Events Coordinator, Cantor Arts Center
75% FTE
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Serving the Stanford University campus, the Bay Area community, and visitors from around the world, the Cantor Arts Center provides an outstanding cultural experience for visitors of all ages. Founded when the university opened in 1891, the historic museum was expanded and renamed in 1999 for lead donors Iris and B. Gerald Cantor. The Cantor’s collection spans 5,000 years and includes more than 40,000 works of art from around the globe. An established resource for teaching and research on campus, the Cantor offers free admission year-round.
Reporting to and supporting the Events Manager, the Events Coordinator is a 75% FTE position that plans and executes the museum’s external events for Stanford affiliated and non-Stanford affiliated clients while ensuring that the Cantor is widely accessed as a campus and community resource. Stanford affiliated clients include different departments, units, and divisions at Stanford; non-Stanford affiliated clients include area non-profit organizations, corporations, and similar entities. The Events Coordinator will also play a key role in supporting development events including but not limited to, Museums by Moonlight, Jazz at the Gates, membership Art and Coffee, exhibition openings, plus additional Cantor one-off events that may involve additional logistical expertise and collaboration across departments.
In this role you will:
Please note that this position is hybrid on the Stanford campus, at least 2-3 days per week on site and will include some evening and weekend work.
In order to be successful, you will bring:
Physical Requirements*
Don’t meet every single requirement? At Cantor and the Vice Presidency for the Arts, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. Let us know in your cover letter how your experience makes you a good fit for us. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!
The expected pay range for this position is $67,000-$80,000 per annum. The actual pay will be pro-rated based on the 75% FTE.
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