• A brief biography
• A statement of motivation for running
• A headshot

These will be published on the Anime Twin Cities website ahead of the election.

Candidate Presentations - Monday, May 11, 2026 at 7 PM
The night before the Annual Meeting, each candidate will have 2–3 minutes to speak to the Anime Twin Cities community, followed by a Q&A open to both the board and the audience.

For full candidacy requirements, visit: https://animetwincities.org/election

Thank you for your continued involvement and dedication to Anime Twin Cities. We look forward to seeing our community step up and help shape the future of our organization!

Are you passionate about anime, community building, and helping shape the future of events like Anime Detour? Now’s your chance to get involved!

Anime Twin Cities currently has THREE open Board positions, and we’re looking for enthusiastic, dedicated individuals to join our leadership team.
 

Application Deadline: May 1st, 2025
Submit your application to: atcboard@animetwincities.org
 

Whether you have experience in event planning, nonprofit leadership, or simply love creating positive fan spaces, we encourage you to apply!

Help us make a difference—both in the community and behind the scenes.
 

We can’t wait to see what you’ll bring to the table!

If you are passionate about event planning and have a knack for creating engaging experiences, we would love to hear from you. If you are interested in this role, please send your resume and a brief cover letter outlining your qualifications to ATC_Secretary@animedetour.com.

The application window will remain open until June 24, 2024. We look forward to receiving your application and learning more about how you can contribute to our team.

The description is as follows:

The Special Events Coordinator is responsible for organizing, managing, and maintaining ATC’s community presence and special events. This position reports to the ATC Board of Directors.
 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Point of Contact:

  • Serve as the main contact for ATC Partners and Sponsors.

  • Seek new event partners.

• Event Management:

  • Organize ATC ambassador tables, booths, and room parties at events.

  • Maintain a list of partner events and ATC resources.

  • Example Events: Midwest Conventions, Twin Cities Pride Festival, Como Park Obon Festival

  • Plan other ATC Events, past ex: Cosplay on Ice, Akihabara Anime Market 

• Team Coordination:

  • Ensure all planning meetings have scheduled dates, times, and locations

  • Ensure planning meetings attendance is tracked and reported

  • Ensure sufficient staff for events by engaging team members and recruiting volunteers.

  • Collaborate with AD Convention Relations and AD Staffing for Staff Exchanges

• Communication and Promotion:

  • Collaborate with the Communications Coordinator to promote events.

  • Create and distribute event marketing materials.

• Administrative Duties:

  • Attend monthly ATC Board meetings to report planning progress

  • Submit the annual event budget and goals.

  • Manage petty cash and event income.

  • Record event attendance and statistics.

  • Maintain event documents on Google Drive.

If you are interested in this role, please send your resume and a brief cover letter outlining your qualifications to our ATC Secretary, Nick Nelson, at nick.nelson@animedetour.com.
 

The application window will remain open until June 17, 2024. We look forward to receiving your application and learning more about how you can contribute to our team.
 

The description is as follows:

The Anime Detour Coordinator serves as the Convention Chair for Anime Detour and is responsible for organizing, managing, and overseeing all aspects of the Anime Detour convention. The Coordinator reports to the ATC Board of Directors.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Convention Planning and Management:

  • Run all convention planning meetings

  • Ensure all planning meetings have scheduled dates, times, and locations

  • Ensure planning meetings attendance is tracked and reported

• Team Coordination:

  • Defines hierarchical structure of the convention, including positions that will fill responsibilities of the chairman when they are unavailable

  • Coordinate the activity of other leadership staff

  • Ensure “on point” shifts are staffed during con operating hours

• Communication and Collaboration:

  • Primary point of contact for the Convention venue

  • Oversee all communication to Anime Detour staff and attendees

  • Attend monthly ATC Board meetings to report planning progress

• Financial Oversight:

  • Develop and manage the convention budget with Board approval

  • Work with the Treasurer to ensure all financial transactions are tracked appropriately

• Attendee Experience:

  • Speak during opening and closing ceremonies

  • Ensure a welcoming and engaging experience for all attendees.

  • Address attendee concerns and resolve issues promptly.

  • Implement feedback from previous conventions to improve future events.

Qualifications include:

• 3-5 years of convention staffing experience or equivalent professional experience.

• Previous leadership experience.

• Good Communication Skills:  Verbal and written.

• Good time management skills.

• Must be able to respond to emails in a timely fashion (24-48 hours).

Please send your application by 8/29/20.

ATC, Inc. Branch Description: Charities Coordinator

The Charities coordinator is responsible for the management of ATC, Inc.’s various annual charitable giving efforts, to organize, manage, and present Charitable Giving opportunities and requests for assistance.

Duties of the Charities Coordinator

- Be the primary Point of Contact for ATC to organizations and persons requesting funds
- This includes:
Prompt replies for charitable giving requests
Dealing with official 3rd parties
Attending events
- Review any requests to confirm that they are legitimate, needful and fall within reasonable parameters of the ATC mission
-Current funding means include:
“Annual Giving” – yearly distribution of funds to various organizatios
“LEG” Fund – Fund available to help people in need upon request
Scholarship Fund
- Work with the treasurer to insure any grants or donations are completed in a timely manner.
- Organize and promote various means to raise additional funds for future giving

Please send your application by 8/29/20.

Branch Description: Social Outreach Services

The Social Outreach Services team encourages year-round connection and friendship within the anime fan community by organizing and running multiple social events and activities outside of Anime Detour. The SOS team aims to provide monthly social activities and various other gatherings as well as a few larger annual events. These activities generate additional opportunities for fundraising and advertising on behalf of Anime Twin Cities. SOS also sponsors camaraderie among the staff of Anime Detour and Anime Twin Cities at large by hosting social events and parties for ATC, Inc. staff members.

Role Description: Social Outreach Services Coordinator

The SOS coordinator is the leader of the Social Outreach Services team and takes primary responsibility for its activities. The coordinator is tasked with making regular reports to the Board of Anime Twin Cities on behalf of the SOS team, as well as submitting the annual budget and goals for SOS.

Duties of the SOS Coordinator:

● Organize regular meetings of SOS staff.
● Track meeting attendance for the purpose of granting voting rights in ATC, Inc..
● Maintain sufficient staff numbers for the functions of SOS by engaging team members in activity planning and discussions and seeking out additional volunteers as needed.
● Lead the SOS team in scheduling and planning its activities.
● Keep the ATC, Inc. Facebook page, Google calendar, and Meetup.com group up to date with information about upcoming activities.
● Work with the ATC, Inc. Communications Coordinator to promote upcoming events.
● Assist the ATC, Inc. Charities Coordinator in staffing charitable activities.
● Take initiative in encouraging newcomers or shy attendees at events to participate and meet new people. Proactively help all to feel welcome and defuse interpersonal conflicts when possible and appropriate.
● Record event attendance data and other statistics.
● Maintain a Google Drive shared folder of event SOP documents and other information.
● Secure and maintain the SOS petty cash supply and turn over any income from events to the ATC, Inc. Treasurer.
● Manage inventory of SOS supplies at the GPS facility.
● Create and distribute marketing materials specific to SOS.

Please email your statement of interest to atc_applications@animetwincities.org by 7/1/2020.

One of the duties of a coordinator is to attend the monthly ATC board meeting to provide updates on their branch. The meetings take place on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm. These meetings are currently held digitally, but they most likely will eventually go back to being held at the Waterbury building in Minneapolis MN.

The position descriptions for the openings are as follows:

Charities

Responsible to the ATC Board of Directors to organize, manage, and present Charitable Giving opportunities and requests for assistance.

Primary Responsibilities:

- Be the primary Point of Contact for ATC to organizations and persons requesting funds

- This includes:

Prompt replies for requests

Dealing with official 3rd parties

Attending events

- Review any requests to confirm that they are legitimate, needful and fall within reasonable parameters of the ATC mission

-Current funding means include:

“Annual Giving”

“LEG” Fund 

Scholarship Fund

- Work with the treasurer to insure any grants or donations are completed in a timely manner.

- Organize and promote various means to raise additional funds for future giving

Communities

Responsible to the ATC Board of Directors to organize, manage, and maintain the community assistance presence of ATC.

Primary Responsibilities:

- Be the primary Point of Contact for ATC Clubs

- Be the primary point of contact for ATC Partners and Sponsors

- Collaborate with Communications Coordinator with media

- Maintain and distribute a regular ATC Newsletter of ATC and Partner Events

- Organize and maintain ATC external event ambassador tables/booths/room parties at internal and partner events whenever requested

- Review and maintain a list of all partner events that ATC attends

- Seek new partners with event that ATC may work with

- Maintain and organize ATC Resources that may be provided by request to support internal and partner events

Communications

Responsible to the ATC Board of Directors to organize, manage, and maintain the Public Media Relations face of ATC and its digital footprint.

Primary Responsibilities:

- Organize, Manage, and Maintain ATC Public Social Media Platforms and Relations

- Facebook

- Instagram

- Twitch

- Twitter (currently in limbo)

- YouTube

- Email lists (media newsletter) – Coordinate with Communities Coordinator/ATC Secretary

- More as necessary (found to be of good and decent service to ATC and its face to the community)

– Coordinate with Communities Coordinator with research

- Coordinate with local, state, and above News Media when required

- Collaborate with AD Coordinator when asked about Anime Detour

- Assist the Communities Coordinator with partnership and sponsorship media

-Collaborate with peer Coordinators without separate Social Media Platforms for assistance with any public digital media

If you are interested in seeing the candidates who are running in this years upcoming Anime Twin Cities election please go to: https://animetwincities.org/election

The emails regarding if you have received voting rights will be sent out the week of 4/27/20.

The current open posistions are Treasurer and three Members at large. 

Thank you.

If you are interested in seeing the candidates for who is running in this years upcoming Anime Twin Cities election please go to: https://animetwincities.org/election

The emails regarding if you have received voting rights will be sent out on the 26th of this month.

As a reminder the post mortem will be held May 11th, so watch for more details to come. The current positions are Board President, 2 Member at Large Positions, and the Secretary position.

We hope to see you there!

Thank you.