MagicFest Sydney 2019

Organizer: ChannelFireball
Judge manager: CFBEvents Staff Manager
Event type: Grand Prix
REL: Competitive/Professional (GP)
Format: Sealed Deck
Event date(s): Feb. 1, 2019-Feb. 3, 2019
Location: Sydney, Australia
Venue: ICC Sydney
4 Darling Drive
Sydney, NSW 2000
Australia
Applications accepted through: Nov. 16, 2018

Event Information

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CFB Events is excited to invite you to join an amazing community of people who will create some tremendously fun Magic: the Gathering experiences for guests of MagicFest Sydney featuring the Grand Prix on February 1st - 3rd, 2019. This application will allow you to apply to be a Judge or Operations Team Member for this event.

Please be sure to read the entire application carefully before applying. The application window will close at 11:59 PM (23:59) CST on Friday, November 16th, 2018.

2&3DayPositions

In an effort to create opportunities for as many people as possible, we are offering two day positions (Friday/Saturday & Saturday/Sunday) in addition to three day positions. Applicants available for two day positions will be given higher priority than those only available for three day positions. Please select only those groups of days for which you are available to work.

 

Most operations positions are three day commitments which require availability from Friday morning at 8:00 AM (8:00) through Sunday evening at 8:00 PM (20:00). As you are answering the application questions, please select only those groups of days for which you are available to work.

Expectations

Please note that you may apply for multiple roles, and may have more than one role over the course of the weekend. If you are selected as a judge, you may be asked to take on operations tasks if needed.

 

LEADS

Moving forward we will be staffing Grand Prix Leads exclusively through the CORE application and Lead applications will not be available on individual event postings. You can read more information here:

https://apps.magicjudges.org/forum/topic/46187/

 

SCOREKEEPERS

Scorekeepers are staffed exclusively through a seperate Scorekeeper application (similar to CORE) and applications will not be available on individual event posting. You can read more information here:

https://apps.magicjudges.org/forum/topic/46187/

 

JUDGES

If selected for a judging role, you may be asked to do any of the following:

 

If selected to judge, you will be expected to work a minimum of two days, either Friday/Saturday or Saturday/Sunday. Some number of judges will be selected to work all three days.

 

Judges working towards their Day Two Team-Lead-In-Training Position (“TLTP”) will receive the regular Floor Judge compensation rate. The judge assigned to supervise and assess a candidate for the TLTP certification will be selected from CORE Leadership.

 

Judges who have received the TLTP certification and are chosen to Team Lead on the Main Event will receive an extra box of the most recent Standard set in addition to their regular compensation for each day they are a Team Lead on the Main Event.

 

OPERATIONS

If selected for the Operations Team, you may be asked to work in one or more of the following areas:

 

Most Operations Team Members will be expected to work all three days, although a few may be scheduled to work Saturday and Sunday only.

 

ALL STAFF

The typical shift length is 10-12 hours with a one hour lunch break and at least two fifteen minute breaks.  Typical shift length for leads is 10-14 hours with a one hour lunch break and at least two fifteen minute breaks. Please note that leads on the main event are expected to work all of the rounds on Day One and through the end of the Top 8 on Day Two. In order to give us flexibility in scheduling the event, all Operations Team members are expected to be available from 8:00 AM (8:00) Friday morning until at least 8 PM (20:00) on Sunday.

 

If you are selected for this event, you are responsible for monitoring the event forum for important news prior to and during the event.

ThursdaySetup

We will need help on Thursday to assist with preparing the hall and other miscellaneous setup. Anyone selected to join us on Thursday will receive A$215 plus two Booster Boxes or A$355 for the day. Lunch will be provided.

 

This shift starts at 10:00 AM (10:00) on Thursday and continues until the room is fully set up for the MagicFest. This typically takes between ten and twelve hours. Our goal is to be completed by 8:00 PM (20:00). However, the shift can go later if all of the setup tasks are not complete. If you select this as an option, please be prepared for physical tasks, and please make sure you are available for the full day.

Strike

We always appreciate having a hard working and fun-loving crew to tear down the hall and pack up the equipment with us on Sunday night. The Strike shift will start at 4:00 PM (16:00) on Sunday and will go until the MagicFest is completely packed up (generally Midnight, (00:00), occasionally later). If selected, you will receive A$315 plus two Booster Boxes or A$455 for the shift. Please note that being selected for Sunday Strike means you won't be selected to be a judge or operations staff on Sunday morning; no staff member is meant to be scheduled to work two shifts in one day.

 

Please be prepared for physical work, both in your attire and capabilities. Lifting and loading are a large part of the duties. Because of this, you are free to wear whatever attire allows you to be the most comfortable and safe while doing this work. Please be aware that you will also be late in attending the staff party, which starts at 9:00 PM (21:00), but we always save a little extra cheer of for the Strike Team to celebrate a job well done!

Compensation

Staff members will receive both monetary and product compensation per day worked, as shown in the table below. If requested, CFBE will arrange sale of a staff member’s product to a third party prior to the MagicFest; this request must be submitted along with the staff scheduling survey, seven (7) weeks before the event. The default compensation rate is the mix of payment and product and staff members who fail to fill out the survey or fail to indicate that they prefer the all payment option will receive the payment plus product option. Please note that arranging sale of the product is an all or none decision and CFBE will not arrange partial sale of an individual staff member’s product.

 

Role

Payment + Product* Option (Daily Rate)

All Payment Option (Daily Rate)

Notes

Judge Staff

A$215 + 2 boxes

A$355

 

Operations Team

A$215 + 2 boxes

A$355

 

Event Setup Team

A$215 + 2 boxes

A$355

Thursday Only

Event Strike Team

A$315 + 2 boxes

A$455

Sunday Only

* Product will be in the form of boxes from the most recent standard set.

 

In addition judges traveling from outside the Sydney area and Australia will receive extra compensation to cover travel and the need to get a Temporary Work (Short Stay Specialist) Visa (GA 400).

From Where

Additional Compensation

Outside Sydney

1 box

Perth and outside Australia

2 boxes

Outside Australia requiring GA 400 visa

A$100 and an additional box

For example: A staff member from Melbourne will get one additional box of product.  One from Perth would get 2 additional boxes of product.  Someone from outside of Australia would get 3 additional boxes and A$100.  (Proof of an acquired GA 400 visa is required.)

Paperwork

Please note that all staff are independent contractors and will be required to complete appropriate paperwork which includes a contract with Infernal Contracts, the company handling all staffing for this MagicFest.  Submission of Tax and/or TIN information (for example, a Social Security Number in the United States) is required in order to work at this event.

 

You can see a copy of a blank Tournament Center contract here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/14ZXcwz2JDMMJ5yFVG7UjpdlEuAeLuDoB/view?usp=sharing

StaffParty

We love celebrating the hard work and fantastic job our team does at each and every event.  As usual, there will be a post event staff party with desserts, drinks, and lots and lots of drafting!  The party runs from 9:00 PM (21:00) until at least 12:00 AM (0:00) on Sunday night after the event.  Information and location will be provided to staff during the Grand Prix.  We hope that everyone on staff will be able to stay and join us for the festivities!

Staff Members

Name Level Region Role
John Reuben Ferrer
Level 4 (International Judge Program) Southeast Asia Floor Judge
Fry
Level 3 (Oceanic Judge Association) Australia and New Zealand Scorekeeper
Sashi Balakrishnan
Level 3 (International Judge Program) Southeast Asia Floor Judge
Jona Bemindt
Level 3 (Judge Academy) BeNeLux Staff
Nathan Brewer
Level 3 (Oceanic Judge Association) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
CJ Crooks
Level 3 (Judge Foundry) USA - Midatlantic Head Judge
Wendra Djati Kamadjaja
Level 3 (International Judge Program) Southeast Asia Floor Judge
Matt Marheine
Level 3 (Judge Foundry) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Fabian Peck
Level 3 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Appeals Judge
QJ Wong
Level 3 (International Judge Program) Southeast Asia Floor Judge
Tom Wood
Level 3 (Oceanic Judge Association) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Yu Win Yew
Level 3 (Judge Academy) Southeast Asia Floor Judge
Matthew Anderson
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Alice Araujo
Level 2 (International Judge Program) Brazil Scorekeeper
Damien Berry
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Niall Bole
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Staff
Mark Brown
Level 2 (Oceanic Judge Association) Australia and New Zealand Scorekeeper
Leanne Capewell
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Tomas Daniel
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Scorekeeper
Scott Davidson-Bowey
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
James Dowling
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Jonathon East
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Scorekeeper
Laura Ellis
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Louis Habberfield-Short
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Sugeng Hartawan
Level 2 (International Judge Program) Southeast Asia Floor Judge
Warren Hawkins
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
William Janssen
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Paul Johnson
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Tyler Kent
Level 2 (International Judge Program) Australia and New Zealand Staff
Wella Anne Ladera
Level 2 (International Judge Program) Southeast Asia Staff
Emmanuel Leal
Level 2 (International Judge Program) Hispanic America - North Staff
Jared Mallett
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Staff
Rhianna Milton
Level 2 (Oceanic Judge Association) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Philippe Monlevade
Level 2 (International Judge Program) Brazil Floor Judge
Alan Peng
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Alexandra Stokes
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Donald Sutherland
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
John Tong
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Amelia Wales
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Canada - Western Provinces Floor Judge
Elizabeth Wallace
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Ryan Welson
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Chris Worrell
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Clifford Yap
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Southeast Asia Scorekeeper
Antonio Zanutto
Level 2 (International Judge Program) Brazil Floor Judge
Andrew Anastasi
Level 1 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Staff
Joshua Andresen
Level 1 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Staff
Jonathan Ash
Level 1 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Staff
Trevor Baker
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - Pacific Northwest Staff
Jan De Wet
Level 1 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Staff
Jaime Del Río Figueroa
Level 1 (International Judge Program) Hispanic America - South Floor Judge
Jarrod Goodwin
Level 1 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Jason Grinbergs
Level 1 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Bryan Hamilton
Level 1 (Judge Academy) Japan Floor Judge
Aleksandra Ladygina
Level 1 (Judge Academy) Russia and Russian-speaking countries Floor Judge
Russell Alphey
Uncertified Australia and New Zealand Staff
James Caesar
Uncertified Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Nicolas Glik
Uncertified Iberia Staff
Robert Kern
Uncertified Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Adam Lehmann
Uncertified Australia and New Zealand Staff
Violet Lou
Uncertified Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Wouter Maenhaut
Uncertified BeNeLux Staff
Morgan Meehan-Lam
Uncertified Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Aaron Nicastri
Uncertified Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Lonneke Onrust
Uncertified BeNeLux Staff
Gabriel Rached
Uncertified Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Jon Saso
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Tournament Organizer
Mashi Scanlan
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Staff
CFBEvents Staff Manager
Uncertified USA - Great Lakes Judge Manager