MagicFest Calgary 2019

Organizer: CFB Events
Judge manager: CFBEvents Staff Manager
Event type: Grand Prix
REL: Competitive/Professional (GP)
Format: Modern
Event date(s): March 29, 2019-March 31, 2019
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Venue: Calgary TELUS Convention Centre
120 Ninth Avenue SE
Calgary, Alberta T2G 0P3
Canada
Applications accepted through: Jan. 4, 2019

Event Information

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 Calgary featuring the Grand Prix on March 29th - 31st, 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, January 4th, 2019.

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/events/10511/

 

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/events/10697/

 

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 one thirty minute break.  Typical shift length for leads is 10-14 hours with a one hour lunch break and at least one thirty minute break. 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 200 CAD plus two Booster Boxes or 320 CAD 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). This shift has a one hour dinner break. If selected, you will receive 400 CAD plus two Booster Boxes or 520 CAD 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 the all payment option will receive the payment plus product option. Please note that arrange 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

200 CAD + 2 boxes

320 CAD

 

Operations Team

200 CAD + 2 boxes

320 CAD

 

Event Setup Team

200 CAD + 2 boxes

320 CAD

Thursday Only

Event Strike Team

400 CAD + 2 boxes

520 CAD

Sunday Only

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

Paperwork

Please note that all staff are independent contractors and will be required to complete appropriate paperwork which includes a contract with Tournament Center, 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/1wuTC1u8qig66c01mW4ljZwisZOUmoXz8/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 weekend.  We hope that everyone on staff will be able to stay and join us for the festivities!

Staff Members

Name Level Region Role
John Alderfer
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) USA - Northeast Staff
Brook Gardner-Durbin
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) USA - Great Lakes Floor Judge
Jon Goud
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) Canada - Eastern Provinces Floor Judge
Travis Lauro
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) Canada - Western Provinces Floor Judge
Joseph Steet
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Steven Zwanger
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) USA - Midatlantic Head Judge
Klaus Lassacher
Level 4 (International Judge Program) German-speaking countries Staff
Kyle Ryc
Level 4 (Judge Foundry) Canada - Eastern Provinces Floor Judge
Tobias Vyseri
Level 4 (Judge Foundry) Canada - Western Provinces Floor Judge
Ryan Wood
Level 4 (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
CJ Crooks
Level 3 (Judge Foundry) USA - Midatlantic Appeals Judge
Jonah Kellman
Level 3 (Judge Academy) USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Aaron MacLean
Level 3 (Judge Foundry) Canada - Western Provinces Floor Judge
Matt Marheine
Level 3 (Judge Foundry) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Niko Skartvedt
Level 3 (Judge Academy) Canada - Western Provinces Floor Judge
Bryan Spellman
Level 3 (Judge Academy) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Ronald Thompson
Level 3 (Judge Academy) USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Jason Wong
Level 3 (Judge Academy) Canada - Eastern Provinces Floor Judge
Johnpaul Adams
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Midatlantic Scorekeeper
Alice Araujo
Level 2 (International Judge Program) Brazil Floor Judge
Jordan Baker
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Great Lakes Scorekeeper
Guy Baldwin
Level 2 (Judge Academy) United Kingdom, Ireland, and South Africa Floor Judge
Ken Bearl
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Plains Floor Judge
Abeed Bendall
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) Canada - Western Provinces Floor Judge
Sierra Black
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) Canada - Eastern Provinces Staff
Jeremy Blackwell
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Canada - Eastern Provinces Staff
Jason Clark
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) Canada - Western Provinces Floor Judge
Jeffrey Darran
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Midatlantic Scorekeeper
Peter Davies
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) Canada - Western Provinces Floor Judge
Jan de Vlaming
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Canada - Western Provinces Floor Judge
Maxime Emond
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Canada - Eastern Provinces Floor Judge
Janice Exel
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Canada - Eastern Provinces Staff
Darren Gamble
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Canada - Western Provinces Floor Judge
Chris Hrichishen
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) Canada - Western Provinces Floor Judge
Sam Hung
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) Canada - Western Provinces Floor Judge
Paul Johnson
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Cayleigh Kitchur
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Canada - Western Provinces Floor Judge
Jefferey Krasnozon
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Canada - Western Provinces Floor Judge
Steve Lee
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) Canada - Western Provinces Floor Judge
Landon "Libby" Liberator
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Jessica Livingston
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Southwest Staff
Leonardo Martins
Level 2 (International Judge Program) Brazil Floor Judge
Alex McGregor
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Canada - Western Provinces Floor Judge
Rick Miles
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Canada - Eastern Provinces Floor Judge
Philippe Monlevade
Level 2 (International Judge Program) Brazil Staff
Jason Ness
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Canada - Western Provinces Staff
Mark Norris
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Canada - Western Provinces Floor Judge
Jeffrey Orom
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Canada - Western Provinces Floor Judge
June Pagé
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Canada - Western Provinces Staff
Andy Peterson
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Plains Staff
David Poon
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Canada - Western Provinces Scorekeeper
Megan Ritter
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Nelson Salahub
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Canada - Western Provinces Floor Judge
Samantha Short
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Great Lakes Floor Judge
Stephen Tran
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Canada - Eastern Provinces Floor Judge
Amelia Wales
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Canada - Western Provinces Floor Judge
Andrea Wallace
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Southwest Staff
Jonathan Wilson
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Canada - Western Provinces Floor Judge
Antonio Zanutto
Level 2 (International Judge Program) Brazil Floor Judge
Jose Covarrubias
Level 1 (Judge Academy) Hispanic America - North Staff
Stephen "Jack" Cummings
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - Great Lakes Staff
Allyson Eichorn
Level 1 (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Doug Hewson
Level 1 (Judge Academy) Canada - Western Provinces Floor Judge
Taylor Metz
Level 1 (Judge Academy) Canada - Western Provinces Staff
Joseph Sapp
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - Pacific West Staff
Brandon Terry
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - Pacific West Staff
Sydney Townley
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - Midatlantic Scorekeeper
Angus Davis
Uncertified Canada - Eastern Provinces Floor Judge
James Edwards
Uncertified None Staff
Nicolas Glik
Uncertified Iberia Staff
Kacey Hogan
Uncertified USA - Southeast Staff
Io Hughto
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Scorekeeper
Emilia Jorge de Aratanha
Uncertified Brazil Staff
Wouter Maenhaut
Uncertified BeNeLux Staff
Neil Meyer
Uncertified Canada - Western Provinces Staff
Vanessa Nguyen
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Staff
Jon Saso
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Tournament Organizer
Mashi Scanlan
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Staff
Jeremy Sivaneswaran
Uncertified Canada - Eastern Provinces Floor Judge
CFBEvents Staff Manager
Uncertified USA - Great Lakes Judge Manager
Ellen Van Akelyen
Uncertified Canada - Eastern Provinces Staff
Victor Vasconcelos
Uncertified Brazil Floor Judge