Who are the Wilder?

The Wilder is a creative studio which creates art and experiences for people to learn about nature, to connect with each other, and to inspire creativity. We produce events, winter festivals, and create art installations and event activations, and we love storytelling through our creations. Check out our creations at www.thewilder.ca and @thewilder.experience

The Role

We are looking for someone to work with us to support our winter events. We are ideally looking for someone CURRENTLY based in or nearby Victoria, BC or on Vancouver Island, Vancouver, or even better - Squamish! Someone who has event, technical, production or operations management experience to work both behind the scenes on event administration and also on-the-ground helping to plan the logistics of our events, install art installation, and be on site with our events.

The hours are flexible and a mix of remote and on-site event work. They range from 10 to full time around our key events in November and February.

The Event Production Assistant will have some technical and event production management experience, able to be hands-on with every element of the event, planning each site, coordinating installations with artists, coordinating other production team members and volunteers, installing lighting, setting up activations etc, as well as administrative work from home in the leadup to events.

We expect the candidate to work on some or all of the following tasks:

· Pre-event work from planning equipment lists, load in schedules, booking rental equipment, artist contracts, prep and planning etc

· Event production - setting up activations, event zones, liaising with artists and supporting their needs

· Event coordination, logistics, volunteer and staff coordination





· Site setup safety management, technical support, troubleshooting, being everywhere at once

We are looking for someone to join our team who possesses some of the following skills and interests:

· Must have event or stage/set production experience, ideally in creative fields or festivals with multiple sites/stages/multiple days (desirable but not essential)

· Has a positive and can-do attitude, happy to help however and get stuck in as needed, no egos allowed, must be willing to be very hands on

· Must have a versatile work schedule as we will be busier closer to the event, and can align working time with our Director’s work days and work virtually with the team one day a week and more closer to the event

· Operate independently with motivation and drive, reporting to our Director but taking on projects and tasks independently and sticking to deadlines and managing your own workload

· Can manage multiple tasks, making sure the event runs seamlessly, can solve problems and adapt on the fly

· Event or production management experience is absolutely essential

· Must be based in Victoria, BC, Vancouver Island or Vancouver or Squamish

· Must be able to work from home and have your own phone and computer, access to internet

· University degree in management, arts, business, or other

- must have vehicle!





- we do have wage funding for Canadian citizens/permanent residents/refugees aged 30 and under. Please note in your application if you fulfill those requirements (not mandatory)

Apply now!

We expect that the candidate will earn $25-30 per hour depending on their experience, and a fluctuating schedule from 10 - 40 hours per week depending on the time, and be on site for each night of our winter event. They will work remotely. We aim to create a positive, open learning environment where our team can shine and grow through our initiatives and we are flexible about who we take on as we love diverse skills and interests so we welcome applications from candidates who may fit some of the above but not everything.

We do have youth roles available with the PLT Canada program for candidates aged 30 and under who are Canadian Citizens/permanent residents/refugees. For these candidates we are willing to accept more junior candidates. If you fulfill these criteria please note this in your cover letter or email. Fulfilling this criteria is not essential and we will be hiring this role based on experience and team fit.

Please check out our initiatives at www.thewilder.ca. We will be reviewing applications as they are received.

Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract, Casual, Seasonal

Pay: $25.00-$30.00 per hour

Application question(s):

- Please tell us a one sentence summary of yourself
- Where are you located? Our preference is to work with someone who is currently located in Victoria or on Vancouver Island, or we may consider Vancouver or nearby locations (only in BC, do not apply if you are not in BC please)

Location:

- Victoria, BC V8W 1Z3 (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Victoria, BC V8W 1Z3

📌 Event Production Assistant (Canada)
🏢 The Wilder
📍 Canada