Event Coordinator - Summer Student

The OSEG Foundation is seeking a motivated and passionate summer student to support our upcoming Foundation events. In this role, you will help support the OSEG Foundation’s mandate to leverage the power sport to help children and youth develop critical life skills, improve their mental and physical wellbeing and reach their fullest potential. Please note that this position is funded by the 2025 Canada Summer Jobs Grant.

Contract Term: May 26, 2025 to July 18, 2025.

What you’ll do:

Signature Event Support

• Contribute to the creation of event concepts, themes, and formats that align with the Foundation’s goals and values;
• Provide administrative support to the Senior Manager in managing event logistics, vendor coordination, and event timelines;
• Collaborate with event committees, volunteers, and internal teams to ensure smooth event execution;
• Help manage event logistics including registration lists, seating charts, sponsorship invoicing and payments, and vendor rentals;
• Attend and represent the Foundation at select events, assisting with on-site logistics and providing support to event staff;
• Assist with post-event follow-up, including preparing donor recognition and gathering feedback for event improvement.

Community Event Support

• Assist with the coordination and execution of community events;
• Support the development of promotional materials and other swag items as necessary;
• Support the development and distribution of event materials, including sponsorship collateral, event programs, and social media promotional content;
• Help manage event website and registration pages.

What’s needed:

• Motivated, self-starter, team player;
• Excellent inter-personal skills – skillful at building and fostering relationships;
• Strong written communication skills;
• Strong organizational and time management skills;
• High level of proficiency in Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.;
• Ability to multi-task, work under pressure, and work in a high energy environment;
• Bilingualism (English and French) is an asset.

What’s in it for you?

Located at Lansdowne Park, the TD Place is part of the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) of companies, and is the largest and most varied sports and entertainment complex in the city. We operate the Ottawa REDBLACKs and Ottawa 67’s, and host live entertainment events and other professional sports tenants including the Ottawa Blackjacks, Atlético Ottawa, Ottawa Charge, and Ottawa Rapid. OSEG and its related Foundation were founded on the vision of its partners - a vision to create year-round world-class guest experiences and give back to the Ottawa community.

TD Place is an advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion and invites and encourages all candidates to apply for this role, including women, Indigenous peoples, members of racialized communities, persons with disabilities and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities. Additionally, we are happy to accommodate any individual needs in keeping with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require accommodation to participate in the hiring process, please contact us to make your needs known in advance.

Please note this role will require interacting with the public, including in crowded spaces. TD Place, as one of Canada's Safest Employers, is committed to providing a safe and enjoyable experience for all employees and guests. We encourage all of our employees to receive a full dose of available COVID-19 vaccinations and may require full vaccination in support of future health authority recommendations.

We acknowledge the time and effort that is required to apply and thank all applicants for their interest. Depending on volume, we may only be able to respond to those who demonstrate within their application that they meet the requirements of the role.

Interested? Please visit: https://www.tdplace.ca/careers/ for more information.