GP: Pittsburgh Presented By Pastimes

Welcome to Grand Prix: Pittsburgh 2017!

On behalf of Pastimes Games, thank you for your interest in making GP Pittsburgh one of the best events of the year. We are looking for friendly, knowledgeable, professional individuals with a goal of providing exceptional guest service through the entire Grand Prix experience. This application window will close on December 16th.                                                    

Date: February 10th through 12th

Head Judge: John Alderfer

Expectations

All staff members are expected to perform in a professional manner that reflects positively on the rest of the event staff, the Tournament Organizer, Wizards of the Coast and the Judge Program.  We desire team members that seek to promote a fun, exciting environment for everyone to enjoy.  

Judges are expected to wear the Magic Judge shirt which should remain tucked in and buttoned to the next to the top button or higher, an undershirt, black belt, black pants (tactical pants are awesome), black socks, and comfortable, close-toed shoes. Please make sure your shirt is ironed prior to the event.

Staff in administrative roles will be provided with a Pastimes shirt and are expected to wear black pants, black socks, and comfortable, close-toed shoes.

If you anticipate needing to leave before 8:00pm Sunday please mention this in your application.  

Acceptance Procedures

We will be accepting staff members shortly after the application deadline, with most judges receiving two days on the schedule (Friday/Saturday or Saturday/Sunday).  If you absolutely need to be scheduled all three days to be on staff for this event, please note that in your application.

Compensation

Every staff member will receive:

A customized GP Pittsburgh Judge Playmat

A Pastimes Water Bottle

A commemorative lanyard so you can remember your time with us (and so others can remember your name)

Regular REL Judge: $150 per day

Competitive REL Level Judge - $250 per day

Premier Level Judge - $350 per day

Side Event Scorekeeper- $275 per day

Administration / Operations Staff: $225 per day

The per day compensation rate covers Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Set Up and Tear Down

We will be offering a limited number of setup and tear down shifts for this event.

Set Up on Thursday will begin at 10am and include setting up the room and may include registering sealed deck pools for side events. Compensation for the set up shift will be $150. We will also be in need of a few individuals to help close out the show and pack the GP Kit. Individuals on the tear down shift will be scheduled for a Sunday shift and be given a box of the most current set in addition to their shift compensation.

Saturday Extended Shift

Recently at GPs, the trend has been to divide the day into shifts.  This does provide for a shorter day for judges, but does have some drawbacks.  In an effort to provide better structure and continuity, we are going to be selecting some judges to work extended shifts.  For some this will mean working the entirety of the Main Event, for some it may mean being on Side Events for an extended shift, or some combination of the two.  It will make for a longer day for those individuals and so we are offering additional compensation.  If you are interested in volunteering for this, please indicate so on your application.  Those selected to work these shifts will receive an additional $100 in their compensation.

Please Note

All judges receiving payment for this event will need to fill out the appropriate tax paperwork (W-9 for US citizens and W-8BEN for others) and sign an agreement for their work.  There will be no tax withholding onsite.

Standby

Standby judges are a special sponsorship class.  Standby judges may not be used to judge at all at the event.  If you are selected as a standby judge, you will be informed if you are needed to judge on Saturday and/or Sunday by Friday night.   If you work the event, you will receive the compensation package described above.  If you are not selected to judge, you may choose to have your Grand Prix entry fee covered by Pastimes (registration is a base event entry) or a MegaBadge for the weekend (many events each day, plus pick up events).

Staff Fun!

Friday Night

Pizza and draft!  This special event will include, well, pizza and a draft!  For judges who are taking care of the customers - we will make sure you get pizza AND two draft sets!  This event will happen in the Event Hall at 9 PM.

Sunday Night

If you can stick around, there will be a gathering at 10 PM to celebrate an amazing weekend! Location TBD.  Games, snacks and more!

Hotels and Lodging

A room block has been set up at the Courtyard by Marriott. Rooms are $129/night. We will have a link available shortly. Please note that we are not providing lodging for this event, but will provide information so you can take advantage of GP room block pricing should you so choose.

Testing

Testing opportunities may be available on Sunday morning at this event. If you are interested in testing, please include this request in your application. Any staff requesting testing will have to be scheduled. If you do not request to test at least two weeks prior to GP: Pittsburgh with all prerequisites completed, we will be unable to test you at this event.

Additional Questions

If you have any questions about the event weekend or applying for this event, please email me by following the link above.   You can also email questions or comments to the Tournament Organizer at alan@pastimes.net

Thank you and we hope to see you in Pittsburgh!