Artist Liaison (College & Spadina)
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- Toronto, ON
- Contract
- Full-time
Job Order ID: 8669
Employment Type: Contract
Web Publication Date: 3/16/2026
Number of Positions: 1
Schedule: Contract position flexible and P/T to start, but will ramp up to F/T in July/August
Job Location: Toronto (Downtown)
Brief Description:Our employer is a cultural festival from August 30 – September 6 at various venues around the city from downtown to uptown. The Foundation showcases the work of leading contemporary artists from Canada and around the world working in all artistic disciplines. Their mandate and programming encompasses a vast range of pan-Jewish music and art, including Sephardic, Ladino, Falasha and Mizrachi traditions, and also strongly emphasizes fusion and cross-cultural exchange with artists from outside Jewish cultural traditions. They are looking for a dynamic coordinator to join their team and work closely with the Artistic Director on programming and logistics related to performers participating in the 2026 summer programming.Job Function:
- Organize artist travel, accommodation, and hospitality
- Collect and edit promotional materials, biographical information, and audio-visual content from artists
- Administer artist contracts and foreign artist tax waivers
- Prepare artist hospitality kits and schedules
- Coordinate ground transportation, parking, per diems, and other on-site logistics for artists
- Liaise regularly with artists/performers, agents/managers, arts programmers, production crew, publicists, graphic designers, and web designers
Job Requirement:
- Strong communication skills (both oral & written)
- Excellent organizational/time management and problem-solving skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Detail-orientated
- Fluency with Microsoft Office (particularly Excel), e-mail, Internet, database programs, and familiarity with website data management (WordPress)
- Must work well both independently and as part of a team
- Must be positive, mature-minded, flexible and comfortable working in a fast-paced, time sensitive, non-corporate environment
- Experience in a similar type of role an asset
- Database knowledge an asset
- Knowledge and interest in music, the arts and/or Jewish culture is an asset