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newportFILM Brand Ambassador – Part Time (Summer Seasonal)

Job Description
newportFILM is building a team of Brand Ambassadors to represent the organization throughout the 2026 newportFILM Outdoors season. This is a highly guest-facing role ideal for someone who loves meeting new people, telling a great story, and helping create memorable experiences. They will engage directly with community members, promote upcoming screenings and events, and help grow our audience and membership by sharing the newportFILM mission. This role blends community outreach, event hospitality, and grassroots promotion, and is perfect for someone interested in film, the non-profit space, and event production.

Responsibilities

Community Outreach & Grassroots Promotion

• Staff the newportFILM table at local farmers markets and community events
• Engage the public in conversation about upcoming screenings and programs
• Share information about memberships, events, and the organization’s mission
• Distribute flyers and promotional materials around Newport and Aquidneck Island
• Identify opportunities for grassroots promotion within the community

Event Guest Experience

• Serve as a welcoming front-of-house presence at outdoor screenings
• Greet guests, answer questions, and provide information about the event
• Assist with guest flow, merch sales, and general audience hospitality
• Learn the newportFILM story, mission, and programming
• Confidently speak about upcoming films, events, and membership opportunities
• Represent the organization with professionalism and enthusiasm

About You

The Ideal candidate for Brand Ambassador is outgoing, friendly, and comfortable speaking with strangers. You have strong communication and interpersonal skills, are reliable, organized, and self-motivated. This person should have a passion for community, arts, and documentary film. You must be comfortable working outdoors and in busy public environments. Experience in events and familiarity with Aquidneck Island is preferred but not required.

Location, Dates, and Hours
In-person, Newport, RI. The summer outdoor festival is located on the beautiful Aquidneck Island, locations for each screening event change weekly. newportFILM does not provide housing or transportation. This temporary position is in person from June – August 2026. Hours approximately 12-15 hours per week. Every WEDNESDAY, and THURSDAY afternoon availability is required.

Rate
$22 per hour

Reports to:
Events and Programming Manager

Start
June

newportFILM provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

newportFILM Event Staff – Part Time (Summer Seasonal)

Job Description
newportFILM is building an Event Team to help set up our events, serve as on-site ambassadors with a hospitality focus during the event, and break down as we pack out for each of our screenings all summer long. This job is a modest blend of physical labor, and guest-experience hospitality. Each week, we rotate venues such as; Fort Adams, Aquineck Park, Preservation Society Mansion Lawns, etc. A newportFILM screening can see up to 5500 attendees, and it is the job of the Event Staff to help create and maintain a safe and welcoming space for our community.

Responsibilities

• Works with Event Manager and Event Staff to setup and breakdown outdoor Thursday screening events – loading, unloading, carrying supplies, & setting up pop-up tents, activation areas, parking areas & various hospitality logistics
• Manages assigned tasks and duties each week as directed from Events Manager and Managing Director during the event
• Some applicants must be over the age of 25 and able to drive event box truck to and from storage unit to event venue location

About You
Applicants should be proficient in all aspects of event/hospitality logistics or film festival logistics and must be dependable and a quick learner.

Must be comfortable with repetitive lifting/carrying of objects up to 25 pounds, and being on your feet outdoors for extended periods of time.
Experience operating large vehicles is preferred but not required.
Must have own transportation.

Dates and Hours
This temporary position is in person from June 25th – August 27th 2026.

Hours approximately 12-15 hours per week, multiple positions available based on availability. 

THURSDAY ALL DAY AVAILABILITY IS REQUIRED JUNE 25th-AUGUST 27th. Thursday hours are 1pm-11pm.

Some Wednesday & Weekend hours are available as well.

• newportFILM Summer Benefit, July 18th, 2026 at IYRS, 1:00PM – 9:00PM
• Clean-up Summer Benefit July 19th at IYRS, 9am-12pm
• Assisting with truck reloads and inventory on Wednesday ahead of Thursday screening days.

Onboarding Meeting DATE & TIME TBD (will be based on everyone availability)

Location
In-person, Newport, RI. The summer outdoor festival is located on the beautiful Aquidneck Island, locations for each screening event change weekly. newportFILM does not provide housing or transportation.

Rate
$20-$25 per hour

Reports to
Events and Programming Manager

Start
June

newportFILM provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.