• Festival Coordination & Management: Execute a timeline and workplan for the management of the festival and ensure that festival operates smoothly and deadlines are met. • Human Resources: Recruit and supervise seasonal staff, interns, and volunteers. • Programming: Oversee all aspects of programming the festival, both curatorial and administrative, including working with volunteer programming committees. • Filmmaker Relations: Build and maintain professional relationships with… Show more • Festival Coordination & Management: Execute a timeline and workplan for the management of the festival and ensure that festival operates smoothly and deadlines are met. • Human Resources: Recruit and supervise seasonal staff, interns, and volunteers. • Programming: Oversee all aspects of programming the festival, both curatorial and administrative, including working with volunteer programming committees. • Filmmaker Relations: Build and maintain professional relationships with filmmakers. • Hospitality & Travel: Oversee the coordination of guest filmmaker/actor travel and local transportation, and ensure a positive experience for visiting filmmakers. • Fundraising: execute fundraising efforts that include sponsorships, memberships, individual and business donations, ad sales, and fundraising events. • Sponsorship Coordination: Research, outreach to, and negotiate with sponsors; see to the fulfillment of sponsor agreements. • Special Events: Organize and secure the resources necessary for festival galas, receptions, and other festival events and fundraising events. • Publicity: Develop and guide public relations efforts to ensure media coverage of the festival. • Marketing: Develop an overall marketing plan and oversee development of the creative campaign and materials ranging from print to web to social networking. • Publications & Graphic Design: Oversee the production of the festival program book and printed schedule, including writing copy, coordinating advertising, and working with the graphic designer and printer. • Outreach to cultural and community partners to co-produce screenings and events. • Venue/House Management: Secure venues for screenings, parties, and other festival events, and oversee the management of venue operations. • Technical Management: Secure equipment and technical personnel needed for projection and production of festival screenings and events. Show less