Events Coordinator- Raleigh/Durham

We are looking to add a teammate in Raleigh/Durham, NC to join our team as a Bee Downtown Events Coordinator


Supervisors: Area Manager, Account Manager, Director of Events
Location: Morrisville, NC
About Bee Downtown:

Bee Downtown is a Forbes and INC Magazine 30 Under 30 startup based out of Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina with beehives and corporate hive programs in cities across the United States. At Bee Downtown we believe in the power of using sustainable beekeeping and urban agriculture to help reshape how people think and live within our environment. The Bee Downtown Corporate Hive Program installs and maintains beehives in cities and semi-urban environments to support the cultivation of healthy honeybee populations while simultaneously providing year-round employee engagement and kinetic programming to our partners and their employees. The second division of Bee Downtown is the BDT Leadership Institute, a leader development institute for corporations and their employees based in Biomimicry, created to teach about effective leadership through the mindset of a hive.

Job Description:

The Bee Downtown Events Coordinator will work closely with our Director of Events and our Account Managers to coordinate, produce, and deliver our Bee Downtown employee engagement experiences to our corporate partners. Our goal for every Bee Downtown experience is to always “surprise and delight” anyone and everyone who participates in one of our programs. While we have multiple virtual experiences we deliver at Bee Downtown, the majority of the time, you will be on partner campuses for in-person programming. An Events Coordinator must be able to communicate well with partners as events are being planned as well as be personable and excited to deliver programs and experiences at partner sites multiple days a week. Responsibilities of the Events Coordinator:

  • Organizing experiences and programs for partners

  • Understanding contract requirements for each partner and ensuring adequate experiences are scheduled throughout the year to fulfill the contract requirements

  • Responding to partner requests

  • Organizing events bins and restocking equipment and materials as needed

  • Assembling and shipping out boxes for different virtual programs

  • Facilitation and Delivery of different Bee Downtown programs

  • Creating and maintaining inventory documents

  • Working with Account Managers and Beekeepers to communicate new events and programs scheduled on the calendar.

Required Skills:

  • Valid Driver’s License and good driving record

  • Experience curating and producing events

  • Organizational skills (materials will need to always remain organized and properly put away after events)

  • A demonstrated ability to be a team player

  • Has excellent organization skills, can keep storage facilities safe and organized, and shows respect through diligent care of equipment

  • Is outgoing and enjoys speaking publicly

  • Proficient in email, spreadsheet creation, general understanding of Google Drive

  • Willingness to switch gears quickly and do whatever tasks are needed at the given time.

  • Comfortable working around bees and agriculture

  • A great attitude

  • Accountable for making sure goals and needs are being met, while not compromising the quality of work

  • An independent thinker and worker, comfortable working autonomously, understanding what needs to be done and prioritizing it accordingly

  • Ability to lift 50+ pounds regularly

  • Ability to walk/stand at least 7.5 hours a day

Desired Skills:

  • Able to help with general partner programming creation tasks as well like honey bottling, program kit assembly, packaging and shipping on a small volume, etc.

  • Beekeeping experience/ or a willingness to learn about bees and Bee Downtown’s beekeeping practices.

  • Enthusiastic and goal-oriented

  • Great verbal communication skills, able to speak honestly and easily with all teammates

At Bee Downtown we look to bring new teammates onto our team who believe deeply in our mission and vision as a company. We look for teammates who are equally as passionate about their work as we are about ours. We are still a young startup with a small team and look only to bring people on to our team that want to help build this company and be a special part of creating something special. A great attitude and desire to support teammates whenever, wherever possible is crucial. We are looking for a teammate who wants to be part of a team, and will go above and beyond to help their teammates out at all times.

Only inquiries with both requirements attached will be considered. To apply, please click the “Apply Now” button below!

**Bee Downtown is an agricultural startup that is quickly growing. To continue building the culture of our organization, and ensure clear communication amidst many moving parts of our company, we expect Bee Downtown employees to work from our office during the work week.