When you’re staging an event, one of the most important details to remember is to hire an event porter who will work silently behind the scenes to keep your event running smoothly.
Every event deserves a hero, someone who can ensure all your planning, time, and effort delivers the effect you intended. That’s why event porters exist — to make your job easier by ticking off some of the items on your to-do list so you can focus on strategy, execution, and making your guests happy.
What Does an Event Porter Do?
Event porters are the unsung heroes of parties, conferences, weddings, meetings, and other gatherings. Similar to custodians or janitors, porters help to create a clean, safe, clutter-free event space before, during, and after your event, giving your guests plenty of room to enjoy themselves. Event porters also reduce post-event cleanup by keeping the venue clean as the evening progresses, allowing people to vacate the premises sooner rather than later into the morning. They also add an assist to the production team.
Take a look at some of an event porter’s most common duties:
Before the Event:
● Setup the event space
● Hang signs, banners, or balloons
● Set up tents and tables
● Load and unload trucks
● Store supplies to be used for the event
During the Event:
● Monitor restrooms
● Restock supplies
● Arrange equipment and furniture as needed
● Run errands for vendors on-site
● Clean up throughout the event (i.e. clearing tables, picking up trash, disinfecting high touch surfaces, wiping up spills etc.)
After the Event:
● Gather trash to on-site dumpsters (which is different from hauling trash off the site)
● Remove lingering elements of the party (i.e. decor, tablecloths, balloons, etc.)
● Clean up the event space: sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, wiping and disinfecting surfaces, cleaning restrooms, entryways, and mirrors
● Stack or store furniture, bag linens
● Break down displays and load them into trucks
Hire an Event Porter Service for Your Next Event!
PopUp CleanUP is more than just a cleanup crew. As full-service event porters, we can help you before, during, and after your event to ensure that no item is out of place or out of stock, no glass is ever empty, no trash is left behind, and no guest will leave unsatisfied!
Contact us today for a free quote and add a valuable asset to your production team.
