We are tentatively planning for a return of our international festival in 2021. A key part of this is recruiting volunteer guides for international groups. We hope to discover a select number of team members to add to the mix of our highly experienced staff.<\/p>\n\n\n
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<\/a>Answers to likely questions:<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n- \nQ:<\/strong> Do I need to be available for the entire festival period?<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nA:\u00a0<\/strong>In principle, yes. We are looking to recruit a small number of guides who can make this commitment.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
- \nQ:<\/strong> What language skills are necessary? <\/span><\/span><\/div>\nA:<\/strong> <\/span><\/span>You need to be able to communicate well\u00a0in English. Japanese ability a plus.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
- Q:<\/strong> Can I pick the group I guide?
A:<\/strong> No, in general, although we will listen to preferences.<\/span><\/li>\n- Q:<\/strong> Will I be working alone or in a team?
A:<\/strong> Our policy is to assign groups of guides to each team. For some groups that have very small numbers of artists, we sometimes allocate single guides, but they have the support of a pool of reserve guides.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nWhat you can do to prepare<\/strong><\/h3>\nOur application form requires a CV file. The format is free, so you can adapt something you already have. You will also need \u00a0facial picture, and\u00a0<\/span>to have some idea of your availability in August next year.<\/p>\nYou can get a good feel for the event by looking at the past artists and the photos and videos in the Galleries section <\/a>of this website.<\/p>\nAnd there are more pages we can recommend reading up on:<\/p>\n
\n- WMDF History and our “100Project”<\/a> (current total of invited countries\/regions is 52)<\/span><\/li>\n
- WMDF themes, Big Here, Long Now<\/a><\/li>\n
- The international groups recruitment system<\/a> (especially the Terms and Conditions<\/a>, and the Artist FAQ<\/a>)<\/li>\n
- Read up on the cities in the “Knowledge Accumulator” at the bottom of this page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Apply Form<\/strong><\/h3>\nWhen you are ready with your details (you\u00a0have your\u00a0CV file, facial picture, and availability in August next year), please fill in the form below.<\/p>\n
A:<\/strong> No, in general, although we will listen to preferences.<\/span><\/li>\n
A:<\/strong> Our policy is to assign groups of guides to each team. For some groups that have very small numbers of artists, we sometimes allocate single guides, but they have the support of a pool of reserve guides.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
What you can do to prepare<\/strong><\/h3>\nOur application form requires a CV file. The format is free, so you can adapt something you already have. You will also need \u00a0facial picture, and\u00a0<\/span>to have some idea of your availability in August next year.<\/p>\nYou can get a good feel for the event by looking at the past artists and the photos and videos in the Galleries section <\/a>of this website.<\/p>\nAnd there are more pages we can recommend reading up on:<\/p>\n
\n- WMDF History and our “100Project”<\/a> (current total of invited countries\/regions is 52)<\/span><\/li>\n
- WMDF themes, Big Here, Long Now<\/a><\/li>\n
- The international groups recruitment system<\/a> (especially the Terms and Conditions<\/a>, and the Artist FAQ<\/a>)<\/li>\n
- Read up on the cities in the “Knowledge Accumulator” at the bottom of this page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Apply Form<\/strong><\/h3>\nWhen you are ready with your details (you\u00a0have your\u00a0CV file, facial picture, and availability in August next year), please fill in the form below.<\/p>\n
You can get a good feel for the event by looking at the past artists and the photos and videos in the Galleries section <\/a>of this website.<\/p>\n And there are more pages we can recommend reading up on:<\/p>\n When you are ready with your details (you\u00a0have your\u00a0CV file, facial picture, and availability in August next year), please fill in the form below.<\/p>\n\n
Apply Form<\/strong><\/h3>\n