MagicFest Calgary 2019
Organizer: | CFB Events |
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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.
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.
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:
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Work on one of the Main Event Teams (pairings, slips, floor management, deck checks, end of round, etc.)
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Judge Scheduled Side Events
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Judge On Demand Events
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:
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Information Desk
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Registration
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Prize Wall
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Back of the House
- Retail Merchandise Booth
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Other Event Operations Duties
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.
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.
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!
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 |
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Operations Team |
200 CAD + 2 boxes |
320 CAD |
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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.
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
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 |
Role |
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John Alderfer
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Level 5 (Judge Foundry) | Staff |
Brook Gardner-Durbin
|
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Jon Goud
|
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Travis Lauro
|
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Joseph Steet
|
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Steven Zwanger
|
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) | Head Judge |
Klaus Lassacher
|
Level 4 (International Judge Program) | Staff |
Kyle Ryc
|
Level 4 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Tobias Vyseri
|
Level 4 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Ryan Wood
|
Level 4 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
CJ Crooks
|
Level 3 (Judge Foundry) | Appeals Judge |
Jonah Kellman
|
Level 3 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Aaron MacLean
|
Level 3 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Matt Marheine
|
Level 3 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Niko Skartvedt
|
Level 3 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Bryan Spellman
|
Level 3 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Ronald Thompson
|
Level 3 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Jason Wong
|
Level 3 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Johnpaul Adams
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Scorekeeper |
Alice Araujo
|
Level 2 (International Judge Program) | Floor Judge |
Jordan Baker
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Scorekeeper |
Guy Baldwin
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Ken Bearl
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Abeed Bendall
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Sierra Black
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Staff |
Jeremy Blackwell
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Staff |
Jason Clark
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Jeffrey Darran
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Scorekeeper |
Peter Davies
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Jan de Vlaming
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Maxime Emond
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Janice Exel
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Staff |
Darren Gamble
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Chris Hrichishen
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Sam Hung
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Paul Johnson
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Cayleigh Kitchur
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Jefferey Krasnozon
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Steve Lee
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Landon "Libby" Liberator
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Jessica Livingston
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Staff |
Leonardo Martins
|
Level 2 (International Judge Program) | Floor Judge |
Alex McGregor
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Rick Miles
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Philippe Monlevade
|
Level 2 (International Judge Program) | Staff |
Jason Ness
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Staff |
Mark Norris
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Jeffrey Orom
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
June Pagé
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Staff |
Andy Peterson
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Staff |
David Poon
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Scorekeeper |
Megan Ritter
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Nelson Salahub
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Samantha Short
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Stephen Tran
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Amelia Wales
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Andrea Wallace
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Staff |
Jonathan Wilson
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Antonio Zanutto
|
Level 2 (International Judge Program) | Floor Judge |
Jose Covarrubias
|
Level 1 (Judge Academy) | Staff |
Stephen "Jack" Cummings
|
Level 1 (Judge Academy) | Staff |
Allyson Eichorn
|
Level 1 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Doug Hewson
|
Level 1 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Taylor Metz
|
Level 1 (Judge Academy) | Staff |
Joseph Sapp
|
Level 1 (Judge Academy) | Staff |
Brandon Terry
|
Level 1 (Judge Academy) | Staff |
Sydney Townley
|
Level 1 (Judge Academy) | Scorekeeper |
Angus Davis
|
Uncertified | Floor Judge |
James Edwards
|
Uncertified | Staff |
Nicolas Glik
|
Uncertified | Staff |
Kacey Hogan
|
Uncertified | Staff |
Io Hughto
|
Uncertified | Scorekeeper |
Emilia Jorge de Aratanha
|
Uncertified | Staff |
Wouter Maenhaut
|
Uncertified | Staff |
Neil Meyer
|
Uncertified | Staff |
Vanessa Nguyen
|
Uncertified | Staff |
Jon Saso
|
Uncertified | Tournament Organizer |
Mashi Scanlan
|
Uncertified | Staff |
Jeremy Sivaneswaran
|
Uncertified | Floor Judge |
CFBEvents Staff Manager
|
Uncertified | Judge Manager |
Ellen Van Akelyen
|
Uncertified | Staff |
Victor Vasconcelos
|
Uncertified | Floor Judge |