AFFD Volunteer Guidelines and Job Descriptions
In order to make this volunteer opportunity meaningful, valuable and fair to everyone who participates, we decided to create some guidelines for volunteering for AFFD.
Those who volunteer during the festival will work a four-hour shift. You will receive one voucher ticket for each shift you work. The voucher is exchangeable for a ticket to a screening of your choice (excluding Opening, Center Piece and Closing films). Those who volunteer before the festival in clerical, creative and marketing will also receive a voucher for every one or two task(s), depending on the volume of the task. If you volunteer total of at least sixteen hours (four shifts) during the festival, you will receive a festival pass which allows you to go to as many screenings as you wish (excluding Opening, Center Piece and Closing films).
Hospitality
- meet and greet filmmakers at hospitality table
- issue badges
- provide customer service to festival attendees
- assist in setting up/cleaning up hospitality table each day
- assist in selling merchandise at the table
Theater Operation
- organize and monitor lines at screenings
- collect tickets and ballots
- inform audience in line of any last minute changes (if any) before screenings
- usher audience to their seats, assist them finding seats
Creative (mostly before the festival)
- assist Publication Director with designing promotional materials (flyers, postcards, etc.)
- assist developing website contents
- help with putting together sponsors’ promotional items on a reel (DVD)
General Office (mostly before the festival)
- data entry
- type contents for program guide
- data collection
- mailing
- run errands as needed
- assist in writing materials for program guide
Marketing (mostly before the festival)
- assist in promoting special events surrounding the festival
- flyer drop-off at retail locations
- assist in out-reach
- assist Community Affairs Director with getting word out about the festival in the communities
Special Events
- working the door (checking tickets, carding, etc…)
- helping setting up/cleaning-up
- monitor crowds
- organize and monitor lines
On Call
- be available on short notices
- assist in any tasks need to be done
- usually needed to man the table and theater operation
Myspace
- Add your profile to the AFFD Group - http://groups.myspace.com/affd
- Add one of our web banners to your site and link it back to www.affd.org
AFFD Newsletter and Updates
- Signup for the AFFD newsletter for exclusive updates
- Use the AFFD website to get others signed up
Websites
- Add AFFD banners to your website
- Get others to add the AFFD banners to their sites as well
- Mention the festival in discussion groups and blogs
