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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!

Unsure? Check out some of the volunteer positions below:

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VOLUNTEER POSITIONS

  • During high attendance screenings we need outgoing and personable volunteers to wrangle the lineups. This position will ensure that attendees are getting where they need to go!

    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 required that volunteers in this position be confident and comfortable in talking with members of the public

  • Duties include:

    • Performing an opening count of the cash box, potentially 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

    • Checking attendees in

    • Ticket & pass pick-up

    • Cashing out and recording of the final attendance numbers (obtained from the Theatre Attendee)

    • Scanning when needed

      • Cash handling experience an asset

    • Welcoming festival-goers

    • Scanning in pass holders and advance ticket holders

    • Assisting box office with ticket/pass pick up when needed

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

  • Duties Include:

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

    • Handing out voting ballots, surveys or questionnaires if needed

    • Stamping attendees or afixing wristbands for in/out purposes

    • Final count (and recount) of the theatre attendees

    • Collecting ballots (either paper ballots or electronic ballots) after the screening

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

  • 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

    • Stocking and selling festival merchandise

      • Cash handling experience is an assest

STAY TUNED!

Volunteers may be required to fill out a health check form for each shift, wear a mask, and be COVID-responsible when dealing with our customers. We respect the health of our volunteers, patrons, and theater staff, as well as the regulations of the theater that is hosting us. (If it becomes necessary to support health precautions at anytime, we will respectfully do so.) If this sounds like something you can work with, we thank you very much for your donation of time and please fill out our form to get started!

If you have volunteered previously, we thank you for joining us again! Once our volunteer form is up for the year, we also ask that you kindly fill out the form so that we may both have the most updated information for this coming year.

Please kindly contact Laura or Connor at volunteer@rainbowvisions.ca if you have any questions.