Jobs at Sundance Institute

Coordinates ride-share transportation operations for the Sundance Film Festival, including vendor coordination, pickup and drop-off logistics, signage, barricades, location validation, data collection, daily reporting, timeline management, volunteer support, and wrap reporting. The temporary, full-time role requires onsite hybrid work in Boulder, extended hours, weekend and holiday availability, and driving in winter conditions.

Coordinates information workflows for Sundance Film Festival print and digital publications. Responsibilities include gathering and auditing content, database entry, stakeholder communication, proofreading, copyediting, fact-checking, report exports, troubleshooting, and ensuring publications meet accuracy and house-style standards. The temporary full-time remote role requires strong organization, attention to detail, communication, confidentiality, and the ability to meet deadlines during extended hours.

Leads enterprise software development, platform integrations, custom scripts, and cloud architecture. Manages the software development lifecycle from requirements through deployment, collaborates with stakeholders, mentors engineers, and directly contributes to frontend, backend, and cloud solutions. Oversees third-party enterprise tools, databases, APIs, serverless systems, QA coordination, technical processes, and cross-departmental engineering initiatives.

Leads Sundance Institute’s partnership activations, sponsor fulfillment, experiential initiatives, and festival logistics. Oversees project plans, budgets, workflows, operational systems, cross-functional collaboration, partner relationships, and activation quality. Manages and develops the activations team while supporting inclusive culture and strong sponsor experiences across festival and year-round programs. The role is hybrid near Boulder, Colorado, with extended hours during peak periods and travel as needed.

Coordinates logistical planning and onsite execution for Sundance Film Festival events. Responsibilities include managing invitations, guest lists, vendors, permits, budgets, schedules, volunteers, event collateral, equipment, data, and wrap reports. The role collaborates with Marketing and Festival Operations, supports event hosts, handles customer relations, and works extended hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Coordinates Sundance Film Festival press information, including media list management, press monitoring, coverage aggregation, data verification, statistical reporting, artist and project research, and daily communications reports. Supports press office logistics, screenings, events, interview spaces, and administrative projects while maintaining accuracy, confidentiality, and deadlines during the temporary festival period.

Coordinates venue planning and event operations for the Sundance Film Festival, including vendor and contractor communication, layouts, equipment tracking, budgets, setup and teardown, volunteer coordination, crowd flow, guest support, inventory, and post-event reporting. The role requires onsite work, extended and irregular hours, physical setup duties, and collaboration across Events, Partnerships, Technical, Corporate, and sponsor teams.

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.