Jobs at Sundance Institute

Manage full-cycle recruitment and onboarding for Sundance Institute Festival hires, support HRIS recordkeeping, ensure compliant and inclusive hiring practices, coordinate trainings and orientations, provide HR administrative and employee-facing support, and assist Volunteer Resources during festival peak periods.

Manage industry member communications, registration, and customer support for the Sundance Film Festival Industry Office. Maintain email lists, registration databases, and member resources; coordinate applications, troubleshoot registration issues, support onsite festival operations, and produce post‑Festival materials and wrap report.

Lead festival graphic design for Sundance Film Festival: develop visual storytelling and campaign assets across print and digital, manage and train designers, oversee vendor work, ensure design systems and standards, support video and social content, and coordinate timelines during peak periods.

Lead all aspects of press accreditation for the Festival: manage applications, communications, database/CMS entry, onsite press office operations, coordinate with teams (Ticketing, Tech Services), supervise one staff member and volunteers, handle outreach and media pitching, track/report press data, and produce a wrap report.

Lead development and execution of integrated marketing campaigns to drive awareness, audience growth, and engagement. Oversee digital, email, web, social, paid media, CRM, and website strategy. Manage campaign planning, budgets, analytics, cross-department collaboration, festival marketing, team leadership, vendor relationships, and project timelines to ensure on-time, on-brand delivery aligned with organizational priorities and equity-centered practices.

Lead technical support and operational strategy for Sundance Collab, ensuring readiness and quality of live events and digital library. Oversee content curation, video editing, YouTube strategy, accessibility, data-driven evaluation, revenue opportunities, and vendor/freelancer management. Hire, mentor, and manage the Content & Operations team while modernizing workflows and evaluating EdTech/AI tools.

Manage assigned Sundance Film Festival partners and partnership activations, ensuring contractual benefits and recognition are delivered. Lead partner communications, coordinate with internal departments on marketing, signage, ticketing, venues and online platforms, maintain tracking documents and databases, support department operations, compile post-Festival wrap materials, and produce account summaries and recommendations.

Coordinate technical production logistics for the Sundance Film Festival: schedule inspections, maintain production timelines, communicate with vendors and stakeholders, document build-outs, support audio/video/lighting/live streaming, track budgets and hardware inventory, travel to venues, and assist special projects.

Manage full cycle major gift fundraising for a portfolio of ~125 donors ($25K+): identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward prospects; develop strategies, report revenue, coordinate cross-functionally, support events and donor meetings, and maintain CRM accuracy.

Lead community growth, engagement, and partnerships for the Sundance Collab platform. Manage AI Literacy Initiative, partner relationships, community moderation, support systems, content/toolkit curation, technical troubleshooting, accessibility efforts, and reporting to inform strategy.

Develop, secure, and steward corporate sponsorships to meet revenue goals. Manage a portfolio of partners, cultivate new prospects, negotiate deals, coordinate cross-functional activation and contracts, maintain CRM pipeline and forecasting, and support renewal strategy and team mentorship.

Manage and maintain festival registration data and ticketing systems, provide email and in-person customer support, troubleshoot registration issues, update Airtable/Google Sheets, assist with sales agent registration and reporting, audit passes, finalize registration metrics, and produce a written wrap report.

Write, edit, and manage clear UX copy for the Festival platform and marketing assets; input and proof content in the CMS/WordPress; project-manage emails and page updates; collaborate across departments; ensure copy accuracy and timely updates during the Festival period.

Manage project planning and execution of marketing deliverables for the 2027 Sundance Film Festival. Create and maintain timelines, coordinate approvals and assets with internal teams, supervise seasonal staff, and produce a post‑Festival wrap report. Support creative, sponsorship, ticketing, and web/design workflows; perform quality audits and maintain confidentiality.

Design and produce high-volume wayfinding and informational signage for the Sundance Film Festival, create digital and print graphics, coordinate with vendors and departments, manage files and schedules, and submit a post-Festival wrap report.

Provide project and administrative support to the Marketing team for Sundance Film Festival. Coordinate design, large-format printing, vendor estimates, timelines, shipping, inventory, budgets, approvals, and post-Festival reporting. Support onsite installations and collaborate with internal teams and venues.