Volunteer at DOXA 2026!

PRE FESTIVAL ROLE - Early March - April 

• Do you like to practice your computer skills?
• Do you enjoy designing, and feel confident using a number of different design programs?
• Are you experienced in Video editing?
• Do you feel confident with platforms such as Instagram and Tik Tok?

Volunteer Qualities:

• Friendly, focused, learns quickly and independently
• May be seeking volunteer experience to add to career development

Responsibilities:

• Comfortable coming to our offices to help before the festival
• Will be assigned tasks to perform in a separate space 
• Will work closely with our Communications & Marketing Manager

We may ask for a portfolio or previous design work.

PRE FESTIVAL ROLE - Early March - April 

• Do you like to practice your computer skills or put together packages?
• Are you friendly? Have good communication skills? Dependable? Able to work independently and maintain a professional image with all contacts made?

Volunteer Qualities:

• Friendly, focused, learns quickly and independently
• May be seeking volunteer experience to add to career development

Responsibilities:

• Comfortable coming to our offices to help before the festival
• Will be assigned tasks to perform in a separate space

May be capable of: Data entry, Label making, Retrieving photos from email, Assembling and organizing festival guest packages.

PRE FESTIVAL ROLE - Early April

• Do you like to walk around Vancouver?
• Do you have a car or bike?
• Do you like to get to know local businesses?
• Are you dependable, friendly and have good communication skills?
• Able to work independently and maintain a professional image with all the contact made?

Responsibilities:

• Willing to work independently or with another volunteer to distribute festival programs, posters, flyers throughout designated areas
• Has a vehicle or enjoys walking in local neighbourhoods, connecting with local businesses
• Interested in learning and sharing knowledge of festival FAQs
• Distribution volunteers can take as many or as few promotional materials as they want to take- All help is appreciated!

FESTIVAL ROLE 

• Are you interested in supporting DOXA by transporting filmmakers and DOXA Festival Guests?
• Do you have a vehicle and some flexible hours of availability?
• Are you willing to donate time and room in your car to the festival?

Volunteer Qualities:

• Friendly,  Engaged, Service-oriented

Transportation volunteers are prepared to be:

• Respectful of filmmakers’ busy schedules
• Interested in and willing to donate time driving their own vehicle (with mileage reimbursement) to transport filmmakers and DOXA Festival Guests
• Possesses correct licensing and insurance for vehicle which includes a valid unrestricted Class 4 Driver’s license (some exceptions for Class 5 drivers permitted) and you have your own vehicle with $2 million liability insurance (or access to a vehicle).
• Drivers will be reimbursed for necessary parking and mileage between pickup and drop off locations (not including from the volunteer’s home).

FESTIVAL ROLE 

• Do you like being a part of the crew for special events and parties?
• Do you enjoy helping with the set up and take down of events?
• Can you safely lift between 25-30 pounds?
• Do you have a Serving It Right/Special Events Server certificate?

Volunteer Qualities:

• Friendly, Engaged, Proactive
• Appreciates safe practices and governing regulations

Special Events Team Members have:

• Experience in event management
• Closed toe or steel-toed shoes
• Appropriate clothing for event-related duties (Festival T-shirt will be provided)
• A can-do attitude for event set up and striking duties
• An asset: Can safely lift up to 30 pounds
• Flexibility in abilities, including welcoming guests, registration, serving and bussing, ushering, providing information about DOXA programs

FESTIVAL ROLE 

• Are you interested in supporting DOXA with your exemplary eye and ability to capture an artful perspective within a moment?
• Are you friendly, have good communication skills, dependable, and able to work independently, maintaining professionalism with all DOXA-related contacts?

Volunteer Qualities:

• Supportive of DOXA photography and filming objectives.
• Interested in promoting DOXA by capturing eye catching moments and images that encapsulate the overall festival: its people, events and highlights.

As a DOXA Photography & Videography Volunteer you:

• Enjoy capturing a variety of photos at events ranging from posed guest shots, candid shots, promotional materials of sponsors at the festival, audience pans, and Q&A panels, visiting filmmakers and guests
• Will assist with the set-up and strike of certain spaces and photography/ filmmaking materials
• Are ready and available to supply your own equipment and basic post-production.

Please note: if you do not own all of these items, contact us with a list of what you have available.

PHOTOGRAPHERS: digital SLR, multiple lenses (at least one low light friendly), multiple 12GB+ memory cards, tripod/monopod, flash, card reader, editing software.

VIDEOGRAPHERS: digital video camera, onboard mic, onboard light source, multiple 12GB+ memory cards, tripod, ash card reader, editing software.

Volunteers include both the time in festival and in production with a minimum 16 hour commitment. Note that volunteers who commit and perform beyond 24 hours, shoot & post inclusive, are eligible for a Festival Pass and other perks.

FESTIVAL ROLE 

• Do you enjoy providing excellent hospitality and service to specialized audiences?
• Are you a server or bartender with “Serving It Right”?
• Are you reliable, and good with numbers?

Volunteer Qualities:

• Friendly and Engaged.
• Supportive of DOXA’s hospitality policies and all governing regulations.

As a DOXA Hospitality Volunteer you:

• Have ‘Serving It Right’.
• Bartending knowledge and experience.
• Capable of serving food or beverages during special events.
• Being available for DOXA festival special events.
• Able to lift and carry boxes and supplies.
• Able to stay up late.

FESTIVAL ROLE 

• Are you good with numbers, people, and staying organized?
• Are you friendly, receptive, trustworthy, engaging, sharp, and energized?
• Do you enjoy offering kind assistance to the public?
• Do you like to be a part of the festival environment?
• Are you good with handling cash?

 As a Front of House Volunteer you:

• Understand and participate in maintaining order in front of house at venues.
• Manage line-ups "Ticket Holders, and Ticket Buyers”.
• Assure that the audience has memberships by selling DOXA viewer memberships and handling, counting and reconciling membership cash sales.
• Allow for appropriate entry to the film by scanning tickets.
• Assist in ushering festival attendees.
• Invested in learning and sharing knowledge of festival FAQs.
• Are the face of the festival with facts and information.

FESTIVAL ROLE 

• Do you enjoy low pressure value-align sales to promote the financial well being of DOXA?
• Do you identify as professional and relaxed in a sales role?
• Does the idea of achieving sales for social benefit bring you joy?
• Are you: Receptive, trustworthy, engaging, sharp and energized?

As a DOXA Promotions Volunteer you are:

• Promoting DOXA and assisting with Donor Drive.
• Ready to present donor information and sign up materials.
• Capable of keeping materials secure and confidential.
• Keen to sell DOXA promotional swag, such as t-shirts and tote bags.
• Enjoys engaging with audiences while collecting personal information data via the DOXA Audience Survey & Donor Drive.
• Interested in learning and sharing knowledge of festival FAQs.
• Interested in DOXA values.

FESTIVAL ROLE 

SET-UP CREW

•    Assemble stages.
•    Set up backdrops.
•    Set-up chairs.
•    Pick-up gear from storage locations.
•    Put up sponsors signs up.
•    Put up programmes at venues on Sandwich boards.
•    Set up tea and coffee.
•    Set up tables for Sound persons.
•    Set up small tents.
•    Set up traffic, parking barriers signage.
•    Place signs around festival - directional, parking.
•    Place no smoking signs around venues.

How Long: As long as it takes - Physical Effort Required!
When: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Which Venues: Various
Report To: Site Set Up Area Manager

FESTIVAL ROLE 

PACK-DOWN CREW

•    Remove stages.
•    Remove backdrops.
•    Remove entries.
•    Stack chairs.
•    Transport Folk Club gear to storage.

How Long: as long as it takes!
When: Sunday and Monday
Which Venues: Various
Report To: Site Set Up Area Manager