Festival Associate Manager, Safety & Security

Festival Associate Manager, Safety And Security

The Festival Associate Manager, Safety and Security, is responsible for operational safety elements for the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. This work includes venue safety and evacuation planning, incident management, safety resource distribution, and security management.

Working closely under the direction of the Manager, Safety and Security, the Festival Associate Manager, Safety and Security supports Sundance Institute's commitment to providing a safe festival experience for the entire Institute community.

This position works full time from Wednesday, October 15, 2025 through Friday, February 27, 2026 and will be required to work extended hours, including some evenings, weekends, and holidays to meet key deadlines and respond to on-call needs as assigned. This position must be based within a commutable distance to our Park City, UT office in order to work onsite in a hybrid capacity throughout its employment. There will be ample opportunity for remote work leading up to the Festival in January.

Top priorities include but are not limited to :

• Playing an active role in and often leading work related to delicate and sometimes high-level safety situations.
• Managing updates to safety, emergency, and evacuation plans for all Festival venues and events.
• Executing implementation of the Festival Incident Management system.
• Maintaining timelines related to security operations during the Festival, including tracking and updating changes.
• Working with internal departments to ensure all security and safety needs are considered and addressed.
• Acting as the main liaison for security vendors including overseeing their schedules and communicating updates.
• Creating and distributing all internal and external safety manuals.
• Leading safety and security training sessions for internal employees and volunteers.
• Supporting the Safety and Belonging team with various safety and security projects, including attending security-sensitive events and scheduling / performing walkthroughs, etc.
• Conducting daily onsite visits to official Festival venues and managing security guard sign-in and out process.
• Completing Safety and Security project-based assignments as directed and providing support to the team.
• Writing a comprehensive wrap report.

You have the following direct or transferable skill sets :

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

In addition to an hourly pay of $24.17, this position is eligible for benefits & perks, highlights include :