MagicFest Yokohama 2019

CFB Events in cooperation with BIGMAGIC 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 Yokohama on April, 19th - 21th, 2019.

This application will allow you to apply to be a Judge, or Judge Lead

Please be sure to read the entire application carefully before applying.

The application window will close at 11:59 PM (23:59) PST on Friday, January 11th, 2018

In an effort to create opportunities for as many people as possible, we are offering two day positions of Saturday/Sunday in addition to three day positions. 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.

All staff are required to speak Japanese or English.

Please be aware that most players, as well as some judges will not speak English.

BIG MAGIC consider a Japanese speaking judge to be one that can handle an interaction in Japanese between Japanese speaking players in the feature match area.

LEADS

BIG MAGIC decide to this role after we discuss CFBE and Burgundy.

Leads role contain such role;

・Team Leader (Sat / Sun)

・Side event HJ as 100+ players(also PTQ will come)
・Judge Manager ask some mission as development of Japanese judges.

(Shadowing,TLTP...etc)
＊Thus there is NOT leads role in Friday.

JUDGES

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

    •    Work on one of the Main Event Teams (pairings, slips, floor management, deck checks, end of round, etc.)

    •    Judge Scheduled Side Events

    •    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.

The typical shift length is 9.5 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 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.
Please note that leads on the main event are expected to work until the end of swiss rounds on Day One and through the end of the Top 8 on Day Two.

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

Compensation depends on your role and sponsorship.

BIG MAGIC is able to buy back up to six (6) boxes of product from each individual staff member for 7,000 JPY per box.

All Product will be in the form of Japanese booster boxes from the most recent standard set.

*Sometimes a single room is allocated for convenience.

Welcome from BIG MAGIC:

I am Hidetoshi Ito, event manager for BIG MAGIC, and I will be managing the staff at Grand Prix Yokohama 2019.

We all appreciate your help with GP Yokohama 2019 and we want to raise the bar for this Grand Prix, so please help BIGMAGIC and CFB Events to achieve this goal.

Our Main Goals are;

1. PROVIDE smooth tournament flow

Grand Prix are larger than ever in Japan

*About 2000- players enrolled in GPs 2018 season

Please keep in mind that almost all venues in Japan must close earlier than venues in other countries; therefore and in order to finish up the event as smooth as possible, please prepare for your role at the event ahead of time

(read the factsheet, look through the venue map, etc.)

2. CONNECT Japan and the World

There are many great GP attributes Worldwide and there are many exclusive to Japan. Our goal is to take the best attributes from both sides and make the whole Grand Prix experience even better.

グランプリ横浜2019もチャネルファイヤーボールイベントとBIGMAGICが協力して運営することになりました。

よりよいイベントを目指して頑張りますので、ご協力いただければ幸いです。

スタッフ・マネージャーに関してはわかりにくいと感じましたので、別で募集します。

2日から3日の採用となります。

日本語のみ話せる方よりも、日本語と英語が話せたほうが優先されます。

英語で話せるというのは、第二言語が英語であるプレイヤーに対して、フィーチャーエリアで英語で裁定が出せるレベルを指します。

ジャッジ
ジャッジとして選ばれた場合は、次のいずれかに割り当てられるでしょう。
   •メインイベントチームの1つ（ペアリング、スリップ、フロア管理、デッキチェック、ラウンドの終了など）
   •サイドイベントのジャッジ
   •8人イベントのジャッジ

リーダー
リーダーはメインイベントのチームの一つをリードします。これは、1日ごとになることに注意してください。

リーダーとして応募する場合は、この追加の報酬がどれくらい必要なのかを応募時に必ず示してください。

ほとんどのばあい、1日または2日のリーダーで選ばれた応募者は、残りの日にちはノーマルジャッジになります。

*金曜日はほとんどのジャッジがノーマルになります。

TLTPを挑戦するジャッジへは、この追加の報酬が支払れません。

そのかわり、TLTPで評価することに割り当てられたジャッジへ、追加の報酬をお渡しします。

スタッフ

ジャッジよりも幅の広い仕事をしていただく可能性があるスタッフです。

想定しているのは、8人イベント専任、受付のスタッフ、キックスターターと呼ばれるトーナメントエリアを決めるなどです。

BMパーカーを着ていただきます。

ジャッジのシフトは9.5時間で、1時間の昼休みと少なくとも2回の15分の休憩があります。

メインイベントのリーダーは、1日目のスイスラウンドの終了時まで、2日目のトップ8の終了時までシフトが延長されます。
スタッフのシフトは10時間から14時間で、ジャッジより長くなります。

このイベントに採用された場合、イベント会期前およびイベント期間中に公開される重要な情報を、このイベントフォーラムで確認する責任があります。

報酬は、役割とスポンサーシップによって異なります。

BIG MAGICは7000円/1箱で、1人当たり6箱まで買取を行います。

製品は最新のスタンダードのセットの日本語版になります。

＊交通費補助

0.5BOX…東京、千葉、神奈川、埼玉

1BOX…静岡、茨城、栃木、群馬、山梨

2BOX…愛知、岐阜、福島

3BOX…その他の都道府県

または日本国内の方には郵送のオプションが利用できます。（着払い）