Temporary Manager, Women

Temporary Manager, Women At Sundance Institute

The Temporary Manager, Women at Sundance Institute oversees administrative and programmatic operations for multi-disciplinary artist support initiatives, including fellowships, awards, project granting, and field-wide leadership and advocacy. This position will manage the complete fellowship lifecycle from selection through execution, cultivating artist relationships, designing development sessions, and ensuring a positive cohort experience. The manager partners with Sundance Institute staff and funders to maintain program quality and strategic alignment.

Additionally, the Manager acts as a primary liaison for fellows, industry professionals, advisors, and internal teams, including seasonal staff and interns.

Working closely under the Director, Artist Accelerator & Women at Sundance Institute, the Manager facilitates the Institute's mission to bolster the artist pipeline via cross-disciplinary grants and fellowships for women and gender-diverse storytellers. Beyond direct artist engagement, the role involves collaborating with partner organizations and industry stakeholders to champion systemic change through field-wide advocacy. The Manager will also act as the department's budgeting lead, ensuring strategic and precise financial management in coordination with the Director and the Finance team.

This temporary position works full time (40 hours per week) from Wednesday, September 9, 2026 through Friday, June 4, 2027 and is based within a commutable distance to Boulder, CO, Los Angeles, CA, or New York, NY. The role requires flexibility, including extended hours, evenings, and weekends during peak periods, as well as travel to Institute locations, events, and meetings as needed.

Top priorities include but are not limited to:

• Handling a variety of administrative tasks such as coordinating stakeholder meetings, and maintaining program timelines and databases.
• Overseeing the full lifecycle of fellowships (Momentum Fellowship), award (Leadership Award), and granting opportunities, ensuring an equitable and organized experience for all participants.
• Developing one sheets and information booklets for nominated Leadership Award individuals, Momentum Fellowship finalists, and other initiatives as needed to share with partners.
• Managing application launches, including working with the Survey Monkey team, proofing materials, hiring reviewers, scheduling review panels and acting as the primary liaison for applicant inquiries.
• Reviewing and assessing applications for Women at Sundance Institute and Artist Accelerator Programs.
• Managing fellow contracting, liaising with the marketing team to gather artist information for press releases, finance team to ensure timely grant payments, and legal team to ensure contracting.
• Offering strategic and creative feedback to artists participating in Women at Sundance Institute and Artist Accelerator Programs.
• Developing and leading industry and professional development sessions for Women at Sundance Institute grantees and fellows (Activities may include designing curriculum, engaging with advisors, and liaising with artists)
• Cultivating artists and their projects for consideration in future opportunities through Women at Sundance Institute, Artist Accelerator, and other Sundance Institute initiatives.
• Producing an annual calendar tracking professional development, mentorships, and networking events in partnership with Artist Accelerator staff.
• Assisting the Advancement team with funder stewardship and the preparation of required reports.
• Overseeing the department's digital presence by maintaining the website.
• Collaborating with marketing to highlight artist achievements via sundance.org through blog posts, press releases, and other press moments.
• Monitoring industry trends to proactively address gaps in program offerings for fellows and grantees.
• Collaborating with the other department Manager on the Mentorship Program, ensuring we have a robust database of potential mentors and leading mentor matching, and mid-program check-ins to ensure success.
• Managing Professional Coaching track with our external professional coach, including…