Conventions like IWAG are enabled by none other than hard, voluntary work by its own community members. It’s the culmination of the brains, brawns, and friendships, each providing their skills and expertise in their own unique ways to deliver the most fun convention experience possible.
What is IWAG looking for?
We’re looking for talented furries who wants to help us throughout the year - to plan, design, build, and run events that feel like home, by bringing furries together in a cultural melting pot, providing lasting memories for our attendees and the community.
For the next iteration of IWAG, we’re looking for:
- Media Staff: Photographers and videographers who can plan their shots and work to lead a team of volunteers.
- Con Store and Dealers Den Staff: Help us plan, run, and take care of our dealers at the Dealers Den, or help us plan and manage the shopfront of the con store.
- Logistics Staff: Furries with a prowess of handling where things should and shouldn’t be, and keep track if they’re meant to be moving, growing, or be replaced. Logistics is the backbone of our operations on the ground!
- Attendee Services Staff: From the months before the con until the day of registration, we need people who can respond to our attendees’ needs.
- Attendee Experience and Decoration Staff: Those with a knack for thematic experiences, decoration, and engulfing the attendees with the vibes we want.
For all of these roles, we’re looking to have people with a demonstrable experience. This means we prefer those who already have an academic qualification, professional background, or voluntary contribution airtime that can bring fresh ideas and solutions to the table.
What’s the difference between Staff and Volunteers?
In short: Our Staff members plan to make things that must happen. Our Volunteers execute our plans and help us make things happen at the con.
Staff members will be responsible for results - what ends up happening, how much happens, and why. They are in charge of planning what needs to happen, how it happens, what mustn’t happen, why it happens that way, who works, and how we know it works.
Volunteers are asked to show up and help in what they are asked for. They are extra paws and claws that we can depend upon to make sure things are moving and run smoothly at the con.
Hence, Staff members are a lot more involved in planning the con compared to volunteers, and they will be responsible for taking care of how many volunteers we need, and how our volunteers are doing at the con.
The Staff position is a more permanent and involved role that requires more commitment and more defined expectations of qualifications. We’d love to have exciting people on our team, but if this may be a bit much for you - worry not, as we’d still need helping paws and claws on our Volunteer teams!
I’m interested. Where do I apply?
Find open Staff positions here.
Applications can be done by filling in an online form. We’ll be reaching out to candidates who are shortlisted for several rounds of interviews to ensure that you are a good fit to our team.
Note that staff applications require you to fill in a pre-screening form, and we are looking at the most comprehensive and relevant responses. Don’t forget to include relevant experiences and present your best thoughts!
Our team — and yourself as you join — are working on a voluntary basis, so things may take some time.