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Special Event Assistant

City Experiences
Chicago, IL Part Time
POSTED ON 12/4/2025 CLOSED ON 12/22/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Special Event Assistant position at City Experiences?

City Experiences is seeking a Special Event Assistant for our City Experiences operation in Chicago, IL.

Pay Rate: $16.60/hr

About You

This person will be adaptable, dynamic, and embody City Experiences’ RESPECT Service System.

About The Opportunity

The Special Event Assistant is a seasonal position that assists in providing amazing experiences for guest during special events. The successful Special Event Assistant aids Servers/Cook's in the prompt delivery and removal of food and beverage items, is hospitable and cordial to guests and coworkers, acts safely and responsibly, and is knowledgeable about the vessel and the skyline.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

  • Provide exceptional hospitality to guests
  • Provide guests with water, coffee/tea, and bread service throughout the meal.
  • Bus used and unneeded dishes and glassware from guests’ tables to galley.
  • Scrape and stack dirty dishes and carry dishes and other tableware to the galley for cleaning.
  • Maintain the cleanliness and safety of all common areas and service stations; clean up spilled food, drink, and broken dishes and remove empty bottles and trash.
  • Set up and break down dining room and service stations as prescribed; this requires movement of dining cabin furniture .
  • Maintain uniform and personal grooming in compliance with appearance standards.
  • Maintains accurate rotation of food to assure top quality and freshness.
  • Responsible for reading and understanding ticketing system to deliver trays of food to the proper location.
  • Additional job duties as assigned.


Requirements & Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
  • Must be able to effectively understand and convey written and verbal information to guests and coworkers.
  • Must model the Company's Respect Service.
  • Will work for extended periods of time without sitting.
  • Required to lift furniture and other heavy items.
  • Handle and move items efficiently and safely, including frequently lifting or moving merchandise up to 40 pounds.
  • Flexible work schedule (e.g., nights, weekends and holidays) and regular attendance necessary.


About Us

City Experiences’ passion is to provide amazing experiences on land and water. Our 40-year success through organic growth and acquisitions has resulted in a portfolio of over 25 brands that welcome upwards of 30 million guests/riders annually. If you’re an enthusiastic team player who thrives in an environment where communication, creativity, and cooperation are encouraged, this may just be the opportunity for you.

The RESPECT Service System embodies City Experiences’ mission, vision, values and operating principles. By creating a company culture that puts RESPECT at its core, we believe it will drive us to achieve our goal of becoming a Global Experiences and Transportation Leader.

Standard EEO Statement

EEO / Disabled / Protected Veteran Employer. Hornblower is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We offer equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals and prohibit discrimination and/or harassment of any type, including but not limited to discrimination and or harassment based upon race, religion, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, pregnancy or relation medical conditions, childbirth, breastfeeding, parental status, veteran and/or military status, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, genetic information or characteristics, political affiliation, domestic violence survivor status, marital status, or other characteristics prohibited by federal, state, or local law. Additionally, as a federal, state, and local contractor, Hornblower complies with government regulations, including affirmative action responsibilities for qualified individuals, where and as they apply. The company also participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations.

Fair Chance Act Addition

Hornblower will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner consistent with fair chance or other applicable laws and regulations.

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