The Perimeter Staff role is primarily responsible for:

• Welcoming and guiding patrons into and out of the venue
• Setting up and breaking down equipment in their assigned areas
  
  

Organizational Profile

Founded in 1938, Stern Grove Festival is an admission-free summer performing arts festival in San Francisco. Now entering its 89th season, the Festival draws over 100,000 people during its ten-week series of world class performances in the outdoor setting of Sigmund Stern Grove. Past seasons have included performing artists from around the world, including The Flaming Lips, Bob Moses, Chaka Khan, San Francisco Symphony, Kool & the Gang, Los Lobos, Smokey Robinson, Ziggy Marley, Carlos Santana, Allen Stone, Janelle Monae, and Diana Ross.

Position Description

Stern Grove Festival Perimeter Staff will assist in the smooth functioning of the Festival perimeter, entrances, vehicle and pedestrian routes and pathways, shuttle service and parking lots. The Perimeter Team will oversee the setup and control of the perimeter, venue entrances, shuttle queue and pathway. Perimeter Staff will work with the Safety, Ticket, and House teams to facilitate crowd management and control, response to patron health and safety requests and concerns, emergency response protocols, and any additional duties that pertain to the smooth functioning of the venue. Perimeter Staff may be re-deployed to a new position on the Safety, Ticket, or House teams as and if needed.
 

2026 Working Arrangement and Hours:

• Must be available every Sunday: May 17, 2026 - August 16, 2026 *except Memorial Day Weekend
• Must be available Saturday August 15th, 2026
  Employees will average 8 hours per week depending on area assignment
• Stern Grove Festival encourages everyone to apply and hiring priority goes to qualified individuals who can work all or most of the required dates
• Perimeter Staff can expect a schedule of between 6 and 10 hours each weekend, averaging eight hours per week over the course of the Season. There are additional hours available for pre-season build days and each Saturday toward equipment set-up (scheduling dependent on interest and availability).

 

Reporting Relationships

Perimeter Staff are part of the Operations Department on the Perimeter Team. Perimeter Staff report directly to their Perimeter Leader. In addition, Perimeter Staff work closely with the Perimeter Manager, Assistant Perimeter Manager, Operations, Safety, Ticket and House Teams, Security and Medical teams, and other SGFA Staff.

General Duties

• Attend pre-season Orientations and Concert Dry Run to learn about the organization's culture, understand the Operations Staff role in producing the Festival, get hands-on experience with equipment, and participate in venue safety drills.
• Assist in the set-up and breakdown of equipment, including fencing, scrim, barricades, aisles, fencing, tables and chairs.
• Maintain festival entrances and monitor patron ingress and egress and perform closure procedures if needed.
• Promote public safety and cultivate a positive patron experience within the assigned area by welcoming, interacting with, and informing patrons of policy and procedure.
• Help de-escalate situations that arise based on the first-come-first served and limited space nature of the event.
• Perform crowd and vehicle control, including maintaining clear roads and pathways and emergency exit routes.
• Assist elderly and people with disabilities in shuttle service, seating and venue mobility.
• Provide directions to venue amenities such as bathrooms, concessions, water, the medical tent, and general orientation.
• Attend on-site staff meetings and execute tasks under direction of Perimeter Leaders.

 

Essential Functions/Assigned Roles

• Crowd Management & Guidance
• Entrance Control
• Vehicle Control
• Parking Control

 

Personal Characteristics

• Excellent communication skills and collaborative work ethic.
• Capability and comfort being in large crowds of people.
• Possess the capacity to handle stressful situations with diplomacy and tact.
• Able to work efficiently in an organized and detailed fashion.
• Ability to adhere to SGFA policies, protocols and procedures.
• Able to maintain self-assurance and control during the concert day.
• Understanding of your own personal limits and ability to articulate those limits to your supervisor.
• Have a great sense of humor and maintain dedication to the SGFA mission.
• No experience is required but a good attitude and excellent work ethic is a must.

 

Physical Requirements

• Able to lift/carry 50lbs
• Able to experience periods of extended standing.
• Able to walk and climb considerable distances, including on the Hillside during the course of a work day.
• Able to grasp, lift, carry, push and pull heavy objects such as barricades, fencing and carts.
• Able to stoop, crouch and kneel while placing signage throughout the Grove.
• The ability to listen and speak is required. In a typical work day the employee will be interacting with large groups of people and they must be able to hear and clearly express their ideas with spoken words.

 

Work Environment / Physical Demands

• The work environment characteristics and the physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while successfully performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Occasionally sound levels may exceed 100 db. All efforts will be made to protect employee’s hearing.
• The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by the incumbent in this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills.

Locations

• Sigmund Stern Grove, 19th Avenue and Sloat Boulevard, San Francisco
• Video conference for Orientation

Compensation 

• Starting at $22 and commensurate with experience.

Email

• If you have any questions, please email jobs@sterngrove.org

EEO Statement:

SGFA provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.  In addition to federal law requirements, SGFA complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment.  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, leaves of absence, compensation and training.  SGFA expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.