VOLUNTEER WITH US!

Volunteer with us

We are always looking for friendly and reliable candidates to join our volunteer team to help us in representing our fantastic festival. Great volunteers make a great festival. Plus — we like to reward our volunteers with the opportunity to attend some of the screenings for free!

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Unsure? Check out some of the volunteer positions below:

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Duties include:

  • Identifying local community organizations who may be interested in a particular film screening

  • Connecting with local organizations to promote the film/s assigned to you

  • Keeping track of the individuals contacted and their responses

  • Reporting to the outreach coordinator

  • Volunteer hours to be completed in the weeks leading up to the festival

BOX OFFICE

Duties include:

  • Performing an opening count of the cash box, available tickets, and passes

  • Setting up the payment acceptance services and testing to make sure they are in working order

  • Selling tickets at the door and accepting cash/credit payments

  • Completing a closing count and deposit of the cash box, a final tally of the passes accepted and recording the final headcount

FRONT OF HOUSE GREETER

Duties include:

  • Welcoming customers as they arrive at the venue

  • Directing them to the appropriate queue based on their ticketing needs (ex: walk-up purchases, pass scanning, VIPs etc.)

  • Please note: It is preferred that volunteers in this position be confident and comfortable in talking with members of the public

SOCIAL MEDIA VOLUNTEER

Duties include:

  • Reporting to the social media co-ordinator an assisting in preparing content for posting to Facebook, Instagram & Twitter to promote the festival and the films showing

  • Volunteers in this position must be able to present some previous social media work for review

  • This position is not always available so please also choose a backup

MERCH TABLE/ INFO TABLE

Duties include:

  • Doing an opening count of the cash box and available merch items

  • Setting up the payment acceptance services and testing to make sure they are in working order

  • Selling merch items and accepting cash/credit payments

  • Completing a closing count and issuing a deposit of the cash box

  • Collecting emails for our mailing list

THEATER USHER

Duties Include:

  • Aiding festival-goers in getting settled in the theatre if required

  • Collecting ballots at the end of the screening.

  • Volunteers in this position will be required to stay until the end of the screening on their shift

AUDIENCE ATTENDANT

  • Duties Include:

    • Keeping an accurate headcount of film attendees for each screening on shift

    • Stamping attendees for in/out purposes

    • Issuing and collecting questionnaires and ballots

TICKET SCANNER

Duties Include:

  • Greeting festival-goers and accepting/ scanning their passes promptly