Welcome

Volunteer Application

Please fill out the form below to apply to volunteer at True/False 2013. After you've submitted your application, we'll review it and let you know if there is a position available. Thank you for your interest in helping the festival.

Personal & Contact Information
Account Information
You will be able to login to your account to check your application status, review or request changes to your schedule, and get contact information for volunteers assigned to the same shifts.
T/F Experience
Skills & Abilities
Availability

Update: 2/15/12:

The ONLY remaining shifts are on the Set Up and Break Down Team.

You must be able to do heavy lifting.

You must also be available for BOTH a shift on Wed 2/29 or Thurs 3/1 AND Monday 3/5 between the hours of 9-6.

If you can do that, we've got a spot for you! Please indicate that you are available for these days and times on your application.

Day shifts run between 8am-5 pm; night shifts run from 2pm-Midnight. These times are approximate; your shift will take place between these times but may not last the entire 8-10 hours. Your schedule may vary.

Juggernauts must work at least 40 hours. For us to schedule you for enough shifts, you'll need to be flexible about your availability. In reviewing applications, we give preference to volunteers with previous experience and ample availability.
Work Preferences

Events

Help create the energetic special events that T/F is known for around the world. Our events are a unique affair and wow even the best of 'em. You'll help set up, break down, and run good times such as Reality Bites, Gimme Truth, the March March, and late-night parties. May involve help with food service and cleaning and late nights.

Theater Operations

Be part of several teams that inhabit festival theaters during the weekend and keep them humming right along. You'll take tickets, manage lines, count seats, usher people into the theater, and interact with a public eager to see the best docs around. This is where the action is, with venues abuzz with filmmakers, musicians, and Columbia's finest passholders and attendees.

Set Up/Break Down

This trusty crew will transform festival venues into True/Falsian movie palaces before the Fest begins, then return them to their humble origins after the Fest ends. Requires heavy lifting, problem solving, and a willingness to get your hands dirty. Must be available on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday before the Fest and Monday after the Fest.

Venue Design

Does paper mache excite you? Do you enjoy creating something out of practically nothing? You'll assist our designers with physical design projects that will transform venues throughout the Fest into the T/F universe. Must be available during the months leading up to the Fest, and it's helpful if you're handy with tools and a glue gun.

Merchandise

Help sell the coolest merch this side of the Missouri River. You'll set up merch stations, sell merch, and help distribute it throughout the Fest. You may even get to model one of those fashionable T/F hoodies.

Box Office

Provide festival-worthy customer service to passholders and ticket buyers at our bustling box office. Must love helping people and answering questions with a smile. Experience in customer service, retail, and/or cash handling is preferred.

Musician Liaisons

Be part of the team that takes care of Fest musicians, the folks who bring the sonic side of the Fest alive. Must enjoy working with people and be capable of remaining calm under pressure, as well as getting the right band to the right show on time. May also involve working at the musician merch table, specific venues, or at musician-related food events.

Tech Crew

The Tech Crew creates the sonic experience of the festival, so if you take tech seriously and enjoy being at the helm of a multi-channel sound board (and have experience at it), we're interested. Experience is REQUIRED to be part of the tech team, so please list yours in the Skills and Abilities section above.

Juggernaut Essay
Please write a short essay letting us know why you think you ought to be a Juggernaut. Please reference past experience, special skills, or legendary feats of True/False valor (past or future).


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