We are looking for a dynamic coordinator to join our team for summer 2026. The 2026 Ashkenaz Summer Series & Festival will include a 4-part double-bill concert series in Earl Bales Park, featuring a combination of pop, rock, and Jewish roots music bands every second Monday night from July 13 – August 24. The Ashkenaz Festival will feature over 200 artists in 75+ performances and 40,000+ attendees 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. The Foundation’s 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. The Artist Liaison will work closely with the Artistic Director on programming and logistics related to performers participating in the 2026 summer programming.This contract position will run from May – September 6th (inlcuding Labour Day Weekend). The position will be part-time and flexible to start, but will ramp up in July & August. There will also be some minor wrap-up work in early September.Responsibilities:Duties will include organizing artist travel, accommodation and hospitality; collecting and editing promotional materials, biographical information and audio-visual material from artists; administering artist contracts and foreign artist tax waivers; preparing artist hospitality kits and schedules; coordinating ground transport, parking, per diems, and other on-site logistics related to participating artists. The Artist Liaison will routinely interact with a variety of arts professionals, including artists/performers, agents/managers, arts programmers, production crew, publicists, graphic designers, web designers, etc.