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Volunteering
for the Scottsdale International Film Festival is fun, a great way to
meet
like-minded people AND a sure fire way to enjoy great film from around
the
World for free. If you are willing to commit your time to the Festival
we are
willing to offer you various opportunities. You may invest as little as
4 hours
or many weeks of work. Of course, we will compensate you fairly with
passes or
tickets commensurate with the level of your assistance.
We are
seeking volunteers in the following areas:
Team
Supervisor –
The
Scottsdale International Film Festival
seeks a Team Supervisor
to coordinate its volunteers. The job is described below and comes with
a VIP
pass and T-shirt. Interested candidates should reply to ScottsdaleIFF@aol.com with
their
phone number and email address. Replies should indicate basic
qualifications
and reasons for being considered for the position.
Supervising
requires
coordination of the volunteer staff and schedules for the dates of
October 3 to October 6, 2009. You MUST have access
to and the ability to utilize
Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
The
Festival is responsible
for finding the volunteers and redirects the interested candidates to
the
Supervisor for scheduling.
The
Supervisor assures that
staff is assigned to shifts of their choice and that they are clear on
policies
for tickets and audience management. The Supervisor also conveys the
volunteer
comp ticket requests and T-shirt sizes back to the Festival
Director.
The
Supervisor will fill
all shifts prior to the Festival and forward the volunteer schedule to
the
Festival Director. Should there be last minute volunteer dropouts the
Supervisor may opt to fill in when no one else can be slotted. The role
begins
in mid-August and goes through October as follows:
I -
Schedule the theatre
staff from October 3 to 4, 2009
-
Staff
hours are likely to go from 8:30 am to midnight
II
- Schedule the theatre staff from October
5 & 6, 2009
-
Staff
hours are likely to go from 4:00 pm to 10:00
pm
Please
reply to ScottsdaleIFF@aol.com
with a phone number and email address. The Supervisor receives
a Full-Festival pass and T-shirt.
Your reply should
indicate the reasons
why you should be considered for the position.
Theater
Staff –
Tasks
include
ticket tearing and handing out program guides. Shifts run in four hour
increments depending upon the film schedule. All volunteers receive
T-shirts
and one free Festival movie ticket for each completed shift. (Opening
Night
tickets do not qualify for comps.)
Please indicate the dates and blocks of time in which you prefer to
work and
your T-shirt size. The following times
are
approximate until September when the film schedule is completed.
Saturday,
October 3; or Sunday, October 4:
Shift
1: 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Shift
2:
12:30 PM to
4:30 PM
Shift
3: 4:30 PM
to 8:30 PM
Shift 4: 8:30 PM
to midnight
Monday,
October 6; or Tuesday, October 7:
Shift
5: 4:00 PM to 8:00
PM
Shift
6: 8:00 PM
to 10:00 PM
Please
reply to ScottsdaleIFF@aol.com
with your phone number and email address. Your reply should indicate
the
reasons why you would to be considered for the position.
Hospitality
Coordinator –
This
position involves a kid gloves approach to arranging the transportation
and stay for all visiting talent. The Coordinator makes travel
arrangements for
visiting actors including plane reservations, limo arrangements on both
ends,
hotel reservations, and coordinates with any designated PR firms
to confirm
arrangements. The Coordinator will also shuttle visiting guests from
the airport to
hotel,
hotel to theatres, and all returns to hotels, theatres and airports.
The Hospitality
Coordinator is likely to assist guests personally while they are in
town and will
work closely with the Executive Director. The
Coordinator receives a Full-Festival pass and T-shirt.
Please reply to ScottsdaleIFF@aol.com
with your phone number and email address. Your reply should indicate
the
reasons why you would to be considered for the position.
Video
Projectionist –
Some of the
programming for the Festival is on video and therefore
requires
several volunteers who are comfortable running a video projector and
sound
board. (At this time we do not have any idea of the schedule for
projection.)
As a projectionist volunteer you will receive a Full-Festival pass and
T-shirt. Please
reply to ScottsdaleIFF@aol.com with your phone number and email address.
Your reply should indicate
the
reasons why you would to be considered for the position.
Print
Traffic –
This
position is filled.
Flyer
Mailing –
This
position is filled.
Thanks!
The Scottsdale International Film Festival |
