MagicFest Brisbane 2019

Organizer: ChannelFireball
Judge manager: CFBEvents Staff Manager
Event type: Grand Prix
REL: Competitive/Professional (GP)
Format: Standard
Event date(s): Dec. 6, 2019-Dec. 8, 2019
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Venue: Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
​Merivale St & Glenelg Street
South Brisbane QLD 4101
Australia
Applications accepted through: Sept. 13, 2019

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 Brisbane featuring the Grand Prix on December 6th - 8th, 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, September 13th, 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.

 

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.

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

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:

 

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:

 

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 8:00 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$385 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$485 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

A$215 + 2 boxes

A$385

 

Operations Team

A$215 + 2 boxes

A$385

 

Event Setup Team

A$215 + 2 boxes

A$385

Thursday Only

Event Strike Team

A$315 + 2 boxes

A$485

Sunday Only

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

 

In addition judges traveling from outside the Brisbane 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 Brisbane

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.

We are currently working on creating a contract for staff from the Australia/New Zealand region and will update the solicitation prior to acceptances.

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 Alderfer
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) USA - Northeast Staff
Antonio Jose Rodriguez Jimenez
Level 5 (International Judge Program) German-speaking countries Floor Judge
Klaus Lassacher
Level 4 (International Judge Program) German-speaking countries 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
CJ Crooks
Level 3 (Judge Foundry) USA - Midatlantic Appeals Judge
Moe Furusawa
Level 3 (International Judge Program) Japan Floor Judge
Fabian Peck
Level 3 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Head 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
Denby Adams
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Matthew Anderson
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Damien Berry
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Niall Bole
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Mark Brown
Level 2 (Oceanic Judge Association) Australia and New Zealand Scorekeeper
Leanne Capewell
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Michael Collins
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Ryan Darris
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Pacific West Staff
Scott Davidson-Bowey
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Arick Dickerman
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Hispanic America - North Floor Judge
Jason Doan
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
sha dong
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Greater China Floor Judge
James Dowling
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Jonathon East
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
John Eastgate-Brown
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
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 Floor Judge
Khang Jong Kuan
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Southeast Asia Floor Judge
Yong Ming Lim
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Jessica Livingston
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Southwest Staff
Jared Mallett
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Callum McFadyen
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Rhianna Milton
Level 2 (Oceanic Judge Association) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Alan Peng
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Tyrone Phillips
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
Elizabeth Wallace
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Jesse Watts
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Goh Wee Thean
Level 2 (International Judge Program) Southeast Asia Floor Judge
Ryan Welson
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Chris Worrell
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Scorekeeper
Dennis Xiao
Level 2 (International Judge Program) Southeast Asia Floor Judge
Clifford Yap
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Southeast Asia Scorekeeper
Andre Abelita
Level 1 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Andrew Anastasi
Level 1 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
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
Matt Baxter
Level 1 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Staff
Jonathan Gilchrist
Level 1 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand 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
Swetam Ramanathan
Level 1 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
David Robinette
Level 1 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Staff
Isaac Scherhag
Level 1 (Judge Academy) Australia and New Zealand Staff
Caitlin Butcher
Uncertified Australia and New Zealand Staff
Mattezhion Campbell
Uncertified Australia and New Zealand Staff
Nicolas Glik
Uncertified Iberia Staff
Krystal Johnson
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Staff
Adam Lehmann
Uncertified Australia and New Zealand Staff
Lonneke Onrust
Uncertified BeNeLux Staff
Jamiee Roberts
Uncertified Australia and New Zealand Staff
Jon Saso
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Tournament Organizer
Mashi Scanlan
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Staff
CFBEvents Staff Manager
Uncertified USA - Great Lakes Judge Manager