Flash Co. Photo Booth

Job Description: Photo Booth Activation Manager - On-site family portraits with Santa Claus at The Spruce Meadows Christmas Market Must be local to Calgary AB Job Location: Spruce Meadows Christmas Market Paid Training: - to take place at our Calgary home office in person. Estimated training date TBD but before Nov 13th Event Dates Friday, Saturday and Sunday activations for the weekends of: Nov 13th - 16th Nov 21st - 23rd Nov 28th - 30th The Role: Picking up the photo booth at our offices centrally located in Calgary Driving to Spruce Meadows Setting up the photo booth Ensuring smooth operation of the booth throughout service Interacting with Families and kids of all ages as they sit for a photo with Santa Ensuring everyone received their photo to take home Ensuring everyone receives a digital copy of the photo via text Tech trouble shooting & changing printer paper Dropping the photo booth back at our offices at the end of your shift The Photo Booth Activation Manager is responsible for ensuring a smooth event experience for families and kids, have a general knowledge of the photo booth system and ensure guest engagement throughout the event. This role requires pick up of the photo booth system at our centrally located offices in Calgary, delivery to Spruce Meadows for the Christmas Market dates, set up and take down of the photo booth, monitoring the booth throughout the event, interacting with guests and troubleshooting any technical issues onsite. Setting up and running the booth is pretty simple. We will teach you everything you need to know in a training session before the event dates. About The Photo Booth: Our photo booth is sleek, modern and easy to use. The photo booth enclosure contains a dSLR camera connected to a touch screen tablet or ipad, strobe and printer. With a quick tap of the tablet, a photo is taken and the digital and physical print is available to users within seconds. Must be available for ALL below dates: On-site hours: Fri Nov 14th - 2:30pm-7:30 (5 hours) Sat Nov 16th - 9:30am-4:30pm (7 hours) Sun Nov 17th- 9:30am-4:30pm (7 hours) Rate is $30/hr On-site hours: Fri Nov 21st - 2:30pm-7:30 (5 hours) Sat Nov 22nd - 9:30am-4:30pm (7 hours) Sun Nov 23rd - 9:30am-4:30pm (7 hours) Rate is $30/hr On-site hours: Fri Nov 28th - 2:30pm-7:30 (5 hours) Sat Nov 29th- 9:30am-4:30pm (7 hours) Sun Nov 30th - 9:30am-4:30pm (7 hours) Rate is $30/hr Total compensation for all dates: $1980 Paid Training at our Calgary home office to take place sometime in early November Experience: Interacting with kids and families Activation management Photography or Photo Booth experience is an asset A knack for tech this is an asset Requirements: - Your own vehicle and valid driver's license - Comfortable handling equipment that weighs 40 lbs as you need to load the photo booth in and out of your vehicle - Local to Calgary, Alberta or the surrounding areas - Availability Friday through Sunday for the dates requested - Ability to engage with large and excited crowds of guests at events, galas and festivals - On the spot problem-solving skills - Experience working with the public in a customer service or events-related setting including but not limited to: catering, weddings, corporate events, food and beverage or in retail. Recommended but not required: - General knowledge of dSLR photography and basic lighting set ups (we can teach you all of this if you are willing to learn!) - Experience with photo booths Ideal Candidate: Experience with events including weddings, banquets, catering and/or the restaurant or retail service industry Extroverted, great with people, enjoys being in a social atmosphere Enjoys the flexibility of picking up casual shifts and working independently Comfortable with simple technical tasks and on-site problem solving Has their own vehicle and a valid drivers license and comfortable driving in all weather conditions