Job Description

The Festival Coordinator, Social Media is charged with executing the Sundance Institute’s social media strategy to increase engagement, visibility, participation, traffic, and program awareness.

Working closely under the direction of the Associate Director, Social Media the Festival Coordinator supports Sundance Institute’s commitment to introducing the work of independent artists to new audiences by helping to spread the word about the Festival and increase engagement in the digital space.

This temporary position works full time (40 hours per week) from January 18, 2027 to Friday, January 29, 2027 and requires extended hours, including evenings and weekends to meet key deadlines and respond to on-call needs as assigned. This is a fully onsite role based out of Boulder, CO. 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…

• Concepting, creating, and executing high quality original content and caption copy daily for social media channels to drive increased engagement, participation, conversation, and audience growth.
• Filming video from phone, quickly editing, and writing copy to post on TikTok + Instagram Reels as needed.
• Mining user-generated content for possible sharing on our social channels.
• Monitoring and tracking community conversation to identify emerging festival trends and engagement opportunities in real time.
• Attending events to capture video and photos, and posting live as assigned.

You have the following direct or transferable skill sets:

• 2 years experience creating and executing social media strategies across a variety of platforms and tools.
• Demonstrated ability to create and publish engaging content, including a strong portfolio of past social work demonstrating its impact and reach.
• Proficiency in social media platforms, including Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Reddit, Letterboxd, and Threads.
• Experience publishing on all major social channels, monitoring with social listening software, and creating social media promo kits.
• Experience with live event coverage.
• Excellent copywriting skills.
• Proficient in Canva,Frame IO, and CapCut.
• Mobile phone photography and video skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to maintain confidential information.
• Strong communication skills required to work effectively with a variety of people.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States.

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

• Demonstrate creativity, and resourcefulness in your work and help to foster an online community through social media.
• Showcase a familiarity with the Sundance Institute and the Sundance Film Festival including past film titles/film in your work.
• Remain organized in your approaches and demonstrate passion about the arts and storytelling in the work you create.
• Help create content that values a diversity of voice.
• Grow our online following by developing meaningful, lasting social media connections with independent film fans, aspiring, emerging, and established artists, press and industry, and other supporters of the Institute, Festival, and the storytelling community at large.

In addition to an hourly pay of $22.25, this position* is eligible for benefits & perks, highlights include:

• Employee assistance program
• Sundance Film Festival passes and benefits (varies each year)

*Applications open 11/10/2026 and will be accepted for at least one week