Temporary Part-Time Community Engagement & Events Coordinator

The Community Engagement & Events Coordinator supports destination events, stakeholder engagement, and visitor-facing activities that bring the destination brand to life. This role focuses on coordination, communication, meeting support, and follow-through, ensuring events and engagement efforts are well organized, stakeholders are aligned, and leadership remains closely connected to outcomes.

This is a hands-on, on-site position designed to add capacity and support during a defined project period, while allowing the organization to evaluate longer-term staffing needs.

Key Responsibilities

Community & Stakeholder Engagement

• Coordinate communication and logistics with community partners, stakeholders, and internal teams
• Schedule, organize, and support special events and stakeholder meetings
• Prepare meeting agendas, materials, and briefing documents
• Capture meeting notes, track action items, and ensure timely follow-up
• Serve as an on-site liaison with partners during events and engagement activities

Events & Activations Support

• Support planning and execution of destination events and activations
• Assist with timelines, run-of-show documents, and staffing coordination
• Provide on-site support, guest engagement, and real-time problem-solving during events
• Represent the organization professionally and enthusiastically in public settings

Visitor Experience Support

• Provide support for Visitor Center activities as needed
• Assist with visitor-facing initiatives tied to events and community engagement
• Help ensure a positive, welcoming visitor experience aligned with destination messaging

Administrative & Reporting Support

• Track event details, attendance, and stakeholder participation
• Assist with post-event recaps, feedback collection, and impact summaries
• Support internal documentation and partner follow-up

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in event coordination, community engagement, tourism, hospitality, or marketing
• Strong familiarity with the Google suite of apps
• Strong organizational skills and excellent follow-through
• Confident communicator comfortable working with a wide range of stakeholders
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, on-site environment
• Professional judgment and discretion when representing the organization
• Comfortable working from direction and priorities provided by leadership and internal teams.
• Willingness to work evenings, weekends, and occasional holidays
• Experience with WordPress a plus

What We’re Looking For

• A people-oriented coordinator who keeps things moving and closes the loop
• Someone who notices details, anticipates needs, and follows through
• A collaborative team player who enjoys being both behind the scenes and front-facing
• Someone who thrives in a community-focused, destination-driven environment

Why This Role

This position supports high-visibility work that directly impacts community relationships, visitor experience, and destination reputation. It’s an opportunity to gain hands-on experience, build meaningful partnerships, and play a visible role in how the destination shows up — without a long-term commitment upfront.

On-Site Requirement

This position is fully on-site and requires regular, in-person presence at the office, Visitor Center, meetings, and events. Remote or hybrid work is not available for this role.

Status: Temporary, Part-Time (up to 30 hours per week) Duration: 3–6 month project (with potential to extend or evolve based on organizational needs) Compensation: $23–$28 per hour, depending on experience Schedule: Flexible; some evenings and weekends required Location: Ventura, CA — 100% on-site Reports to: President/CEO

Job Types: Part-time, Temporary

Experience:

• Event Coordination: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person