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The Virginia Renaissance Faire is an all-volunteer project that relies on
the efforts of volunteers to make the magic happen.You, your family and friends can join the crew of The Virginia Renaissance Faire and experience the inner workings of a renaissance faire.
We’re always looking for hard-working individuals to help us out before and during the show season.
During the show include, our crew openings include: ticket booth, front gate, parking lot, trash pickup and general site maintenance, first aid
crew, gift shop, rose sellers and tavern workers.
These volunteers will
be expected to attend a dress rehearsal day the weekend before the show
opens, in addition to scheduled shifts during the show run.
Pre-season, we’re in need of folks to help with construction,
carpentry, stage/building/sign painting; clearing the site of brush, bench and table
building, and tree work. Work sessions will be scheduled throughout the spring. We will continue to need help in some of these areas throughout the show run.
All of our volunteers get: free passes to use on unscheduled days or give away to family and friends; a t-shirt; first shot at auditions and staff positions for the next year, if interested, the chance to participate in some of our actor training; cast and crew social events; lots and lots of new, fun friends; the chance to get in on the ground level of Virginia’s premier Renaissance Festival and, last but not least, our undying gratitude and the knowledge that you made a little part of your world happier and more educated.
Send us an e-mail at comeplay@varf.org and tell us a little bit of about
what you’re interested in, and any special skills/qualifications.
Don’t forget your contact information: name, address, phone and e-mail!
For both crew and staff positions, Virginia Faire will happily participate in any program that will get you community service, classroom or internship credit.
If you belong to a charitable organization that can provide a group of volunteers for a particular area – we’d like to talk to you about how we can support your organization through free advertising and other means of support.
Able to devote a little more time?
We still have some staff openings.
To apply for a staff position, include the title of the staff position desired in the Subject line of your
e-mail addressed to comeplay@varf.org. Tell us a little bit about why you’d be good in this position and don’t forget your contact information: name, address, phone number and e-mail.
Volunteer Coordinator: Recruits volunteers via website and other
channels, maintains a database of volunteers and their skills and
availabilities. With Business Manager assigns volunteers to working
areas. Runs a pre-season volunteer orientation meeting. Maintains
contact with volunteers to confirm schedules. Ensures that volunteer
paperwork is completed and on file. Acts as resource for volunteers
on-site during run.
Grants Coordinator: Researches potential grant opportunities,
produces grant applications in conjunction with CEO, ensures proper
follow-up and review. Work is mostly off- and pre-season. Expected
attendance: 1-3 meetings or conference calls per year with CEO.
Sponsorship Coordinator: Searches out, develops and follows through on
potential sponsors. Ensures that sponsor information is available for
website and program. Post-season, follows up with thanking
sponsors. Most work is done pre-season.
Marketing Coordinator: Develops and executes marketing plan in conjunction with Business Manager, including promotional literature such as posters and brochures, website materials, and other promotional items, including ordering print runs. Recruits teams for poster, sign and brochure distribution. Searches out marketing opportunities, such as special events, appearances and other events. Works closely with Media Relations Coordinator as events overlap.
Media Relations Coordinator: Develops and maintains our media
contact database. Distributes press releases and other information to
media outlets. Develops a relationship with key media contacts in area.
Schedules media events, press attendance. Accompanies and
assists media on-site or schedules Faire representative to do so.
Gathers clippings, videos and other published Faire publicity for
archives.
Front End Manager: Manages Front Gate and Ticket Booth operations. Cash handling/customer service experience preferred. Supervises volunteers, covers open shifts and breaks.
Gift Shop Manager: Manages Gift Shop. Retail or other relevant experience preferred. Assists with gift shop volunteer recruitment, supervises volunteers, covers open shifts and breaks. Merchandises gift shop each day, oversees sales, closes up shop and turns in cash
receipts at night. Performs inventories as required.
Stage Manager: Supervises stages and stage act performances. Ensures
stages are set-up and prepared. Manages timing of acts. Assists Show
Director. Works closely with Entertainment Coordinator.
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