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JOB DESCRIPTION: Festival Coordinator (Contract position, January-October,
with fewer hours per week January-June, more hours July-October)
RECRUITING ORGANIZATION: F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Conference, Inc. is
a nonprofit organization founded in 1996 to celebrate the American author and his
connections to Rockville and Montgomery County, Maryland. Through an annual fall
Literary Festival and related activities, the organization has for 24 years worked to
foster understanding and appreciation of the literary arts in the Washington DC area,
to recognize and encourage the works of adult and student writers, to honor an outstanding
established American writer, and to work with other cultural organizations to
advance public and private support for the literary arts.

POSITION SUMMARY: Position reports to the President and works with members
of the Planning Committee to prepare for and conduct a successful multi-faceted
Literary Festival each fall (around the time of Fitzgerald’s birthday, late
September/early October).

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
January through June:
• Collect, hold, and distribute information about the organization and its activities
• Assist as needed in scheduling monthly meetings of the Festival committee
• Help coordinate and distribute materials (such as agenda and reports) to
committee before meetings
• Attend monthly Festival committee meetings and report as needed on status of the year’s work
• Be responsible for monitoring Festival email and phone during the year
• Create spreadsheets relevant to such specifics as marketing, publicity and recruiting efforts
• Maintain and monitor Festival database of email and US Mail addresses
• Take suitable action on mail and communications (though not the
media); distribute emails to members and take suitable action related to ongoing mail
• Act as the intermediary for the public and attendees
• Manage and update Festival Website, Facebook, Twitter and other Social Media presences
• Other duties as assigned to assist the President July through October:
• Continue with above-listed duties
• As Festival draws near, manage registrations as needed for Writing Workshops and live attendance
a. keep track of numbers and analyze data for ways to optimize attendance
b. report to Festival committee as needed
• Attend all events associated with the annual Festival and assist as requested and needed
• Prepare materials such as name tags and Festival programs for insertion in participant folders, create FSF Scholar certificates, and arrange for Festival Honoree plaque

QUALIFICATIONS AND SCHEDULE:
Education: Minimum of BA in Communications, Business Administration, English,
or equivalent experience
Required Experience and Skills: Minimum 1 year successful experience in public relations, organization-building; superior writing and communication skills;
proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel and social media platforms; self-motivated;
ability to work independently and utilize superior organizational skills; ability to set priorities and perform under deadline; flexible, creative, enthusiastic

Schedule: Organization seeks a two-year commitment, starting January 2021. Hours
are minimal January through June, busy July through end of October, for an estimated
total of 330 hours. The 2021 Festival event will be scheduled – whether in-person or
virtual format – for a week in the month of October, 2021.

COMPENSATION: Compensation commensurate with experience and skills. Proposed
hourly rate is $15.
HOW TO APPLY: Send cover letter, resume, references, and brief writing
sample to with subject line: FSF Festival
Coordinator position. Deadline to apply is January 30,  2021.