MagicFest Columbus 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): | Nov. 22, 2019-Nov. 24, 2019 |
Location: | Columbus, Ohio, United States |
Venue: | Greater Columbus Convention Center 400 N High St Columbus, OH 43215 USA |
Applications accepted through: | Aug. 30, 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 Columbus featuring the Grand Prix on November 22nd - 24th, 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, August 30th, 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.
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). Judges interested in joining the Friday staff are required to be available at 1:00 PM (13:00) at the latest, and for those applying to a Sunday position, the expectation is that you'll be available until at least 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
Judge Leads are staffed exclusively through the CORE application and Lead applications are not be available on individual event postings. You can read more information here:
https://apps.magicjudges.org/events/11708/
SCOREKEEPERS
Scorekeepers are staffed exclusively through a seperate Scorekeeper application (similar to CORE) and applications are not be available on individual event posting. You can read more information here:
https://apps.magicjudges.org/events/11710/
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 interested in joining the Friday staff are required to be available at 1:00 PM (13:00) at the latest, and for those applying to a Sunday position, the expectation is that you're available until at least 8:00 PM (20:00).
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 $150.00 plus two Booster Boxes or $270.00 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 (10) and twelve (12) 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 30 minute break. If selected, you will receive $300.00 plus two Booster Boxes or $420.00 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 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 |
$150 + 2 boxes |
$270 |
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Operations Team |
$150 + 2 boxes |
$270 |
|
Event Setup Team |
$150 + 2 boxes |
$270 |
Thursday Only |
Event Strike Team |
$300 + 2 boxes |
$420 |
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 CFB Events for this MagicFest.
You can see a copy of a blank contract here:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1PCoM359ORAttBrkHebkmytD21yFpInMo
Please also note that all selected applicants will be checked against the National Sex Offender Registry located at https://www.nsopw.gov.
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
|
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) | Staff |
Paul Baranay
|
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) | Appeals Judge |
Abraham Corson
|
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Shawn Doherty
|
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Matthew Karr
|
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Joe Klopchic
|
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Travis Lauro
|
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Daniel Lee
|
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
John Brian McCarthy
|
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Eliana Rabinowitz
|
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Joseph Steet
|
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
W. Matt Williams
|
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) | Head Judge |
Steven Zwanger
|
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Amanda Coots
|
Level 4 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Kyle Ryc
|
Level 4 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Tobias Vyseri
|
Level 4 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Ward Warren
|
Level 4 (Judge Foundry) | Scorekeeper |
Michael Arrowsmith
|
Level 3 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Sashi Balakrishnan
|
Level 3 (International Judge Program) | Floor Judge |
Meg Baum
|
Level 3 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Diego Bolaños
|
Level 3 (International Judge Program) | Staff |
Eric Dustin Brown
|
Level 3 (Judge Academy) | Staff |
Nicola DiPasquale
|
Level 3 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Jonah Kellman
|
Level 3 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Matt Marheine
|
Level 3 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Elliot Raff
|
Level 3 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Minh Vu
|
Level 3 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Johnpaul Adams
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Scorekeeper |
Christian Aguilar
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Alice Araujo
|
Level 2 (International Judge Program) | Scorekeeper |
Gray Beadle
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Sierra Black
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Andrew Blizzard
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Stephen Brown
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Javier Castellan
|
Level 2 (International Judge Program) | Floor Judge |
Leo Castellblanch
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Mike Combs
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Shane Congrove
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Thomas Conmy
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Benjamin Coursey
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Jeffrey Darran
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Scorekeeper |
Zeke Davis
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Yachu Du
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Steven Edelson
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Staff |
David Elden
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Jeffrey Emery
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Matthew Fox
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Ethan Greenberger
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Dalton Grimes
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
David Incorvati
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
David Jimenez
|
Level 2 (International Judge Program) | Floor Judge |
Dess Knight
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Staff |
Sean Linkous
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Scorekeeper |
Jessica Livingston
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Staff |
Scott Markwart
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Mark Mason
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Staff |
Kaitlin McLachlan
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Rick Miles
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Patrick Nelson
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Jason Ness
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Staff |
Matt Newnam
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Scorekeeper |
Sherwin Ng
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Christina Paz
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Andy Peterson
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Brian Rapp
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Meg Rickman
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
David Rockwood
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Gary Roland
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Krystal Rose
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Staff |
Vona Rustay
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Graham Schofield
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Skarlet Shuplat
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Alexander Smith
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Andrea Wallace
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Staff |
Hank Wiest
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Jonathan Wilson
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Phillip Wulfridge
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Saul Arreola
|
Level 1 (Judge Academy) | Staff |
Holly Barra
|
Level 1 (Judge Academy) | Staff |
Garth Beavers
|
Level 1 (Judge Academy) | Staff |
Stephen "Jack" Cummings
|
Level 1 (Judge Academy) | Staff |
Mark Gibbons
|
Level 1 (Judge Academy) | Staff |
Kyle Hilliar
|
Level 1 (Judge Academy) | Staff |
Taylor Metz
|
Level 1 (Judge Academy) | Staff |
Joseph Sapp
|
Level 1 (Judge Academy) | Staff |
Peter Strauch
|
Level 1 (Judge Academy) | Staff |
John Vorderbrueggen
|
Level 1 (Judge Foundry) | Staff |
Richella Wyss
|
Level 1 (Judge Academy) | Staff |
Brandon Young
|
Level 1 (Judge Academy) | Staff |
Kristin Allison
|
Uncertified | Scorekeeper |
Angus Davis
|
Uncertified | Floor Judge |
Kacey Hogan
|
Uncertified | Staff |
Isaac King
|
Uncertified | Floor Judge |
Michelle Miles
|
Uncertified | Staff |
Vanessa Nguyen
|
Uncertified | Staff |
CFBEvents Staff Manager
|
Uncertified | Judge Manager |