Sandbar Storytelling Festival Employment Opportunity
The Sandbar Storytelling Festival is seeking a year-round Managing Director. This person will be someone whose experience includes managing and promoting performing arts events. This person will demonstrate skills in project management, marketing, event planning for multiple venues, ticketing, merchandise sales, grant-writing, and audience services. The ability to multi-task, manage groups of volunteers and contractors, work in a professional, respectful, equitable, and inclusive manner with diverse persons, and remain calm under pressure will be essential. The annual salary is $36,000 (with standard deductions, state and federal taxes, FICA). This contract does not include medical benefits or 401K contributions.
The contract runs from December 1, 2025 – November 30, 2026.
The application deadline is Friday, October 24, 2025
Qualifications
Candidate must show evidence of skills and or experience in the following management areas:
Project management
Marketing for performing arts (print, media, and social media)
Membership database and newsletter
Ticket and merchandise sales management and reporting
Audience services
Grant-writing for performing arts
Volunteers and contractors
Work in a professional, respectful, equitable, and inclusive manner with diverse persons, and remain calm under pressure
Requirements
Cover Letter
Resume/Vitae
Three References
How to Apply
Send cover letter, resume/vitae, and three references to jeromechristenson@gmail.com.
About the Organization
The Sandbar Storytelling Festival is heading into its fifth year of operation. It is a 12-month
organization that promotes and teaches the art of storytelling throughout the upper Midwest
via storytelling events, Business & Immigrant Stories, storytelling workshops, and educational
offerings in schools and civic organizations. The season culminates in a six-day Festival (October
6 – 11, 2026) featuring performances by several professional storytellers from around the
world. For more information about the Festival, go to the website http://www.sandbarstorytellingfestival.org/
Contact Information
Jerome Christenson, Board of Directors
507-452-4464, jeromechristenson@gmail.com.