BIFF Staff and Gold Volunteer Roles for BIFF 2026:
BIFF’s success depends on our fun-loving and hardworking volunteers. BIFF Volunteer Staff and Gold Members take on larger festival leadership roles and gain a behind-the-scenes look at planning BIFF. BIFF Volunteer Staff and Gold Volunteers qualify for a wide range of volunteer benefits.
Available Gold Volunteer Roles for BIFF 2026 (25+ Hours):
Box Office
The BIFF Box Office Team sells tickets at a variety of locations throughout the festival. Our Box Office Gold Team members must be comfortable teaching other volunteers, working in a customer-facing role, learning new technology and using laptops and ipads. They must also attend mandatory team trainings in the weeks/months prior to the festival.
Venues
The BIFF Venues Gold Team works in our film venues throughout the festival. They are the friendly faces who organize people in lines, scan tickets and help manage flow in and out of our theaters. These volunteers must be comfortable leading a team of volunteers, serving in a customer-facing role and must attend trainings in the months/weeks before the festival as well as work multiple shifts during the festival.
Production
The BIFF Production Team manages all things related to set-up and breakdown for our film theaters and events as well as many other tasks throughout the festival. Our Production Team leads should have prior experience as a production manager, able to carry 25lbs, and should feel comfortable directing other volunteers.
Events
Our Events Team runs our parties and special events. Our Event leads must have prior event management experience (not all event managers will achieve Gold Status, but it’s still a fun gig!)
Merchandise Team: Assistant to the Merchandise Lead
The Assistant to the Merchandise Team Lead will assist our Merchandise team lead in ordering, organizing, inventorying, distributing and displaying our BIFF merchandise throughout the festival. They will also help train our volunteers on using our point-of-sale system. Our ideal merchandise assistant will have an interest in/experience with merchandising and be available to work multiple shifts during the festival. They should feel comfortable using an ipad and basic point-of-sale software. They must be able to carry 25 lbs. We are also hoping to find someone interested in taking over the lead role in future seasons.
Program Distribution Team: BIFF Poster Distribution Lead/Program Distribution Assistant
We are looking for one volunteer to lead our poster distribution effort and to also assist our Program Distribution Team Leader with all activities related to program distribution. This person must have availability/flexibility during some weekdays and weekends, including February 28th, March 7th, March 17-22, March 25 and March 27th. They should also feel comfortable helping to schedule/interact with volunteers, be able to lift 25 lbs and use a computer to create a small number of volunteer shifts. Ideally, this person can also commit to future seasons! (This could be Gold or a Silver volunteer role, depending on hours worked.)
BIFF Volunteer Staff Roles
Staff roles require experience or expertise and a significant time commitment.
Available Staff Roles for BIFF 2026:
Moderator Coordinator
The Moderator Coordinator Volunteer works closely with the BIFF Director and Producer to create one-page moderator script templates for each of our 50-70 BIFF films. We are looking for a detail-oriented volunteer with strong communication and writing skills and good follow-through. This volunteer role requires roughly 20 hours per week (20 – 30 hours of time) from March 13 – April 12. During the festival, the Moderator Coordinator may also work with theater and stage managers as needed to make/communicate any last-minute schedule or script changes. Must be available for the entire festival of April 9-12. This role has lots of fun festival perks and is a great way to be involved in the nitty-gritty details of the festival!
If you have time to commit and want to learn more about Staff or Gold volunteer opportunities, please contact our Volunteer Manager: Megan Dawson at megand@biff1.com.
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