Volunteer Benefits

To recognize the efforts of our volunteers, Alianait will provide you with a Festival t-shirt, a chance to win some great prizes and a whole lot of fun. Thank you for your interest in volunteering.

List of Volunteer Responsibilities

• Administrative Support:  Assist Festival Director with a variety of administrative tasks, such as organizing artist welcome packages, coordinating volunteer drivers, survey coordination and summary reports, etc.

• Media Coordination / Writer:  Scheduling performer interviews, writing and distributing public service announcements & VIP invitations, coordinating media at Festival events.

• Children’s Area: Help set up and maintain Children’s areas (activities, workshops) at events during the Festival.

• Environment & Recycling: Help maintain the integrity of the sites used during the Festival (monitor implementation of “green” programs; make sure sites are left the way they are found)

• First Aid: Provide first aid (kits provided) at Alianait events. Must have First Aid certificate.

• Billeting: Provide accommodation for visiting artists.

• Fundraising & Sponsorship:  Assist with sponsorship applications and soliciting support from the local business community to support Alianait’s financial needs.

• Ground Travel / Performer Assistance:  Getting performers from place to place.  Answering basic questions about the festival and being able to troubleshoot problems as they arise.

• Security & Traffic Control: Supervise door, stages, back-stage, performer equipment lock up, patrol site and guard restricted areas and help direct traffic and parking.

• Event Coordination: Organizing events (local music during Festival, fundraiser concerts, other Alianait events) including advertising the event and preparing event site.

• Stage Management & Crew:  Coordinate performers and run stage areas; work with Technical teams to maintain performance schedules and ensure equipment transportation. 

• Ticket Collection, Merchandise & Info Table:  Event ticket collection & reporting, selling perform and Alianait merchandise, managing cash box, general festival promotion.

• Workshop Crew: Help set up and maintain workshop sites, provide information to the public, support artists conducting the workshops.

List of Team Captain Responsibilities

• Recruit additional volunteers for their area and contact the ones we provide in a timely manner.

• Arrange meetings with their volunteers, attend necessary meetings with staff and ensure everyone attends the Volunteer Orientation.

• Have a comprehensive understanding of the tasks in their area in order to assign jobs to their volunteers.

• Oversee the work done by their volunteers and ensure all volunteers meet requirements of the job (i.e. 19+, Class 4 licence, etc.).

• Design a work schedule for volunteers in their area, shifts during festival, any work before/after.

• Complete a Team Captain report after the festival.