Work or Volunteer at the Wisconsin Film Festival
The Wisconsin Film Festival is looking for Box Office Staff and Theater Volunteers to work March 11-April 20. If you are interested in either position please see below.
What does the box office staff do?
Box office staff sell tickets to Wisconsin Film Festival patrons. They ensure careful distribution of tickets, accurate accounting of cash and credit-card sales, and compliance with the University of Wisconsin’s cash-handling and credit-card security procedures. Staff sell tickets both before and during the Festival.
Experience with retail sales or similar cash management position. Attentive, courteous, and efficient when talking with customers and coworkers. Must be capable of accurate accounting, including cash counting, reading financial reports, and checking for errors. Available to work during Festival Box Office hours for a minimum of 25 hours per week.
Time
25 to 40 hours per week. Must be available to work shifts between 12 pm and 8 pm on weekdays, and 10 am to 5 pm on Saturdays and/or Sundays. Must be available to work shifts during the Wisconsin Film Festival (April 11 to 18).
Pay
$11.66 per hour.
Want to apply for the box office staff?
Send letter of inquiry by Sunday, March 3 at 5:00p.m. outlining availability, experience (if any), and desired hours to Bruce Ehlinger.
What do volunteers do?
The volunteer teams keep the theaters running smoothly during the eight-day Festival. Some duties may include:
Training sessions
We hold two meetings (“WEEK A” and “WEEK B” meetings) before the Festival to present the information you’ll need to be a volunteer. To accommodate people’s schedules, we arrange for two pairs of meetings. You don’t need to tell us which meeting you’ll attend — just come!
You must attend one meeting during WEEK A and one meeting during WEEK B. This is true for returning volunteers as much as for first-timers—we rely on the experiences of those folks who worked at past festivals to help us improve our procedures for 2013.
WEEK A (come to just one of these Week A meetings):
Saturday, 9 March from 12:00-2:00p.m. OR Sunday, 10 March from 12:00-2:00p.m. in
4070 Vilas Hall (the UW Cinematheque theater)
WEEK B (come to just one of these Week B meetings):
Saturday, 6 April from 12:00-2:00p.m. OR Sunday, 7 April from 12:00-2:00p.m. in
4070 Vilas Hall (the UW Cinematheque theater)
Go online to read more and to sign up!
What does the box office staff do?
Box office staff sell tickets to Wisconsin Film Festival patrons. They ensure careful distribution of tickets, accurate accounting of cash and credit-card sales, and compliance with the University of Wisconsin’s cash-handling and credit-card security procedures. Staff sell tickets both before and during the Festival.
- Sell film tickets and merchandise (via cash, check, and credit card) to customers at the Festival Box Office, over the phone, and at theaters during the Film Festival.
- Monitor and update internet/online ticket sales.
- Print and mail online and telephone ticket sales.
- Settle and balance accurate daily cash reports.
- Respond to and solve customer problems, like ticket exchanges and refunds.
- Read and respond to email communications directed to the Box Office.
- Maintain a secure financial environment for both cash and credit cards, consistent with the UW’s policies. Assist filmmakers, volunteers, and members of the press who will be picking up information packets at the Box Office.
Experience with retail sales or similar cash management position. Attentive, courteous, and efficient when talking with customers and coworkers. Must be capable of accurate accounting, including cash counting, reading financial reports, and checking for errors. Available to work during Festival Box Office hours for a minimum of 25 hours per week.
Time
25 to 40 hours per week. Must be available to work shifts between 12 pm and 8 pm on weekdays, and 10 am to 5 pm on Saturdays and/or Sundays. Must be available to work shifts during the Wisconsin Film Festival (April 11 to 18).
Pay
$11.66 per hour.
Want to apply for the box office staff?
Send letter of inquiry by Sunday, March 3 at 5:00p.m. outlining availability, experience (if any), and desired hours to Bruce Ehlinger.
What do volunteers do?
The volunteer teams keep the theaters running smoothly during the eight-day Festival. Some duties may include:
- organize the audience into waiting lines, tear tickets, count attendance
- sell tickets
- answer questions, help solve customer problems
- help people find seats, find other theaters, find the bathroom
- introduce films and filmmakers
- get each screening started on time by coordinating with the theater projectionist
- make sure each film has the right sound volume and runs smoothly
- assist with panels and Q&A sessions with filmmakers
- do it all over again for the next film in the schedule!
We hold two meetings (“WEEK A” and “WEEK B” meetings) before the Festival to present the information you’ll need to be a volunteer. To accommodate people’s schedules, we arrange for two pairs of meetings. You don’t need to tell us which meeting you’ll attend — just come!
You must attend one meeting during WEEK A and one meeting during WEEK B. This is true for returning volunteers as much as for first-timers—we rely on the experiences of those folks who worked at past festivals to help us improve our procedures for 2013.
WEEK A (come to just one of these Week A meetings):
Saturday, 9 March from 12:00-2:00p.m. OR Sunday, 10 March from 12:00-2:00p.m. in
4070 Vilas Hall (the UW Cinematheque theater)
WEEK B (come to just one of these Week B meetings):
Saturday, 6 April from 12:00-2:00p.m. OR Sunday, 7 April from 12:00-2:00p.m. in
4070 Vilas Hall (the UW Cinematheque theater)
Go online to read more and to sign up!
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