About Houghton Horns

Houghton Horns is one of the country’s most respected brass specialty shops. We serve professional brass players, college and university programs, high school band directors, and serious students across the country. We design and build our own Verus line of instruments, and we sell, repair, and ship brass instruments and accessories through our Keller showroom, our website, and major third-party platforms.

Alongside the shop, our Keller facility is a working performance venue. We regularly host concerts, masterclasses, artist residencies, educational events, and community gatherings, and we record and produce content from our space. We’re a small, tight-knit team that cares deeply about the instruments we work on and the musicians we work with. Our shop culture values craftsmanship, honesty with customers, and steady learning.

The Role

We’re hiring a Part-Time Events & Venue Coordinator to help oversee and grow our expanding calendar of concerts, artist residencies, masterclasses, educational events, rentals, and community partnerships at our Keller showroom and performance venue.

This is a people-first role for someone who enjoys working with artists, musicians, educators, and the public while keeping the logistics moving behind the scenes. One day you might be coordinating hospitality for a guest artist and setting up the sound booth for a recording; the next you’re building an event page, fielding rental inquiries, and helping promote an upcoming clinic. It’s a genuinely varied role, and no two weeks look exactly the same.

Most Saturdays are a standing part of the schedule. On quieter Saturdays you’ll focus on event prep and coordination work; on busier ones you’ll help our team keep the showroom floor running smoothly. Additional evening hours and occasional Sundays come with events on the calendar.

You’ll work closely with our events and marketing team and report to Mark Houghton. A/V and recording are an active, hands-on part of this job: we record concerts and clinics, produce content from our space, and you’ll help operate basic sound and recording equipment during events. We’ll train you on the platforms and gear you need, so the right attitude and willingness to learn matter more than a long résumé.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as the primary liaison for guest artists, vendors, and rental clients
• Coordinate event logistics, scheduling, communication, and hospitality
• Create and manage event pages on our website, including descriptions, dates and times, ticketing and RSVP setup, and reminder emails
• Manage artist and rental contracts, invoicing, and payment coordination
• Handle setup, teardown, and general upkeep of the hall for concerts, clinics, and rental events
• Operate the sound booth and A/V recording equipment during events, and help capture and produce concert, clinic, and event recordings
• Assist with local event newsletters, social media promotion, and other marketing efforts
• Help plan, organize, and execute concerts, clinics, masterclasses, and special events
• Help build and maintain relationships with local and state music organizations, schools, and community partners
• Field venue rental inquiries and follow up on event opportunities
• Support the showroom floor on Saturdays as needed when event work is light
• Participate in weekly remote meetings and report directly to Mark Houghton
• Additional related duties as needed in a small-team environment

What We’re Looking For

Required

• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Friendly, professional, and personable with artists, clients, and the public
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
• Comfortable learning website, email, and ticketing platforms
• Self-motivated with strong ability to work independently and take initiative without day-to-day supervision
• Available to work most Saturdays, occasional Sundays, and additional evening hours as events require
• Comfortable with light physical work, including setting up and moving chairs, stands, tables, signage, and basic A/V equipment

Preferred

• Basic experience with audio, video, or recording equipment
• Interest or background in music, arts administration, event planning, or community engagement

What We Offer

• $20.00 to $23.00 per hour, based on experience
• Employee discount plan
• Hands-on work with world-class musicians, educators, and guest artists
• Free access to the concerts and masterclasses hosted at the venue
• Networking with touring artists, university faculty, and other industry professionals
• A real role in building and growing our events and venue program
• A team that genuinely likes what we do and treats each other well

Schedule

Part-time, averaging roughly 10 to 15 hours per week. Most Saturdays are the baseline and account for most of that time in a quiet week. Event weeks add prep hours during the week plus on-site support during the event. Larger events may involve 15 to 20 total hours of coordination spread across several months of lead time.

Most Saturdays are a standing part of the schedule. On quieter Saturdays you’ll work on event prep and coordination; on busier ones you’ll help support the showroom floor. Additional evening hours and occasional Sundays are required when events are on the calendar.

Location

137 Hill St, Keller, Texas 76248. Keller is a suburb of Fort Worth, about 30 minutes from downtown Fort Worth and 40 minutes from downtown Dallas.

Hiring Process

Our hiring process is designed to be thorough but respectful of your time:

1. Resume and cover letter review
2. A short written questionnaire (usually 15 to 20 minutes) with a few scenario-based questions about how you’d handle real situations in the role
3. In-person interview at our Keller location, so you can see our space and we can talk through how you’d approach the role
4. Reference check
5. Background check
6. Offer

We aim to respond to applications within two weeks of receipt.