We’re hiring! Seeking an Event Coordinator
This role is now filled.
Many thanks to all who applied!
Location: Remote working, preference for London-based
Working contract type: Freelance
The role:
Initial period of £15/hour for 7 hours a week over 3 months (£420 a month). After the initial 3 months payment will shift to 100% commission based on event sales. Existing coordinators earn between £800-£3000/month dependent on the number and size of events
Flexible working hours
Opportunity to work with a passionate team
Access to our wide range of events
We are looking for a self-motivated, organised, and enthusiastic events coordinator to join our team. You will oversee the scheduling, promotion, and administration of several events per month, as well as being a contact point for both event facilitators and participants. The role requires the ability to both take initiative in working alone, as well as cooperating with other projects that take place in the organisation.
This is your chance to dream big. What are the events you’d love to attend? That are missing in the space? Let’s make them happen!
At the Psychedelic Society we currently run events in seven different categories: Nature Connection, Adventures in Awareness (meditation and consciousness), Embodiment & Creativity, Ceremony & Ritual, Intimacy & Identity, Community & Social Change, and Psychedelic Science & Culture
The role requires a love of both the community we serve, a passion for the kind of events we run and an appreciation for the goals we are striving towards.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
Minimum of 1 Tuesday meeting a month to liaise with the events team
Managing the relationships of several facilitators
Ideating events and reaching out to find facilitators and speakers
Scheduling future dates for events and courses
Creating cover image artwork
Proofreading and editing copy for events
Creating online listings
Marketing events on social media
Answering email queries
Dealing with tickets and refunds
Handling payments to facilitators
This will be a fluid role, working in a very dynamic environment. Depending on skills and interest, you may wish to get involved with other parts of the organisation. We are currently seeking people who have also have an interest in content creation, business development, and/or community building.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
A passion for events that focus on connection and self-development across our categories
An intuition for events that will be popular with our community and on the pulse of current trends in the field
Experience in event production, copy writing and social media promotion.
Using spreadsheets for budgeting, schedules etc.
Excellent communication skills, writing and grammar.
IDEAL QUALITIES
Attention to detail and an eye for beauty
Is easy going and friendly
Able to make decisions alone, and knows when to ask for advice
Simultaneously an independent worker - able to identify tasks without being told, whilst also working closely with the events team to bounce ideas and make decisions
Is in alignment with our mission and ethos
Has a flexible lifestyle and other jobs/ passions which also bring in income
Is emotionally intelligent - able to communicate needs and boundaries
Is able to receive constructive feedback
Communicates mindfully and compassionately
Enjoys working in a fast paced environment and is able to adapt to the sometimes rapid changes of the organisation
Wants to be part of a community
Has a passion for the type of events that we run
Existing contacts with potential event facilitators
WHO WE ARE
The Psychedelic Society is a mission-driven, not-for-profit Teal organisation that hosts more than 400 events for over 10,000 people a year and has been educating the public and providing a space for the psychedelic community since 2014. We’re a family - we value personal wellbeing, and support each other to achieve our individual and collective purpose.
We’re part of Symbiota, a worker cooperative which includes our sibling brands of True Nature, Adventures in Awareness, and Dandelion Events.
