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Social Media & Content

Must be a Las Vegas local. This is a contract/freelance position. CineVega is Las Vegas's outdoor film festival, and we need someone who can make the internet feel it. You'll run our Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok: planning content, shooting and editing behind-the-scenes, covering lead-up events like CineSprint, and capturing the festival itself on May 29, 2027 in Las Vegas. What you'll do: • Build and run the content calendar • Film and edit short-form video (Reels and TikToks) from lead-up events, filmmaker spotlights, and countdown content • Write captions in a voice that sounds like a person, not a brand deck • Run live coverage on festival night, stories and posts as it happens • Keep an eye on what's performing and adjust • Coordinate with the videographers so the best footage becomes content fast Qualifications: • Las Vegas-based and able to be on site for events • Fluent in short-form video • Fast without being sloppy • Genuinely into indie film • Available on festival day and night

Videographer

Must be a Las Vegas local. This is a freelance, project-based position. CineVega needs people behind the camera who can make one night in Las Vegas look like the best night of the year. Our videographers shoot the road to the festival and the festival itself, and their footage becomes the trailers, recaps, and sponsor reels that sell next year. What you'll do: • Shoot lead-up events like CineSprint, fundraisers, and promo shoots • Cover festival day end to end: the crowd, the red carpet, filmmaker Q&As, the screen under the stars • Capture vertical and horizontal video so the social team has what it needs • Turn around same-night selects for social and a full footage handoff within days • Work alongside the Social Media & Content lead so nothing important gets missed Qualifications: • Las Vegas-based, with your own camera gear • Comfortable shooting crowds and low light (the festival runs into the night) • Reliable: you show up where you said you'd be, when you said you'd be there • Festival perks and portfolio footage are part of the deal, and your work is credited when we run it

PR

Must be a Las Vegas local. This is a paid project-based position. Get CineVega in the conversation. You'll pitch local and regional press, podcasts, and creators; coordinate interviews; and run press check-in on festival night, May 29, 2027 in Las Vegas. What you'll do: • Build and work a Las Vegas media list across TV, radio, print, podcasts, newsletters, and local creators • Write and send pitches and press releases in a voice that sounds human • Follow up like a person, and keep following up • Coordinate interviews with the festival director and filmmakers • Manage media passes and run press check-in on festival night • Track and clip every piece of coverage we land Qualifications: • A strong writer • Existing Las Vegas media instincts (relationships a plus) • Organized enough to run a list without dropping threads • Relentless about follow-through

Promoters

Must be a Las Vegas local. This is a freelance, commission-based position. You're the main team. CineVega promoters get the word out across Las Vegas, in person, where this city actually gathers. You will get your own tracking code and generous commission. What you'll do: • Talk the festival up everywhere you go • Report back on which spots and events actually pulled people in, so we put energy where it works Qualifications: • Outgoing and reliable • Plugged into a Las Vegas scene, campus, workplace, or neighborhood (tell us about it in your application) • Available for evening and weekend events in the months leading up to May 29, 2027

Sponsorship Sales Manager

Must be a Las Vegas local. This is a contract position paid on commission. Sell the room. CineVega will draw thousands of film lovers in Las Vegas for a night of open-air cinema, plus a year of lead-up events and content, and you'll own the sponsorship outreach that helps pay for it. What you'll do: • Prospect local and regional brands: dealerships, law firms, hospitality, food and beverage, and beyond • Pitch from our sponsorship deck by phone, email, and in person • Shape packages that fit each sponsor • Negotiate cash and in-kind deals • Close, and hand signed sponsors off cleanly for fulfillment • Keep your pipeline organized so no warm lead goes cold Qualifications: • A proven seller who can open doors in Las Vegas and close without being pushy • Honest about what's actually included • Follows up when they say they will

UGC Content Creators

Must be a Las Vegas local. This is a content trade opportunity, not a paid position: one video in exchange for free festival passes. Content Creators Wanted. We're looking for Las Vegas creators of any size who can capture what a night of open-air cinema in Las Vegas actually feels like. One post, real passes, your name on it when we run it. What you get: • Free festival passes • Your content boosted as official CineVega ads • Credit or a tag every time we run it What to make: • One short-form video (Reel or TikTok, 15 to 60 seconds) about CineVega: filmmaker spotlights, date-night energy, behind-the-scenes, why you're going • Your voice, not a script. Follower count doesn't matter, the content does How it works: apply below, we send a short brief, you post and send us the file, and the passes are yours. The fine print, stated up front: by submitting, you give CineVega permission to run your content as paid social ads and post it on our channels, always with credit. You keep ownership of your content.

Web Dev

Must be a Las Vegas local. This is a project-based freelance position. CineVega runs on its website. Tickets, film submissions, job applications, sponsor pages: if the site breaks, the festival breaks. You'll own the site day to day and keep it fast, current, and working on every phone. What you'll do: • Build and update pages on cinevega.com (Wix) • Wire up forms, buttons, and links and test them like a user would • Build event and ticket pages as dates are announced • Fix layout problems on desktop and mobile • Keep an eye on load speed and basic accessibility • Be available for urgent fixes in the final run-up to May 29, 2027, when traffic spikes Qualifications: • Strong in Wix (Velo experience a plus) • Comfortable with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript • Detail-obsessed about the unglamorous stuff: dead links, broken forms, pages nobody checked on mobile

Commercial Actors

Must be a Las Vegas local. This is a volunteer trade opportunity, not a paid role. Be in a CineVega Commercial. We're filming our festival commercial and we need a crowd: real people on blankets, popcorn in hand, watching a film under the Las Vegas sky. No experience needed. If you can enjoy a movie, you're qualified. Here's the trade, plain and simple: • Show up for 1 to 2 hours on shoot day • Sign a standard media release • Act like you're having the best night in Vegas What you get: • Free festival passes to CineVega on May 29, 2027 in Las Vegas • Bring a friend, blankets seat two Shoot date and location are still being set; we'll confirm with everyone selected before the day.

General Volunteers

Must be a Las Vegas local. This is a volunteer position. Volunteers make CineVega happen. Festival day is May 29, 2027 in Las Vegas, with a few lead-up events before it, and volunteers are the reason a first-year outdoor festival runs like it's been doing it for a decade. What you'll do: • Guest check-in and ticketing support • Ushering and crowd flow • The info booth • The merch table • Vendor and sponsor support • Setup and teardown • Running supplies between areas When you apply, tell us where you'd love to help: Red Carpet Team, Filmmaker Lounge and VIP Hosting, AV and Production Support, Ticketing and Check-In, Guest Information, Setup and Teardown Crew, Merch Table, or wherever you're needed most. Qualifications: • Reliable • Friendly under pressure • In the Las Vegas area and able to be on site on festival day • Volunteers get festival perks and our eternal gratitude, which around here is a real currency Volunteer roles include: • Festival Producer Assistants (will work directly with CEO to pull off fest) • Production Assistant • Gate & Check-In • Information Booth • Vendor Row Support • Setup & Strike Crew • Runner • Hospitality • Quiet Corner Host • Friendship Bracelet Station • Coloring Station • Kids Play Corner • Kids Parachute Instructor/Leader • VHS & DVD Swap Table • Polaroid Station • Audience Voting Assistant • Social Media Assistant

Festival Internships

Must be a Las Vegas local. This is an internship position for students. Real festival experience, on a real production team. CineVega offers internships to students, including UNLV film and audiovisual students, who want to learn how a festival actually gets made. We're happy to work with your school so your internship can count for credit where your program allows. Tracks: • Videography / AV Production: shoot the festival and lead-up events; assist the AV lead with audio and playback • Projection: work with the production team running the projector and the show file on the night • Film Screening (Reader): read and screen submitted films and score them as part of the selection process • Red Carpet Host: welcome filmmakers and press, keep the carpet moving • Filmmaker Lounge / VIP Host: mingle with filmmakers and VIPs, keep the lounge running Qualifications: • A student in the Las Vegas area • Reliable • Hungry to learn by doing • Tell us your track, your school, and your major when you apply

Event & Personal Security

Paid position, per event Must be a Las Vegas local. This is a paid position. CineVega is hiring experienced security for the festival and for private events. You must have both event security experience and private personal security experience to be considered. A current Nevada PILB work card is required.

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