Description
The City of Los Angeles, Department of Recreation and Parks, is seeking a qualified contractor to plan, develop, organize, and manage a year-round series of community-focused activities and events at the MacArthur Park Bandshell. The program aims to celebrate the city's cultural diversity, support emerging and established artists, and provide inclusive community engagement. The contractor will be responsible for implementing various services, including visual art engagement, music concerts, entertainment industry education, and Native American and Maya Indigenous cultural programming. The contractor must also provide event management and production, community outreach and promotion, and ensure that all programming is free or low-cost and open to the public.
Some key aspects of the job include:
• Developing a year-round monthly schedule of activities and events
• Managing programming and curating visual art exhibits, live concerts, and workshops
• Coordinating cultural content in partnership with local cultural leaders and/or organizations
• Securing artists, speakers, and cultural contributors
• Providing event production and on-site management, including technical and logistical support
• Promoting activities and events through inclusive and multimedia marketing strategies
• Ensuring all programming is free or low-cost and open to the public
• Managing the program budget and providing post-event reporting to the city