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You don’t have to be a filmmaker or creator! Our Crew includes folks with a wide range of skills, interests, and backgrounds

You get to travel domestically and internationally, with covered travel and accommodation

Apart from our Festival events, this is a remote and help-when-you-can project. Virtual meetings, if ever required, will be scheduled to work with everyone’s schedules

You’ll get to meet our network of sponsors, commercial partners, publicity partners, event partners, education partners, teachers, judges, nominees, attendees, and heaps of others at our events

Publicity opportunities, including interview(s) or commentary where appropriate (at the Director’s discretion)

Gain access to our community, including the data and people who make up our wider national network across both Australia and New Zealand

It’s a great mix of business, events and creative

Plenty of opportunities to learn, develop skills, and see first-hand a growing community across Australia and New Zealand

You’ll get access to Festival resources, data, connections, merch, and a real experience to remember!

…and much more!

As a teammate and volunteer, you’ll be reporting to our Director (Ryan)

Collaborating alongside other Crew teammates to help bring our events to life

Help our event attendees by being a friendly and welcoming point of contact. You’ll answer questions, provide info, direct questions you don’t know the answers for to the right teammate, and generally provide a helping hand

You may be asked to manage or lead our other event volunteers. This includes helping to make sure everything’s running smoothly, and that volunteers know what to do or where to go

If you’re interested in this, you’ll be invited to manage, meet, or help our judges, VIPs, sponsor representatives, or other industry folk at our events

If you’re interested in this, you’ll be invited to take part in sponsor pitch or discussion meetings, stakeholder meetings, commercial fundraising meetings, or other business-related tasks

Take part in publicity initiatives or activities, including press coverage opportunities and any TV coverage, along with documenting our trips to Australia and New Zealand (eg. our journey in the air, behind-the-scenes event set-ups, team briefing meetings, encouraging entires videos for social media, meet our judges interviews)

Help out with ticketing and ensuring nominees comply with our Festival rules. This includes reporting when and if a nominee doesn’t stick to the rules or show up to an event they say they will

Meet, interact with, and learn from our Board of Advisors (they’re a pretty neat group too!)

Support other teammates, and team bonding activities

Love large events and help bringing events together

Can travel to Australia and New Zealand (i.e. passport, visa, medically fit)

Get excited by the thought of meeting people from all walks of life, telling stories, and making connections

Have the ability to think creatively and strategically

Aren’t shy in front of crowds, and have some experience with public speaking

Have a presence on social media, and know how to work a phone or everyday camera (like a GoPro)

Have excellent verbal and written skills

Like watching movies, Netflix, and/or YouTube

Be a real team player with high integrity

Are open to learning and like trying new things