Festival Director

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Festival Director

Board of Directors - Pride St. Charles (Missouri)

Term: 2 year term with voting rights

Send an email of interest to secretary@pridestcharles.org

Must be available to make a three minute informal speech at the next scheduled Board of Directors meeting. Meetings are held via Google Meet generally on the second Sunday of the month at 10:30 AM. An invitation with the link to the Google Meet will be sent to you following your email of interest.

The Festival director shall oversee all aspects of planning the annual Pride festival. This may include but is not limited to working with the creative committee to update festival information on the website. Securing the site for the festival, arranging all necessary event insurance, completing all required paperwork, reviewing contracts with the Executive Board prior to signing. Arranging for all services needed for the festival such as sanitation, golf cart rental, UHaul rental, etc. Managing the following committees: festival committee, parade committee, entertainment committee, additional teams as the director deems necessary. Scheduling & conducting team meetings and preparing agendas throughout the year. Present reports to the Executive Board.

The Festival Director shall stay in constant contact with Executive Board members & other coordinators as needed for the purpose of communicating important festival information. The director shall plan/lead a run of show meeting and vendor meeting prior to the festival to share all pertinent information. The director & their teams will be responsible for planning the activities in the youth village.

The individual for this position should be flexible, work efficiently under pressure, and possess the ability to communicate effectively orally as well as digitally. Take direction from multiple people and adapt to moving from one task to another efficiently. They should also have the ability to develop a line item budget. This individual must be able to work well as a team member as well as a team leader.

The director shall sign an NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement) for the organization.

This written description does not depict every aspect or duty of the position. Other duties as assigned by the President or other Board members. All Directors of Pride St. Charles are volunteers.