Volunteer Jobs

  Pre-Event
Set Up

Responsibilities:

• Be available from 8:00-10:00 am on event date
• Help set up chairs, tables, and booths
• Set up and organize dressing (green) rooms
• Set up and organize front desks
• Generally run around and help with last-minute requests

Prerequisites:

• This is a physical job; must be able/willing to run around and carry/move tables, chairs etc, as needed
• Flexible and positive attitude
• Attend 30-minute Zoom meeting before the event for information and Q&A session

Door Dragons -
Registration Desk

Dragons guard the entrance to the halls of gold - our Gilded space!

Responsibilities:

• Be available from [15 minutes before workshop starting time?] to [half-hour before festival ending time?] in 2-4 hour increments
• Check in attendees and workshop participants
• Confirm pre-purchased tickets
• Stamp hands for reentry
• Take on-premise payments
• Check in performers (dancers, musicians)
• Checked in, 60 minutes before performing
• Stamp hands for reentry
• Contact Performer Organizer (via walkie talkie) to help them get to dressing rooms
• Monitor Lost & Found items
• Keep a list of items reported lost
• Keep a box of items turned in as found
• Dressing in dragon attire optional!

Prerequisites:

• Organizational and trouble-shooting skills 
• Ability to handle money (comfort with applied math skills)
• Comfortable using a walkie talkie
• Enthusiastic, welcoming and upbeat attitude
• Attend 30-minute Zoom meeting before the event for information and Q&A session

Workshop Volunteer

Responsibilities:

• Be available 9:50-11:50am on event date
• Check in workshop attendees
• As needed, help teacher set up 
• Sit in on class, assist as needed

Prerequisites:

• Organizational and trouble-shooting skills 
• Attend 30-minute Zoom meeting before the event for information and Q&A session

Performer Manager

Responsibilities:

• Be available for a 2-4 hour block between 12:00-7:30 pm on event date (specific time will be assigned to you ASAP)
• Ensure orderliness of the dressing rooms
• Ensure that dancers are ready and able to get on stage at assigned times
• Dancers are checked in at least 60 minutes ahead of time
• “Next dancer” is in the wings and ready
• “2nd dancer up” is on deck and ready

Prerequisites:

• Organizational and trouble-shooting skills 
• Comfort using a walkie-talkie
• Excellent communication and diplomatic skills
• Enthusiastic personality
• Attend 30-minute Zoom meeting before the event for information and Q&A session

Souq (Vendor) Manager

Responsibilities:

• Making rounds of our marketplace, make sure that the vendors, including food vendors, are cared for.  This could include:
• Are they getting enough attention?  If not, make an announcement, or otherwise encourage people to their booth
• Do they need anything?  Maybe offer to refill their water bottles or get them a snack (with their money)
• If there are issues, contact our acting CFO, Karen Stephens, to help

Prerequisites:

• Organizational and trouble-shooting skills 
• Comfort using a walkie-talkie
• Excellent communication and diplomatic skills
• Enthusiastic personality
• Attend 30-minute Zoom meeting before the event for information and Q&A session

Post-event Clean-up

Prerequisites:

• This is a physical job; must be able/willing to run around and carry/move tables, chairs etc, as needed
• Flexible and positive attitude
• Attend 30-minute Zoom meeting before the event for information and Q&A session