Origins Game Fair Presented by Pastimes

Welcome to Origins 2018

On behalf of Pastimes, thank you for your interest in making Origins one of the best events of the year. We are looking for friendly, knowledgeable, professional individuals to deliver exceptional guest service through the entire Origins experience.

The staff at Origins consists of more than just judges. We are also looking for great people to help with scorekeeping, registration, retail 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 john@pastimes.net and let us know of their interest.

Please be sure to read the entire application before applying.

The application window closes on May 7th, 2018

Acceptance notification (estimated) will be posted May 11th, 2018

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.

Typical shifts will be approximately 10 hours with breaks.

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, closed-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, closed-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, pairing, and results
-Registration: Engages players and takes event registration
-Judge: Engages players, assists with game rulings and timekeeping, assists with prize tix and produyct distribution

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.

Retail Area: These roles are primarily in our retail area but may also assist in our play or demo area

-Retail Team: Engages customers, process payments

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

4 day badge for Origins (For both Confirmed and Standby)
Limited edition Origins Exclusive playmat
Pastimes Waterbottle
Pastimes Drawstring Bag
$125 Per Day ($75 for 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-to-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 any day, but that you agree to show up and by "activated" as necessary. You will be included in forum communications, and we may activated 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 selected 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 submit an invoice (we have a template you can use),  fill out a contractor agreement, standard paperwork (IRS form W9 or W8BEN), and submit to a background check. At the end of the year will we send you a form 1099 for your taxes and there will be no tax withholding onsite as this is the contractor's responsibility. If you have any questions questions about these requirements please contact alan@pastimes.net.

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 application or this event please contact John Temple at john@pastimes.net.

Thank you and we hope to see you at Origins 2018!