animateur
noun
an·i·ma·teur ˌa-nə-mə-ˈtər 
plural animateurs
: someone who leads and encourages participation in a particular activity and especially in a cultural or artistic activity
Like other animateurs, he juggles several projects at once: last year … he was working with youth groups preparing a children's opera … at the same time, he was working with the … Community Choir as well as leading other school projects.
Edward Marriott, Music Magazine, 1 Feb. 2004
Edward Marriott, Music Magazine, 1 Feb. 2004
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French, from animer "to animate entry 2" + -ateur -ator
First Known Use
1950, in the meaning defined above