Manchester Jazz Festival

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Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

We are now accepting submissions for the 2012 festival programme, for mjf originals and for mjf introduces.

Box office / information desk
Roles include, but are not limited to:
selling concert tickets & merchandise
selling raffle tickets
providing information about the festival and the programme to the public
providing information about the area surrounding the venue you are in (where is a cash point, toilet etc)
providing information about and selling mjf friend memberships to the public
keeping accurate sales records
counting stock and keeping records
cashing up at the end of a shift / day
calculating and paying artist commission on CD & merhcandise sales

Backstage
Roles include, but are not limited to:
assisting stage manager
artist liaison: greeting and informing arriving artists, helping them unload, taking them to the car park, showing them around
filling out PRS for Music forms
filling out artist monitoring forms
running errands
keeping volunteer & artist cabins tidy
keeping backstage area tidy

Flyering
Roles include, but are not limited to:
handing out flyers in city centre locations such as near the stations, Piccadilly Gardens, St Ann’s Square, Exchange Square
providing information about the festival and the programme to passers by

Admin
Roles include, but are not limited to:
data entering
filing / keeping records
helping with day-to-day administrative tasks in the mjf office (on-site and/or our main office)

Pre-production
Roles include, but are not limited to:
helping out on-site with practical preparations such as painting, putting down flooring, hanging up venue dressing / branding etc.
helping out in the office prior to the festival with adminstrative tasks
helping with moving furniture, materials and equipment from office down to the site
helping with setting up on-site office, volunteer and artist cabins

Being a team leader
All team leader roles entail being responsible for the fulfillment of all tasks relating to a certain area of work, training and briefing volunteers working in your team.
We are seeking team leaders in these areas:
managing the box office / information stall at the Festival Pavilion
managing the information / merchandise stalls and Front of House teams at other venues
managing the Front of House team at the Festival Pavilion