Minimum Qualifications Qualifications :
- Applicants must have three (3) or more years of full-time work experience, including at least two (2) years of experience doing advance, event planning, or staffing candidates or elected officials.
- A demonstrated knowledge of event operations and production, including the technical aspects of event staging, such as sound, and lighting;
- Sound judgement and effective problem solving / troubleshooting skills with the ability to make in-the-moment decisions when necessary;
- Highly collaborative with strong interpersonal and relationship management skills, must work equally well independently and with others;
- Strong verbal and written communication skills;
- Creative, proactive, organized, attuned to detail, and willing to both manage and do the physical and logistical work required to produce events; and
- Availability to work outside of normal business hours and for regular travel, a valid NYS driver’s license or the willingness to obtain one immediately upon hire.
Duties Description The Operations Department within the Office of the New York State Attorney General’s (OAG) Executive Division is seeking a motivated and dynamic candidate to serve as a Senior Advance Associate.
The Operations Department is responsible for scheduling, staffing, advancing, and preparing briefings for the Attorney General.
The Senior Advance Associate reports to the Director of Strategic Planning and is based in New York City; however, the position requires frequent travel to other locations within New York State as well as opportunities to travel nationally.
Duties :
- Planning and managing the logistical production of official events for the OAG, such as press conferences, town-hall style meetings, and issue-based roundtable discussions;
- Directly staffing the Attorney General at events;
- Preparing event documentation such as runs of show, signage, contributing to briefing materials, etc.;
- Managing on-site event set-up;
- Advancing and staffing events hosted by third parties at which the Attorney General appears;
- Traveling throughout the state and nationally to advance the Attorney General’s trips;
- Working closely with press and intergovernmental affairs teams and the Attorney General’s security detail; and
- Liaising with venue managers, vendors, other government agencies, community members, and stakeholders as appropriate for event planning and production.
30+ days ago