Events Coordinator — Part-Time

YELO APLE
Location: 1198 N High Street, Columbus, Ohio
Pay: $16–$18/hour, based on experience
Hours: Approximately 15–30 hours per week

About the Role

YELO APLE is looking for an organized, proactive, and dependable Events Coordinator to take ownership of our events and community partnerships.

We want to get back to doing more workshops and plant swaps, participating in local events throughout Columbus, and inviting other small businesses into our shop for pop-ups. We've had to put some of these things on the back burner while focusing on other areas of the business, and we’re looking for someone who can help bring them back to life.

This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys organizing, meeting people, finding opportunities, and making things happen. You won't just be helping plan events; you'll be responsible for finding opportunities, handling the details, coordinating staff, and making sure things actually happen.

We're looking for someone who takes initiative and can manage events from start to finish without needing constant direction.

What You'll Do

Find and Coordinate Events

  • Research upcoming markets, festivals, community events, and other opportunities for YELO APLE to participate in.

  • Review events we've participated in previously and get us signed up for upcoming opportunities.

  • Handle event applications, registrations, deadlines, fees, and communication with organizers.

  • Find new events and partnerships that could help us reach new customers and become more involved in the Columbus community.

  • Keep an organized calendar of upcoming events, deadlines, and logistics.

Coordinate Staff and Event Logistics

  • Schedule existing YELO APLE employees to work events and coordinate their availability.

  • Step in to work events yourself when needed if other team members aren't available.

  • Coordinate plants, merchandise, supplies, transportation, setup, and breakdown.

  • Communicate event details and expectations to everyone involved.

  • Troubleshoot problems and make sure events run smoothly.

Some events will take place at our shop, while others will require traveling to locations throughout the Columbus area.

Bring Back Workshops and Plant Swaps

  • Research and develop ideas for workshops, plant swaps, and other in-store experiences.

  • Find and coordinate instructors, collaborators, and supplies.

  • Organize dates, registration, scheduling, and event logistics.

  • Help promote events and ensure guests have a great experience.

  • Look for ways to make events recurring and build a community around them.

Bring Small Businesses Into Our Shop

  • Identify local small businesses, makers, brands, and other potential pop-up partners.

  • Reach out to businesses and coordinate opportunities for them to sell or showcase their products at YELO APLE.

  • Handle scheduling, space arrangements, communication, and event details.

  • Build relationships that encourage both their customers and ours to discover each other's businesses.

Our goal is to create fun, mutually beneficial partnerships that bring new people into the shop and strengthen our local business community.

Stay Organized and Take Ownership

  • Keep track of event schedules, applications, budgets, deadlines, and outstanding tasks.

  • Follow up with organizers, vendors, staff, and partners without needing reminders.

  • Anticipate what needs to be done and address potential problems early.

  • Keep ownership informed and ask for input when needed.

  • Take ideas from the initial planning stage through execution and follow-up.

What We're Looking For

The right person is:

  • Extremely organized and detail-oriented.

  • Proactive and comfortable working independently.

  • Reliable and consistent with follow-through.

  • A strong communicator who is comfortable reaching out to businesses and event organizers.

  • Resourceful and able to solve problems.

  • Comfortable coordinating schedules, people, and multiple deadlines.

  • Friendly, professional, and comfortable interacting with customers.

  • Flexible and willing to work some evenings and weekends.

  • Willing to help with hands-on event work, including setup, breakdown, and transportation.

  • Excited about community events, small businesses, and creating experiences that bring people together.

Previous experience in event coordination, hospitality, retail, community events, vendor markets, or project coordination is helpful, but we're open to different backgrounds. We're most interested in someone who is organized, capable, dependable, and willing to take initiative.

This is not a marketing position. The primary responsibility is finding, organizing, coordinating, and executing events. Helping communicate event details or gather promotional materials may be part of the job, but marketing and content creation are not the focus.

Schedule and Location

This is a part-time position, ideally averaging approximately 15–30 hours per week, depending on the event calendar and business needs.

Some events take place during evenings or weekends, so flexibility is important. The role is based at YELO APLE at 1198 N High Street in Columbus, with travel to off-site events throughout the area.

The person in this role will generally coordinate existing team members to staff events. However, they must also be willing to attend and work events themselves when other staff members aren't available.