas into calendared plans with a date, budget, and promotion timeline.
• Produce logistics from first confirmation to final cleanup, including artists, AV, security, catering, and run-of-show; on-site problem solving.
• Fill the room by managing ticketing, mailing lists, partnerships, and outreach to press or community partners.
• Close the loop with thank-yous, recaps, attendance tracking, and debriefs to improve future programs.
• Grow our community by identifying and mentoring volunteers, partners, and potential co-hosts, turning attendees into members or patrons.
• Between programs, expand lists, narrate the program's story, and reuse learnings as templates and checklists.

Skills

Event production

Hospitality

Relationship building

Time management

Tools

Project management tools

Spreadsheets

Email marketing tools

Social media tools

Job description

Union House in Brooklyn is seeking a producer to take an idea from planning to an on-site event, ensuring a full room and a warm welcome for artists and attendees.

You'll manage budgets, vendors, and communications while crafting run-of-show documents, program descriptions, and newsletters to invite ongoing engagement. This is a hands-on, full-time role requiring independence and collaboration.