Temporary Events Staff - Sporadic Hours

Institute for Advanced Study; Princeton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Sick Leave

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

The Institute for Advanced Study is seeking enthusiastic Event Staff to join our team in Princeton. You will greet attendees, assist with registration, direct guests, and support setup and cleanup for lectures, concerts, and public programs, while delivering outstanding customer service.

The role emphasizes strong communication, reliability, and teamwork. You may be required to work evenings or weekends and participate in a variety of campus events.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of events experience (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Greet attendees, scan tickets, direct guests to seating at lectures, concerts, and programs.
• Manage registration tables, monitor crowd flow, answer participant questions.
• Support event setup, including arranging tables and chairs, installing equipment, setting up catering.
• Support event cleanup and maintain tidy event spaces.
• Monitor and support special events and community activities.

Skills

Strong communication

Excellent customer service

Quick thinking

Reliability & punctuality

Collaboration skills

Job description

Description

We are looking for enthusiastic, energetic Event Staff to join our team. As a member of our team, you will help execute our events with a positive and welcoming presence and contribute to our success with your attention to detail and strong customer service focus. You will report directly to the Event Manager.

Position Duties and Responsibilities

Events Staffing Support (90%)

• Greet event attendees, scan or collect tickets, and direct guests to seating at lectures, concerts, and public programs
• Manage registration tables, monitor crowd flow, and answer participant questions, as needed for academic conferences and workshops
• Support event set up, including arranging tables and chairs, installing event equipment, and setting up catering
• Support event clean up, including removing temporary furniture and equipment
• Maintain a tidy event space, such as removing garbage or clearing tables
• Monitor and support special events and community activities, such as happy hour trivia, bingo, and children’s events

All other duties assigned (10%)

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Strong communication skills for receiving, implementing, and providing instructions
• Excellent customer service skills to manage attendee requests
• Quick thinking and problem-solving abilities to resolve issues quickly
• Basic reliability, punctuality, and flexibility to work evenings or weekends
• Collaboration skills to work well with other Events Team staff and campus events partners

Preferred Qualifications

• 1-2 years of events experience

Working Conditions

• Must be able to remain mobile for prolonged periods.
• Public-facing position with frequent interaction with staff, faculty, and scholars.
• Ability to handle physical work, including lifting, carrying, and setting up furniture and equipment

The Institute for Advanced Study retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position at any time.

To perform this role successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

The anticipated pay for this position is $28.00 per hour. This is a temporary non-benefit-eligible position. NJ Paid Sick Leave accrual is available.

The Institute for Advanced Study is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About the Institute

Since its founding in 1930, the Institute for Advanced Study has served as a model for protecting and promoting independent inquiry, prompting the establishment of similar institutes around the world, and underscoring the importance of academic freedom worldwide. Current philanthropic support and a reliable stream of endowment-generated revenue allow its permanent Faculty and visiting researchers (known as Members) to freely determine the course of their study. The Institute’s mission and culture have produced an exceptional record of achievement. Among its present and past Faculty and Members are 37 Nobel Laureates, 49 of the 68 Fields Medalists, and 25 of the 29 Abel Prize Laureates, as well as many MacArthur Fellows and Wolf Prize winners.