About the position
The 48 Hour Film Project (48HFP) is a competition that challenges teams to create a short film within 48 hours, using a randomly assigned genre, character, prop, and line of dialogue. The 48HFP City Producer position offers a valuable opportunity to gain experience running a worldwide film competition and festival, organize exciting events and screenings for filmmakers, make industry contacts, cultivate the local film community, and become a key component of a respected global network of filmmakers and producers.
Responsibilities
- Organization and on-site management of all events related to the local competition including Kickoff, Drop-off, Premiere Screenings, \"Best of\" Screenings, awards program and networking events
- Instigating outreach to individuals, film groups, professional organizations, arts groups, educational facilities, as well as creating and discovering new opportunities for recruiting participants
- Effectively communicating with participants and team leaders to ensure everyone adheres to all 48HFP rules, regulations and standards
- Responding quickly and regularly to all 48HFP headquarters' emails, Zoom, phone calls and regular meetings
- Using 48HFP email lists, social media accounts and other tools carefully and concisely
- Soliciting and securing local sponsorship
- Maintaining finances by following budgetary guidelines and recording accurate financial records
Requirements
- Excellent organizational and communication skills
- Previous festival and/or event planning experience
- Creativity and problem-solving skills
- Knowledge of technology including email, social media, Zoom, Dropbox, Microsoft Word or similar software
- Determination to put in time and effort to making the 48HFP a great event for local filmmakers
- Existing network of personal and professional contacts with groups, businesses and individuals in the film, media and arts communities
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in film and photo editing
- Experience in the independent film/media industry
Benefits
- Revenue share of income from all screenings
- Revenue share of local cash sponsorships
- Bonuses based on performance
- Free pass to Filmapalooza, the annual Awards Film Festival of the 48HFP
- Film festival, communications/PR, social media/marketing and other industry-related training opportunities
