State Director (Beauty Pageant)

About MAM

Modern American Miss™ (“MAM”) was established in 2017 and designed to be a disruptive system in the pageantry industry. The founder had the innovative vision to focus on the holistic experience a system can bring to those involved in every aspect of pageantry, both on stage and off. MAM serves to provide charismatic and well-rounded young girls and women with a platform to grow in character and confidence and a personalized, diverse and competitive experience tailored to honing in on their individual, unique strengths. Respect for the long-honored traditions of the industry complemented by an ever-evolving, always timely fusion of modern American cultural trends sets MAM apart as the new, premiere system on the state and national levels of pageantry.

Responsibilities

• Direct and produce a high-quality state pageant experience for the Modern American Miss system on an annual basis
• Use creative marketing tactics targeting a statewide audience to recruit contestants
• Process prospective contestant applications for eligibility to compete
• Manage state pageant social media accounts
• Develop an attractive prize package for state winners inclusive of sponsor contributions
• Handle accounting responsibilities with respect to contestant entry fees, state pageant budget and national pageant expenses
• Select a distinguished panel of judges for the state competition and provide meticulous coordination of their participation
• Put together a productive team of volunteers or staff to help prepare for, produce and execute the state pageant
• Maintain unbiased yet informative communication lines with contestants leading up to the state competition
• Collaborate with the national pageant Executive Director on all administrative and logistical deliverables
• Act as a mentor and coach for state titleholders as they prepare to compete at the national pageant
• Attend the national pageant to support state titleholders’ efforts, schedule and finances permitting
• Represent the MAM pageant system in a professional, consistent and positive light in all system-related endeavors by upholding the system’s objectives and values for its participants
• Develop relationships with other state directors to foster teamwork, standardization and collaboration
• Communicate with the national pageant office to provide feedback that will facilitate constant improvement and evolution of the MAM pageantry experience

Preferred Competencies

• Pageantry experience as a competitor, coach, judge or director
• Passion for the pageantry industry
• Event planning experience
• Social media savvy

Job Type: Part-time

Experience:

• Event Planning: 1 year (Preferred)
• Pageantry: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location:

• Fully Remote

Hours per week:

• Less than 10
• 10-19

This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:

• Detail-oriented — would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture
• Innovative — prefers working in unconventional ways or on tasks that require creativity
• Achievement-oriented — enjoys taking on challenges, even if they might fail
• Autonomous/Independent — enjoys working with little direction

This Company Describes Its Culture as:

• Innovative — innovative and risk-taking

This Job Is:

• A good fit for applicants with gaps in their resume, or who have been out of the workforce for the past 6 months or more
• A good job for someone just entering the workforce or returning to the workforce with limited experience and education
• A job for which all ages, including older job seekers, are encouraged to apply
• Open to applicants who do not have a college diploma