Become an Italian Fusion Festival volunteer!
This is an unmissable opportunity to be part of the vibrant creativity that makes the Italian Fusion Festival the biggest Italian festival in Europe!
The Italian Fusion Festival has been taking place in Dublin since 2017. It is organised by Radio Dublino, the Italian-language Irish Radio programme that has been running since 2013.
The festival’s holistic lineup includes jazz, folk, trad, Latin, blues, and rock music. It will also showcase art performances, videos, and dance workshops, and Italian food and drinks will be available.
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Volunteers Roles
The Italian Fusion Festival is run by a small team of staff; we couldn’t do it without the help of amazing volunteers who assist us with many different aspects of the festival. Volunteers work in pairs or small groups with the support of IFF staff. Shifts usually last 1-2 hours, and volunteers can work as many or as few shifts as they like. Here are some of the ways volunteers help make the festival a success.
Check out the roles below to see how you can get involved.
Pre-Festival Team (September/October): In the run-up to the festival, volunteers focus on Distribution and marketing; we pair volunteers into groups of two or three, with the teams of volunteers distributing programs, promoting events, and putting up Festival and Artist posters.
Festival Team (November):
- Customer Service: Volunteers are the face of the festival—they represent! They are the go-to point for people looking for information about shows, venues, places to eat, you name it! It is important to have a sound understanding of the festival program and to be friendly, enthusiastic, and patient.
- Ticketing: We must have accurate information about how many tickets we have sold and our audience numbers. During the festival, Volunteers will take ticket stubs on the doors and use a clicker to count audiences as they enter. Attention to detail, concentration, and calm is key; it sounds like an easy task, but things can get pretty hectic when there’s a throng of people waiting in a foyer, and someone announces that the doors are open!
- Stewarding: Stewarding volunteers are onsite at IFF shows, looking out for the public and the performers, making sure they’re safe, and alerting the supervisor if there is a problem.
- Roadie on Stage: Volunteers support musicians, stage managers, and sound engineers. Rock it!
- Promotion: Promotional volunteers hand out flyers/programs and help put up posters for our different events. They also gather media—audience quotes, testimonials, and photographs—and pass these on to the Social Media team.
- Photos and Videos. Express your creativity with short videos and photos.
- Surveying: Volunteers conduct surveys to gather information about how people have heard about the festival. They ask audience members if they would like to take a survey, gather answered surveys, and make sure they get to the right person. It is very important to be friendly, confident, and comfortable when approaching people.
Please note: Volunteers must be over 18 years of age.
How to get involved
Fill out the online volunteer application form here: https://goo.gl/forms/CIIXTEHAFpAvcFTz1. Please note that there are a limited number of volunteer posts available. Applications to volunteer at IFF 2023 are on a first-come, first-served basis. So submit your application for consideration without delay!
Volunteers Rewards!
- Learn new skills
- Improve your local knowledge
- Enhance language skills
- Boost your CV
- Enjoy great shows
- Free Entry to the Festival
- Meet great people
- You’ll get to know local arts venues and staff
- Enjoy the free pizza & prosecco!
- Volunteers will receive the famous Radio Dublino T-shirt.
