POSITION OVERVIEWThe Festival Manager, Press Office is charged with overseeing functions of the Sundance Film Festival Press Office and press team, including operational planning and overall implementation. The position will have several direct reports that are key in running the public relations for the Festival, across areas such as accreditation, materials, press coverage, data, press line and event staffing.Working closely under the direction of the Manager, Communications, this temporary position works full time (40 hours per week) from Monday, October 20, 2025 through Wednesday, February 11, 2026 and must be based within a commutable distance to our Park City, UT office. While much of the day-to-day work may be performed remotely leading up to the Festival, this position will need to work onsite at key points throughout the duration of employment. Extended hours, including evenings and weekends will be required at key points to meet deadlines and respond to on-call needs as assigned.Top priorities include but are not limited to…Leading employees and volunteers, including selecting and training a highly effective team, providing guidance, feedback, and support to ensure employees and volunteers understand responsibilities and are effective in their roles, meet timelines, and delegate appropriate and meaningful work.Updating and creating training manuals and imperative organizational documents for internal and external stakeholders, scheduling and conducting departmental training and meetings.Collaborating across departments to organize various elements of Press Office implementation at the Festival.Overseeing the physical press office by creating an operational plan and managing the setup and breakdown of the Festival Press Office located at the hub space, ordering signage, furniture, equipment, supplies, catering as needed and establishing timelines with other departments.Developing the screenings and events schedule, combining and tracking detailed information for the Press Office and various departments, and keeping it updated with changes and adjustments.Managing department calendars and stakeholders as well as deliverables to ensure departmental deadlines are met.Overseeing, creating, and maintaining Festival staffing schedules for volunteers and team members, including coordinating the transportation schedule for the full team during the Festival.Supporting the Publicist and Manager with various projects, such as supporting proactive pitching, materials coordination for the program announcements and during the Festival, data gathering and presentation, press clippings and overseeing reporting, supporting press as needed.Providing timely communication and Festival specific information to attending press and publicists, as well as coordinating information and items for press as applicable, including onsite in the Press Office.Managing screening attendance reports and distributing daily during the Festival.Overseeing the departmental designated media space, including scheduling, communicating with external parties, handling the set up, and managing staff and volunteers to coordinate requests.Contributing to the coordination of press events, including ordering catering, assisting with invites, and assigning staffing.Scheduling wrap meetings with key departments.Contributing to other areas of the department as needed.Completing a comprehensive written wrap report as directed.You have the following direct or transferable skill sets:3 years experience in public relations, media relations, communications, or event publicity.Leadership skills with a background that includes managing people.Outstanding verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills to work effectively with a variety of people.Excellent organizational skills, including self-management of work schedule and ability to track multiple other staff and volunteer schedules to ensure driver pickups and press line logistics happen efficiently.Ability to maintain confidential information.Working knowledge of databases along with proficiency in Google Products, familiar with project management software such as Airtable.Experience in facilitating training and coordination.Legal authorization to work in the United States.You will be successful in this role if you...Effectively contribute to the overall success of the team through support and collaboration.Facilitate a successful, functional, and proactive Press Office.Demonstrate an attentiveness to detail in your daily work with a focus on logistics.Exhibit the ability to manage team members remotely, while maintaining productivity with minimal supervision.Demonstrate the ability to multitask and seamlessly manage priorities with time constraints.In addition to a weekly pay of $1,069.62, this position* is eligible for benefits & perks, highlights include:Paid sick leave and Institute holidaysEmployee assistance programEmployee Wellness InitiativesSundance Film Festival passes and benefits (varies each year)*Applications open 09/04/2025 and will be accepted for at least one week
