Festival Lead Graphic Designer

About this role

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Festival Lead Graphic Designer is charged with supporting the development of visual storytelling strategy and creative ideas across graphic and creative assets for the Sundance Film Festival. This includes generating designs and refining projects and drafts for both print and digital media.

As we develop a stronger narrative approach to our communications, the Festival Lead Graphic Designer will work closely under the Creative Director to elevate our storytelling capabilities to ensure the graphic assets they create across all print and digital platforms promote the vision of Sundance Institute and its programs to meet our marketing goals.

This temporary position works full time (40 hours per week) from Wednesday, September 2, 2026 to Tuesday, January 26, 2027. This full-time position is based within a commutable distance to Boulder, CO, Salt Lake City, UT, 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…

• Supporting the conceptualization of campaign narratives and developing the visual language for digital campaigns across video content, websites, social media, and other marketing materials.
• Working closely with our Content Producer and Editor to help develop narratives as well as the look and feel of videos for the Film Festival.
• Partnering with leaders and project managers to develop, kick off, and ensure projects and campaigns fully communicate the strategy agreed upon by the project teams.
• Working to reduce bottlenecks in the creative approval process during high volume and high output periods.
• Ensuring graphic design work meets strategic and narrative direction, preemptively adjusting timelines, and carefully planning solutions.
• Selecting and securing illustrative material by formulating layout design concep...