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Thank you for considering a career at Explore Edmonton Corporation!
Explore Edmonton Corporation is the visitor economy and venue management organization for Edmonton. We tell Edmonton’s story, elevate the Edmonton experience, and generate inbound visitation.
We are passionate Edmontonians, aligned through a unified purpose, mission, and vision to increase the economic impact of the visitor-based economy in Edmonton:
- Purpose: Increase the economic impact of the visitor-based economy in Edmonton.
- Mission: To showcase and inspire more people to visit Edmonton for exceptional experiences, while also enriching the quality of life for residents, and creating economic prosperity.
- Vision: Edmonton will be a destination of choice, delivering year-round transformational visitor and guest experiences.
We work hard to continually improve employee, guest, stakeholder, and visitor satisfaction, increase destination attraction and awareness, strengthen Edmonton experiences and events, and improve our operational excellence.
Explore Edmonton encourages, supports, and celebrates a diverse and inclusive work environment. We strive to create a workplace that reflects the city we promote and where our employees feel safe and supported.
Our core values differentiate us from other organizations. These are the common themes that unite us and helps to define our culture. We use our core values as a guidepost for consistent decision making, to empower employees and to unleash their potential as leaders. They are:
- Public Stewardship: We have been given a tremendous responsibility to be stewards of public trust as well as the architect of bold ideas.
- Selfless Approach: Everything we do is done in collaboration – with others on our teams, across our groups and with our stakeholders – and when we win, we win together.
- Lead the Way: We step up. Start something. Change something. Connect and support others who are willing to take a risk – on our teams, in our city.
- Make an Impact: When every action, big or small, can make an impact, every action contributes to building a visitor economy that matters.
- Caring for One Another: We have a genuine commitment to the success of each other, our shareholders and our community.
Interested in joining our team? See our available career opportunities below and visit our About Us page to learn more about the organization, as well as our Venues page to learn about our award-winning venues.
Current Opportunities
Program Coordinator, CFR (EXPO) Open Collapsible Content
About the Position
We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Program Coordinator to join our Community Initiatives and Agriculture team. This role plans, manages, and executes the three major events organized by the CIA team from start to finish. This position will work closely with event managers to ensure all programming is delivered seamlessly on budget and delivers a unique experience for our guests. The ideal candidate will have experience in event planning, logistics, and coordination, ensuring all aspects of the event run smoothly while meeting organizational goals and guest expectations.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Event Management, Hospitality, Marketing, or a related field
- 2+ years of experience in event planning, coordination, or a related role.
- Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to multitask.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Knowledge of rodeo rules, regulations, and best practices.
- Background in rodeo, equestrian events, or livestock management.
- Familiarity with local and national rodeo associations.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and event management software (e.g., ASANA, or similar).
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Flexibility to work evenings and weekends.
How to Apply
If this role piques your interest, please submit your cover letter and resume no later than March 20, 2025.
Explore Edmonton encourages, supports, and celebrates a diverse and inclusive work environment. We strive to create a workplace that reflects the city we promote and where our employees feel safe and supported every day.
Volunteer Coordinator, CIA (EXPO) Open Collapsible Content
About Position
We are seeking an organized and enthusiastic Volunteer Coordinator to oversee our volunteer program. This role involves recruiting, training, and managing volunteers while ensuring a positive and meaningful experience for them. The ideal candidate is passionate about community engagement and skilled in volunteer coordination.
Qualifications:
- Experience in volunteer coordination, nonprofit work, or a related field.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to multitask and work independently.
- Passion for community service and volunteer engagement.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and volunteer management software (preferred).
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and volunteer management software (e.g.,Volgistics or similar).
- Assest if they are familiar with event management software. (e.g. Asana).
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Flexibility to work evenings and weekends.
How to Apply
If this role piques your interest, please submit your cover letter and resume no later than March 20, 2025.
Explore Edmonton encourages, supports, and celebrates a diverse and inclusive work environment. We strive to create a workplace that reflects the city we promote and where our employees feel safe and supported every day.
Program Coordinator, KDays (EXPO) Open Collapsible Content
About Position
We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Program Coordinator to join our Community Initiatives and Agriculture team. This role plans, manages, and executes the three major events organized by the CIA team from start to finish. This position will work closely with event managers to ensure all programming is delivered seamlessly on budget and delivers a unique experience for our guests. The ideal candidate will have experience in event planning, logistics, and coordination, ensuring all aspects of the event run smoothly while meeting organizational goals and guest expectations.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Event Management, Hospitality, Marketing, or a related field
- 2+ years of experience in event planning, coordination, or a related role.
- Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to multitask.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Knowledge of fair regulations, and best practices.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and event management software (e.g., ASANA, or similar).
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Flexibility to work evenings and weekends.
How to Apply
If this role piques your interest, please submit your cover letter and resume no later than March 20, 2025.
Explore Edmonton encourages, supports, and celebrates a diverse and inclusive work environment. We strive to create a workplace that reflects the city we promote and where our employees feel safe and supported every day.
Assistant Manager, Banquets (EXPO) Open Collapsible Content
About the Position
We are looking for a highly organized and service-driven Assistant Manager, Banquets to support the planning and execution of banquets, weddings, corporate events, and special functions. This role will assist in overseeing banquet operations, ensuring exceptional guest experiences, and maintaining high service standards. Ideally the successful individual will be able to maintain various functions along with managing banquet staff, including scheduling, training, and performance oversight. This position plays a pivotal role within the banquets team.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 3-5 years of experience in banquet operations at supervisory level.
- Strong leadership and communication skills.
- Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment.
- Knowledge of food and beverage service standards.
- Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as required.
How to Apply
If this role piques your interest, please submit your cover letter and resume no later than March 24, 2025.
Explore Edmonton encourages, supports, and celebrates a diverse and inclusive work environment. We strive to create a workplace that reflects the city we promote and where our employees feel safe and supported every day.
Senior Manager, Ticketing Systems and Audience Development, CIA (EXPO) Open Collapsible Content
About the Position
We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented experienced Senior Manager of Ticketing Systems and Audience Development to oversee all aspects of ticketing, including strategy development, strategy implementation and ticketing operations. This position is responsible for growing our event ticketing revenues. This role requires a strategic thinker with a deep understanding of ticketing sales strategies, platforms, customer experience, and revenue optimization.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Event Management, Marketing, or a related field
- 5-10 years experience in a senior leadership role within ticketing and analytics.
- Experience managing ticketing systems (e.g., ShowPass, Ticketmaster).
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), CRM and event management software (e.g., ASANA, or similar).
- Knowledge of regulations, and best practices.
- Strong analytical skills with experience in audience research and data-driven decision-making.
- Excellent organizational and project management skills.
- Ability to collaborate across departments and work in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong communication and customer service skills.
- Experience in arts, entertainment, sports, or live events is an asset.
- Flexibility to work evenings and weekends.
- Proven Experience in leading successfully managing a team.
How to Apply
If this role piques your interest, please submit your cover letter and resume no later than March 28, 2025.
Explore Edmonton encourages, supports, and celebrates a diverse and inclusive work environment. We strive to create a workplace that reflects the city we promote and where our employees feel safe and supported every day.
Program Coordinator, Farmfair International (EXPO) Open Collapsible Content
About the Position
We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Program Coordinator to join our Community Initiatives and Agriculture team. This role plans, manages, and executes the three major events organized by the CIA team from start to finish. The position has a large emphasis on agriculture and livestock. This position will work closely with event managers to ensure all programming is delivered seamlessly on budget and delivers a unique experience for our guests. The ideal candidate will have experience in event planning, logistics, and coordination, ensuring all aspects of the event run smoothly while meeting organizational goals and guest expectations.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Event Management, Hospitality, Marketing, or a related field
- 2+ years of experience in event planning, coordination, or a related role.
- Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to multitask.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Background in agriculture, livestock and rodeo.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and event management software (e.g., ASANA, or similar).
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Flexibility to work evenings and weekends.
How to Apply
If this role piques your interest, please submit your cover letter and resume no later than March 28, 2025.
Explore Edmonton encourages, supports, and celebrates a diverse and inclusive work environment. We strive to create a workplace that reflects the city we promote and where our employees feel safe and supported every day.
Wait Staff (ECC) Open Collapsible Content
Elevate your Journey with Explore Edmonton!
The Edmonton Convention Centre is looking for Wait Staff to join the Banquets team! As Wait Staff, you will be critical in creating exceptional event experiences through rockstar service and a positive attitude.
The Edmonton Convention Centre plays a pivotal role in hosting world-class events, meetings, and conventions. If you thrive on being among exciting action and connecting with hundreds of fellow Edmontonians day or night, this is the ideal place!
What we offer to enhance your experience:
- A competitive compensation package complemented by attractive benefits
- Seasoned event and hospitality professionals who will serve as your mentors
- Opportunities to take the lead and mentor
- Flexible scheduling options to suit your lifestyle
- Access to our Annual Scholarship Program
- Enjoy meal discounts, exclusive fitness membership discounts, and a range of other perks designed exclusively for our valued employees
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Serving, which includes attending the service meeting before a function and providing service to the assigned station or location with a designated partner.
- Maintaining the cleanliness of their workstations, assisting other employees whenever possible, maintaining all storage areas, reporting any damaged equipment to management, taking appropriate action, and supporting basic event set-ups.
- Bartending duties, when required, which include providing drink service to guests, setup or teardown of rooms, and cleaning and maintaining the equipment.
- Providing exceptional customer service and maintaining a cooperative work environment.
The successful candidate will have:
- Prior serving experience and their ProServe certification.
- Excellent customer service skills and the ability to build strong working relationships with other departments.
- The ability to take direction and responsibility for cash occasionally when working as a cashier.
- To stand and walk for extended periods of time, and heavy lifting is sometimes required.
- Availability on Fridays and Saturdays preferred.
Please note that successful candidates MUST be able to attend the orientation/training on Saturday, April 19, 2025, from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Explore Edmonton encourages, supports, and celebrates a diverse and inclusive work environment. We strive to create a workplace that reflects the city we promote and where our employees feel safe and supported daily.
Join us in creating unforgettable events! We invite you to apply by March 23, 2025.
Supervisor, Food & Beverage (EXPO) Open Collapsible Content
Be a Part of the Action!
Explore Edmonton’s two venues play host to hundreds of meetings, conventions, concerts, sporting events and other events every year. If you love to be a part of the action, want to see live music, meet and greet hundreds of Edmontonians in a day or night, this is the place to be!
The Edmonton EXPO Centre is looking for Supervisor, Food & Beverage (Banquets), who will be vital to executing the events coming through the venue.
About the Position
The Supervisor, Food & Beverage, is responsible for providing positive guest interactions and serving guests in a friendly and efficient manner. They are expected to be attentive to our guests' and team members' needs and make them feel welcome at all times in the Edmonton EXPO Centre.
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Motivating, supervising, training and mentoring team members
- Proper and timely set-up and execution of all banquet events
- Consistently providing professional, friendly and engaging customer service
- Providing daily observation feedback, direction, and assistance to team members
- Set-up and servicing of session breaks
- Maintaining stock during events
- Maintaining cleanliness of workstations
- Conducting cash drops at the end of events
- Accurate completion of tasks in relation to tills, inventory control sheets, stock rotation, and inventory control
- Enforcing departmental and corporate policies and procedures
- Monitoring new staff and participating in training
- Ensuring high standards of health and safety are always maintained
- Continually building morale and engagement within the team
Our successful candidate will have:
- Valid ProServe certificate
- Experience working in the bar or food service industry
- 2+ years in a supervisory position would be an asset
- Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent verbal communication, problem solving and interpersonal skills
- Strong attention to detail/organizational skills
- Ability to work within and supervise a team
- Ability to delegate effectively while at the same time work alongside the staff
- Strong work ethic and is hardworking and reliable
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods, and able to lift up to 30lbs
Explore Edmonton encourages, supports, and celebrates a diverse and inclusive work environment. We strive to create a workplace that reflects the city we promote and where our employees feel safe and supported daily.
If this role piques your interest, please submit your cover letter and resume no later than Thursday, March 27, 2025.
Marketing Account Specialist - Venues Open Collapsible Content
About the Position
Join a dynamic and innovative team as a Marketing Specialist, Venues at Explore Edmonton, where you’ll be at the heart of marketing campaigns, website optimization, and much more! Reporting to the Marketing Account Manager, Venues, you will play a key role in supporting Explore Edmonton’s Global Marketing team, focusing on two iconic venues: Edmonton EXPO Centre and Edmonton Convention Centre. In this exciting role, you’ll collaborate with passionate team members to drive impactful marketing initiatives, boost revenue, and elevate brand engagement for both venues. Be part of a vibrant team working to enhance stakeholder value and create lasting connections with the Edmonton EXPO Centre and Edmonton Convention Centre brands!
What you will do
- Partner with the Marketing Account Manager, Venues, to plan and execute cutting-edge, dynamic marketing campaigns for Explore Edmonton’s iconic venues: Edmonton EXPO Centre and Edmonton Convention Centre.
- Play a pivotal role in managing regional campaign activities, event marketing plans, partnership opportunities, and venue-specific marketing initiatives.
- Support media buying, invoicing, campaign monitoring, and ad management, collaborating with the creative team to meet deadlines and handle online ad purchases.
- Take the lead in crafting and executing innovative email marketing campaigns and strategies for both venues
- Assist in the seamless execution of CIA-owned events, ensuring every detail aligns with the campaign vision.
- Develop insightful post-campaign reports to measure success and impact.
- Work closely with the Brand Manager to support the development of creative concepts for all campaigns.
- Oversee major project initiatives for both venues, including video production, website development, campaign planning, and much more.
- Stay in tune with the priorities of individual departments for the Edmonton EXPO Centre and Edmonton Convention Centre, ensuring clear and effective communication with internal teams.
- Contribute to the creation of annual marketing plans and strategies for both venues, ensuring alignment with broader goals.
- Activate the full range of internal marketing services to execute high-impact projects and campaigns.
- Provide continuous marketing support to clients, tenants, and event producers, enhancing the client experience and encouraging repeat bookings.
- Regularly update content for edmontonconventioncentre.com and edmontonexpocentre.com, including event listings, profiles, packages, features, ads, blog posts, and itineraries. Support web updates for CIA-owned event sites as needed.
- Support the creation and execution of a content calendar for the blog, ensuring fresh and engaging content.
- Conduct regular audits of Explore Edmonton venue sites to ensure content remains relevant, accurate, and visually appealing. Audit CIA-owned event sites as required.
- Maintain regular communication with campaign partners and venue clients to ensure their content is up-to-date and properly represented on all web properties.
- Assist Marketing Account Managers in creating a feedback loop to demonstrate the value Explore Edmonton brings to its partners.
- Support invoice coding and tracking for marketing expenditures at both EXPO and ECC.
- Track campaign spending and contribute to monthly venue forecasts.
- Perform other administrative duties as assigned to keep operations running smoothly.
What you will bring:
- Post-secondary education in business (marketing), communications, or tourism is preferred.
- 1-3 years of marketing experience, with experience in event, venue, tourism or hospitality social media considered an asset.
- A keen eye for detail and exceptional grammar, writing, and editing skills, along with a strong understanding of online, traditional, and cutting-edge marketing practices.
- A solid understanding of how to translate campaign analytics into actionable insights.
- The ability to work well in a team environment and collaborate to find solutions.
- A strong understanding of B2B and B2C marketing.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and familiarity with tools such as Google Analytics, Google AdWords, and Facebook Ad Manager is considered an asset. Experience with ACanva, CMS programs (Craft, WordPress, Squarespace), or project management software (e.g., Asana) would be an asset.
- The ability to manage a budget with signing authority up to $1,000, and create campaigns that drive growth in the tourism and event industries.
This hybrid role offers flexibility, with three days in the office and two from home, while you collaborate closely with the Explore Edmonton team and external stakeholders. Some evening and weekend work may be required.
How to Apply
If this role piques your interest, please submit your cover letter and resume no later than April 7, 2025.
Explore Edmonton encourages, supports, and celebrates a diverse and inclusive work environment. We strive to create a workplace that reflects the city we promote and where our employees feel safe and supported every day.