Do you love Cheatfest? Do you love Cheatfest so much you want to be our fearless fest leader? Apply by 1/4/13! Please share this opportunity with appropriate friends, colleagues, and groups.
Friends of the Cheat Job Opportunity
Cheat River Festival Coordinator
Friends of the Cheat, Inc. a non-profit, grassroots, watershed group based out of Kingwood, WV is seeking a coordinator for the annual Cheat River Festival held on the first Saturday of May since 1994. The Festival Coordinator will be responsible for handling all aspects of festival coordination and execution, including: leading Friends of the Cheat’s Festival Committee; serving as the primary point of contact for festival vendors, key volunteer leaders, and the press; recruiting and coordinating vendors and exhibitors; developing and managing event advertising, marketing materials, and associated grant writing; procuring goods and services related to the festival such as fest merchandise and contractors (sound, security, sanitation, etc.); procuring donations of goods and services for silent auction and raffles; assisting the volunteer coordinator with volunteer recruitment and management; researching alternative parking procedures; updating and maintaining the festival website and social media outlets; drafting/compiling a festival manual for comprehensive record keeping; and leading the setup, execution, and cleanup of the 2013 festival to be held May 4, 2013. The Festival Coordinator will also work with and provide input to the Festival Site Committee to develop long-term site development plans. The successful Festival Coordinator must be able to coordinate with veteran festival volunteers to maintain and expand the popular aspects of the festival while balancing the organization’s desire to improve the status quo for a more meaningful festival experience
and maximized profits.
The successful applicant will be competent in MS Office and possess strong verbal communication skills. Excellent organizational skills are a must. Attention to detail, flexibility, and the ability to both work unsupervised and be a team player is key to success. Graphic design knowledge and experience with Wordpress websites is beneficial but not required.
Friends of the Cheat is offering this position as a $5K contract with a potential cash bonus based on festival profits. The ideal contract period is from 1/15/13 through 6/15/13. Hours will gradually increase from about 10 hours per week to full time as the festival date approaches and taper off during the wrap up period after. Evening and weekend work is required; however, the work schedule is flexible and many duties may be completed from an adequately equipped home office. Festival related travel and mobile phone reimbursement will be built into the contract.
Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, and list of three references with contact information by Friday, January 4th to Friends of the Cheat. E-mail submissions are preferred to
Amanda@cheat.org. Send hard copies to: Amanda Pitzer, Executive Director, Friends of the Cheat, 119 South Price St., Suite 206, Kingwood, WV 26537.
