REGISTRATION DIRECTOR
 JOB DESCRIPTION The Austin Film Festival, a vibrant cultural arts/entertainment focused non-profit located in the heart of downtown Austin, seeks an innovative and motivated professional.  Applicant should have excellent oral & written communication skills and be extremely detail oriented. Successful candidate will be creative and organized and have a desire to be part of an enthusiastic and hard working team.  Thorough experience with Filemaker Pro is a must.  The position starts from mid July through early November.  This year’s festival dates are October 22-29. Salary: $4,500 - $5,000  

Before Conference:

--Maintain complete database of conference registrants

--Print registration badges and stuff registration envelopes

--Setup registration site at the conference

--Train volunteers to work registration

 During Conference:

--Attend morning staff meetings

--Work registration – opportunity to meet special guests and panelists

--Oversee registration problems/troubleshooting - including misspelled names and lost badges

--Enter new “walk-up” registrants into database

--Work Pre-Registration for next years conference

--Maintain database

After Conference:

--Wrap up materials

--Take down conference registration site

--Complete database - including documenting no-shows, etc.

 JOB REQUIREMENTS 

--**PROFICIENT and DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE in Filemaker Pro

--**PROFICIENT and DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE in all Microsoft Office Suite programs especially Access, Excel, and Word

--Database management and merging documents experience

--Troubleshooting experience in all of these computer programs a must

--Must remain organized in an unorganized atmosphere

--Extremely detail-oriented

--Must maintain excellent customer relations in a stressful environment

--Must maintain a professional atmosphere in the midst of working long hours

--Must be available the week before, the week of, and the week after the Festival

--Must set-up regular hours to work from the AFF office in the months leading up to the festival.

Please submit a cover letter and resume to Matt Dy at officemanager@austinfilmfestival.com.  Please include the title of the position you are applying for in the subject line.