The Merch and T Shirt Director serves as department lead over the full merchandise system from concept through fulfillment. This position oversees annual apparel strategy, event logo development, sponsor logo placement, production scheduling, inventory planning, booth sales operations, volunteer staffing, pricing coordination, financial reconciliation support, and post event fulfillment oversight. Applicants for this role should understand this is both a leadership and systems management position. Responsibilities begin months before the event and include coordinating with printers, sponsorship, finance, volunteer leadership, and communications teams. The role supervises coordinators and volunteers, protects brand standards, helps approve inventory quantities, ensures deadlines are met, and leads problem solving when production or sales issues arise. On event day, this role oversees booth readiness, sales integrity, pre order fulfillment systems, inventory controls, and customer experience. This position also protects accountability in merchandise revenue handling and helps turn merchandise into both a mission message and fundraising engine. Strong organization, calm leadership, follow through, and comfort managing moving parts are important. Applicants should be prepared to guide volunteers, communicate clearly, make time sensitive decisions, and uphold professional standards under pressure. This is ideal for someone who likes both mission work and operational structure and wants a leadership role with significant impact. The Merch and T Shirt Director serves as department lead over the full merchandise system from concept through fulfillment. This position oversees annual apparel strategy, event logo development, sponsor logo placement, production scheduling, inventory planning, booth sales operations, volunteer staffing, pricing coordination, financial reconciliation support, and post event fulfillment oversight. Applicants for this role should understand this is both a leadership and systems management position. Responsibilities begin months before the event and include coordinating with printers, sponsorship, finance, volunteer leadership, and communications teams. The role supervises coordinators and volunteers, protects brand standards, helps approve inventory quantities, ensures deadlines are met, and leads problem solving when production or sales issues arise. On event day, this role oversees booth readiness, sales integrity, pre order fulfillment systems, inventory controls, and customer experience. This position also protects accountability in merchandise revenue handling and helps turn merchandise into both a mission message and fundraising engine. Strong organization, calm leadership, follow through, and comfort managing moving parts are important. Applicants should be prepared to guide volunteers, communicate clearly, make time sensitive decisions, and uphold professional standards under pressure. This is ideal for someone who likes both mission work and operational structure and wants a leadership role with significant impact.
