Short Term, Fun, Hectic Volunteer Job Openings - AIFF 2010

The economy is bad and jobs are hard to get.  People with great qualifications are not working.  If that's you, rather than sitting home being depressed as winter comes along, show your stuff as a volunteer at the Anchorage International Film Festival.  There's lots to do during the festival and there are a few key jobs that being filled right now.

You'll get to see how an international film festival works and you'll meet lots and lots of people - some of whom may be looking for permanent employees.

Current Openings

AIFF is recruiting for the following volunteer positions. To apply, please email a resume and cover letter to aiffvolunteer@gmail.com along with the title of the position you are applying for.


Assistant to the Volunteer Coordinator
Pre-festival: 3-5 hrs/wk / During festival: 15-20 hrs/wk
Responsibilities: Work closely with the Volunteer Coordinator to recruit, train, schedule, and supervise volunteers. An ideal candidate is someone who is interested in learning the role and responsibilities of the Volunteer Coordinator in order to be eligible to be promoted to this role for AIFF 2010. This position will begin immediately. Special application instructions: Please submit a current resume and cover letter describing any relevant experience. Please also describe your organizational and interpersonal communication skills.


Box Office/Merchandise Sales
Pre-festival: 5-7 hours / During festival: 12-15 hrs/wk
Responsibilities: Selling tickets and AIFF merchandise. This position requires excellent customer service and cash handling skills.
Special application instructions: Please submit a current resume and cover letter describing any relevant experience.


Lead Usher
Pre-festival: 5-10 hours / During festival: 12-15 hrs/wk
Responsibilities: Oversee volunteers and venue operations, coordinate with other volunteer teams, complete attendance reporting, assist with box office and merchandise sales as needed. This position requires excellent organization, communication, and customer service skills.
Special application instructions: Please submit a current resume and cover letter describing any relevant experience.




Projectionist
Pre-festival: 0 hours / During festival: 10-15 hrs/wk
Responsibilities: Operate A/V equipment used in presenting festival films. Applicants must have experience with LCD projectors and DVD players as well as general A/V knowledge.
Special application instructions: Please submit a current resume and cover letter describing relevant experience.

For more information click here.

Beth Varner is the volunteer coordinator again this year.  She's great.  Here's a video of her I made at last year's festival.  The phone number is still good, but I'm not sure about the rules for free vouchers.



This is my way of saying that the Anchorage International Film Festival has its 2010 Festival Website up and running - earlier than in previous years, though they are obviously still adding links and content. Actually, it's already too late to get discounts on passes - I got distracted by the elections.  Having blogged this festival for the last three years, I can tell you that what's up already shows that they are making improvements on how things are presented and thus, how easy you can find things. It will make my job of highlighting some of the key films beforehand much easier.

So, get your calendars and mark the dates: DECEMBER 3 - 16.