PAX South 2018 Presented by Pastimes

Welcome to PAX South 2018!

On behalf of Pastimes, thank you for your interest in making PAX South one of the best events of the year. We are looking for friendly, knowledgeable, professional individuals to deliver exceptional guest service through the entire PAX experience. The staff at PAX consists of more than just judges. We are also looking for great people to help with scorekeeping, registration, and the Prize Wall. If you or someone you know is interested in helping in one of these areas, please share this info with them. If they do not have easy access here, please have them email us at staff@pastimes.net and let us know of their interest.

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

The application window closes on December 22nd, 2017. We will also be accepting judges on a rolling basis.

Acceptance notification (estimated) will be posted December 27th, 2017.

Expectations

All staff members are expected to perform in a professional manner that reflects positively on the rest of the event staff, Pastimes, 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 their black 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, black socks, and comfortable, close-toed shoes. Please make sure your shirt is neat prior to the event. If you need a judge shirt, or an additional one, we can provide that if you let us know in advance.

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

Event Needs

This application covers all event needs, including judging, scorekeeping, set-up, breakdown, registration and retail. We need to fill the following roles for this event:

Play Area: These roles are primarily in our play spaces but may also assist in the demo area

Scorekeeping: Manages Event sanctioning, scoring, pairings and results
Registration: Engages players, takes event registration, assists with prize tix distribution
Judge: Engages players, assists with game rulings and timekeeping, assists with tix and product distribution
Prize Wall: Engages players while assisting them with redeeming their prize tixs

Demo Area: These roles are primarily in our demo area but may also assist in our play area

Demo Team: Engages customers, teach on demand and scheduled demos of games.

If you are selected for any position, please check the forum periodically for important news. You may send any questions regarding the above information specifically or your application in general to john@pastimes.net.

Tangible Benefits For You

3 day badge for PAX South
Limited edition Staff Playmat
Pastimes Water Bottle
Pastimes Drawstring Bag
$150 Per Day ($100 for Thursday Setup)

Status types

You may apply for one or both statuses: Confirmed or Standby.

• Confirmed means that you are confirmed to work the event. Staffing needs vary day-by-day, but Friday staffing will be posted shortly after final selections are made.
• To apply for Confirmed status, please select "Full Sponsorship."
• Standby means that you are not confirmed to work on any day, but that you agree to show up and be "activated" as necessary. You will be included in forum communications, and we may activate you before the event begins. If you are not activated in advance, we encourage you to show up and play.
• To apply for Standby status, please select "Standby."

Please apply for all status types you will accept. If you select both Confirmed and Standby, we will consider you for Confirmed staff first. If you select Confirmed but do not select Standby, we will not consider you for Standby.

Paperwork

For this event you will be an independent contractor for Pastimes, Inc. You will need to fill out a contractor agreement, submit an invoice and standard paperwork (IRS form W9 or W8BEN) and we will send you a form 1099 for your taxes at end of the year. There will be no tax withholding onsite as this is the contractor’s responsibility.

Hotel & Travel

Travel to the event and lodging is your responsibility.  More details will be posted as they become available.

Questions

If you have any questions about any part of this please contact
john@pastimes.net
Thank you, and we hope to see you at PAX South 2018!