Festival Manager, Marketing

Sundance Institute; Boulder (CO); Hybrid; USD 2,616,000 - 2,639,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Festival passes

Paid holidays

Wellness initiatives

Employee assistance program

Sick leave

Job summary

Sundance Institute is seeking a Festival Marketing Manager to provide project management support for marketing initiatives promoting the Sundance Film Festival. The role works with the Associate Director, Marketing and Manager, Marketing to reach new audiences for the 2027 Festival.

This temporary, full-time position runs Sept 2, 2026 through Feb 2, 2027 and requires being based within a commutable distance to Boulder, CO.

Qualifications

• 3 years in marketing strategy, project management and execution or related experience.
• Leadership background including leading others or managing people.
• Outstanding verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the planning and execution for marketing deliverables that support Festival events, sponsorship activation, and ticketing.
• Providing project management for the Marketing team, including timelines for assets for the 2027 Festival.
• Managing projects, routing edits, obtaining approvals from Marketing leadership and internal stakeholders, negotiating schedule changes, and progressing to next stages.

Skills

Marketing strategy

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Organization

Google Workspace

Tools

Databases

Job description

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Our employees are distributed across four main hubs: Los Angeles, California, Boulder, Colorado, New York, New York, & Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Festival Manager, Marketing is charged with providing project management to support marketing initiatives which promote the Sundance Film Festival.

Working closely under the Associate Director, Marketing and with the Manager, Marketing, the Festival Marketing Manager supports Sundance Institute’s commitment to reach and welcome new audiences to join us in celebrating independent storytelling at the 2027 Sundance Film Festival.

This temporary position works full time (40 hours per week) from Wednesday, September 2, 2026 to Tuesday, February 2, 2027 and must be based within a commutable distance to Boulder, CO. While there are day-to-day opportunities for work to 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…

Overseeing the planning and execution for various creative deliverables that support Festival events, corporate sponsorship activation, and ticketing.

Providing project management for the Marketing team, including creating and maintaining timelines for marketing assets to support the 2027 Festival.

Managing projects, including routing edits, obtaining approvals from Marketing leadership as well as internal constituents (corporate team, etc.), negotiating schedule changes, and progressing projects to the next stage in the process.

Gathering and managing organization of assets for design and web team as directed.

Writing a comprehensive post-Festival wrap report.

Managing seasonal employees, including training highly effective employees, providing direction, feedback, and support to ensure they understand responsibilities and are effective in their roles.

You have the following direct or transferable skill sets:

3 years in marketing strategy, project management and execution, or related experience.

Leadership skills with a background that includes leading others or managing people.

Outstanding verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills to work effectively with a variety of people.

Detail oriented, with the ability to audit work to avoid mistakes and perform tasks accurately.

Ability to maintain confidential information.

Exceptional organization and time management skills.

Working knowledge of databases along with proficiency in Google Products.

Legal authorization to work in the United States.

You will be successful in this role if you...

Problem-solve within your work and the work of the team so change can happen quickly and efficiently.

Manage and motivate those you are leading and rally the team around common goals.

Communicate clearly with internal and external stakeholders of varying levels and positions.

Effectively prioritize and manage projects, keeping the team organized and accountable for meeting deadlines and milestones.

In addition to a weekly pay of $1,111.23, this position is eligible for benefits & perks, highlights include:

Paid sick leave and Institute holidays

Employee assistance program

Employee Wellness Initiatives

Sundance Film Festival passes and benefits (varies each year)