Civic Center / Cultural Affairs Director - G134

Salary: $112,384.85 Annually

Location : Columbus, GA

Job Type: Full-Time Regular

Job Number: 2023-00000011

Department: Civic Center

Division: Civic Center Operations

Opening Date: 04/08/2024

Closing Date: Continuous

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Manages the daily operations of the Civic Center, Ice Rink Facility and The Historic Liberty Theater.
• Key duties include promoting and developing the use of the Civic Center for sporting events, concerts, conventions, and local and civic events to promoters, agents, and local businesses and organizations by developing, writing and updating the building policy and procedure manual.
• Supervises the booking and scheduling of events, rental rates, and contract settlements.
• Approves marketing and advertising packages and works with building tenants and major clients such as hockey, arena football leagues, theatrical events, food and beverage vendors, and event ticketing agencies in negotiating contracts and leasing requirements.
• Additional duties include interviewing, hiring, training, assigning, supervising, evaluating and discipling personnel; providing policy-level direction for the box office, food and beverage service, and facility operations and maintenance; preparing monthly and quarterly income, inventory, and facility inventory reports.
• Financial management duties include developing and administering the annual revenue and operating budget; recommending new revenue sources, monitoring approved budget, authorizing expenditures and assisting with audits when requested.
• Ability to analyze and investigate complaints and concerns from the City Manager, Mayor, public officials, and the general public and recommend appropriate action for problem resolution.
• Must be committed to continuous quality improvement by preparing short and long-range strategic plans and performance standards including financial analysis, capital needs and project review.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of community exhibition, public entertainment, and facility organization, management, and promotion.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of budgetary development and management.
• Knowledge of industry practices and requirements in organizing, promoting, and producing a wide variety of events including sports, trade shows, concerts, state productions, exhibitions, and conventions.
• Knowledge of financial management practices in the exhibition/public entertainment facility field consistent with federal and state laws and municipal policy.
• Knowledge of the current literature, trends, and developments in the field of exhibition/public entertainment facilities management and promotion.
• Knowledge of the principles of supervision, organization, and administration.
• Skill in negotiating contracts and rental agreements.
• Skill in problem solving and decision making.
• Skill in management and supervision.
• Skill in operating standard office equipment.
• Skill in oral and written communication and community outreach techniques.

Minimum Educational and Training Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Public Administration, Accounting or related field is required. Master's Degree preferred. Experience sufficient to thoroughly understand the diverse objectives and complex functions of the agency's subunits in the department in order to direct and coordinate work within the department, usually interpreted to require three to five years of related experience.

Physical Requirements

The work is typically performed while sitting at a desk or table. The employee must occasionally lift light objects.

• Balancing - maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
• Climbing - ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility.
• Crawling - moving about on hands, knees, or hands, feet.
• Crouching - bending body forward by bending leg, spine.
• Feeling - perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
• Grasping - applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
• Handling - picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
• Hearing 1 - perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
• Hearing 2 - receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
• Kneeling - bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
• Lifting - raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
• Manual Dexterity - picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
• Mental Acuity - ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
• Pulling - use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.
• Pushing - use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
• Reaching - extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Repetitive Motion - substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
• Speaking - expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
• Standing - for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping - bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
• Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word
• Talking 2 - shouting to be heard above ambient noise.
• Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.
• Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision.
• Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures.
• Visual Acuity 4 - operate motor vehicles/heavy equipment.
• Visual Acuity 5 -close acuity for inspection of small defects, machines, use measurement devices, or fabricate parts.
• Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.

The work is typically performed in an office, library, or computer room.

The Columbus Consolidated Government is proud to offer an exceptional compensation and benefits package. Benefits include the following:

• Low-cost Medical Insurance
• Prescription Drug Plan
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• Credit Union
• Direct Deposit
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Vacation Leave
• Sick Leave
• PERK Time Off
• Retirement Plan
• Supplemental Retirement Plan
• Free and Discounted Services
• Employee Assistance Program

Take advantage of these free and discounted City Services offered to all City Employees.

• Discounted Movie Tickets
• Free Notary Services
• Ride a Metra Bus for Free
• Free Mulch
• Free Fire/Safety Home Inspection
• Sunray Cleaners discounts
• Adopt a pet for Free from Animal Control
• Driver's Training for Employee Dependents
• Oxbow/Bull Creek Golf Course discounts
• River Center Discounts
• Cell Phone Carrier Discounts

Retirement Plan
The Columbus Consolidated Government offers a defined benefit retirement plan to eligible employees who work in General Government and in Public Safety. Employees in the pension plan must meet both age and years of service requirements to qualify for retirement. The current vesting period is ten years, and the current pension contribution rate is 8% of your gross salary.

Supplemental Retirement Plan
The Columbus Consolidated Government offers a Deferred Compensation Plan or supplemental retirement plan that is tax deferred. This plan allows employees to contribute a portion of their salary, before federal and state taxes, to a retirement account. Your compensation is more than a paycheck, it allows you to plan for your financial future as well.

01

Which best describes your level of education?

• No High School Diploma
• GED
• High School Diploma
• Technical College
• Some College
• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree
• Doctorate's Degree

02

Do you possess a degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Public Administration, Accounting or related field?

• Yes
• No

03

If you answered "yes" to the above question, please specify degree(s). If you answered "No", just type in N/A.

04

How many years of specialized training in Marketing, Business Administration, Public Administration, Accounting or related field do you have?

• None
• 0 - 1 year
• 1 - 3 years
• 3 - 5 years
• 5 years or more

05

Please describe any experience you have working in a civic center or large public assembly facility environment.

06

Please describe any management experience you have in marketing, business and accounting.

07

Do you have any Event Management Certifications? If so, please describe.

08

Are you or have you ever been a member of an Event Management Association? If so, when and please describe.

09

Please list and explain any financial planning and/or budget experience you have?

10

What computer software programs are you proficient in using?

• None
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Publisher
• Microsoft Word
• Other

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If you answered "Other" to the above question , please type in the computer software program(s)you are proficient in using.

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