Position: Lead, Festival

Employment type: Part Time

Department: Race Operations

Reports To: Manager, Festival

Location: Remote

Company Overview

A worldwide leader in endurance sports, Spartan is a high-growth, international organization that owns and operates mass-participation athletic events under the brands Spartan®, Tough Mudder®, Spartan Trail®, Hurricane Heat, and DEKA. We create transformational experiences, products, and content to help people, companies, and teams tear down boundaries and expand what they believe to be possible. With over 250 events across more than 40 countries, Spartan is the world’s leading extreme wellness and endurance brand. 

Position Overview

The Lead, Festival is responsible for leading the setup, operation, and breakdown of Spartan’s festival areas during events. This hands-on role coordinates staff, volunteers, equipment, tents, supplies, and venue layouts to ensure the festival is built efficiently, operates smoothly on race days, and is properly packed and loaded after each event. The ideal candidate is a strong leader who thrives in fast-paced outdoor environments, can manage large teams, operate equipment, and quickly solve operational challenges. 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Unloading and organize the contents of the Festival Trailer within base camp
• Gather and verify inventory of tents from previous race and prepare for distribution
• Coordinate with Festival Manager and Race Director the layout of festival to ensure all activations, tents and fence lines fit within the specific guidelines and limitations of the venue
• Supervise and lead the assembly of all Spartan owned tents (20x20s, 10x20s, 10x10s)
• Transport (operate a skid) zone supplies as tents and zones are assembled
• Maintain a high tempo management style to ensure the productivity and efficiency among staff is optimal during build week and race day(s)
• Supervise the distribution of toilets and handle any questions as instructed by Festival Manager
• Manage volunteers and support staff in an efficient and deliberate manner through delegation of tasks.
• Create/oversee zone specific fence lines
• Have all materials necessary for support staff to set up zones and distributed from base camp to zones
• Be available to run supplies and volunteers to areas of need in festival, both build week, race day(s), and load out
• Be able to maneuver through festival on race day with an understanding of what needs to be done at varying times (volunteer switchover, staff breaks, checking power sources, directing volunteers to areas of need)
• Supervise and lead the taking down and storage of all Spartan owned tents
• Supervise the cleaning and packing of zone materials into zone specific crates
• Operate and load all festival materials back into the festival trailer after being provided a load plan by the Festival Manager

Qualifications

• Have experience as a manager in a high pace environment
• Have experience operating machinery, or be willing to learn
• Be comfortable traveling 100 days or more during the year
• Be prepared and comfortable with working outside in all severe weather situations
• Be physically capable of working long hours 10+ days consecutively
• Be willing to learn the processes set in place, while maintaining an analytical and problem solving mindset to improve these procedures
• Must be able to manage high volumes of people with an efficient approach to accomplishing mission critical task

Qualities Required of All Spartan Team Members

Spartan is a high-performance organization, and successful team members must possess a strong work ethic, adaptability, and a hands-on approach. Team members are proactive, solutions-oriented, and capable of operating effectively in dynamic, evolving environments while maintaining accountability and cost discipline. 

Spartan Race is an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity and celebrate the uniqueness of every individual on our team. All employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. Spartan is committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.