Assistant Director
Welcome, Assistant Director — here's what's yours. If you're reading this, Nevada Day has grown enough to need a second set of hands at the top — and that's something to celebrate. You're here to support the Executive Director and help carry the whole organization forward. You don't have to know everything yet; you'll learn this place from the inside out, and that's exactly the point.
Why this role exists The Executive Director's job has grown into more than one person can sustainably hold. This seat exists so that weight can be shared — before it wears someone down. You take real load off the ED's plate, you give the organization a backup if the ED is ever out, and you become the natural person to step up when the ED role one day opens. In short: you make Nevada Day steadier today, and safer for tomorrow.
What this role is You're the Executive Director's right hand and the organization's most flexible player. Where the ED keeps the whole machine running, you help shoulder the load — taking on projects, filling gaps, and stepping in wherever the need is greatest. It's a role you grow into, and one that grows you: by the end of a season, you'll understand Nevada Day better than almost anyone.
What you're responsible for (Starting list — shape it as the role takes form. Much of this is weight lifted directly off the ED.)
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Supporting the Executive Director across the day-to-day running of the organization
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Owning specific projects or events handed to you, start to finish
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Helping keep the website, app, and this hub current — the same Wix upkeep the ED carries (two people who can do it is far safer than one)
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Helping run the supporting events and coordinate design needs (contests, local artists, or simple tools)
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Helping welcome and orient new volunteers and board members
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Stepping in to keep things moving when the ED is stretched thin, or away
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Being a steady, dependable presence the whole team can lean on
Your year: You move with the rhythm of the entire organization, so your busy stretches are everyone's busy stretches — when events stack up and deadlines crowd together, and especially the September–October parade push. Your superpower is flexibility: you go where the need is. The Calendar in the Tool Box is your map of the whole year at a glance.
Whom you work with: You'll work most closely with the Executive Director, shoulder to shoulder. But because you support the whole organization, you'll come to know every role — the Parade President, the directors, and the volunteers. Everyone is, in a sense, your teammate.
Your tools, forms & resources: The whole hub is your toolkit, and you'll get to know it better than anyone. Spend time in the Staging Area and the role pages — since you help everything run, knowing how each piece fits is your greatest asset. Every event page and every tool in the Tool Box is yours to learn.
Your first steps
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Shadow the Executive Director for a few weeks — watch how the whole thing flows.
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Read through the entire hub, event page by event page, until you have the full picture.
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Ask where help is needed most, and offer to own one thing completely.
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Be patient with yourself. The best Assistant Directors are made over a season, not a day.
If you get stuck, you were brought in to help carry the load — which means asking for help is part of the job, not a failure at it. Lean on the Executive Director and the rest of the board freely. You're a sign of how far Nevada Day has come — welcome aboard.