New Positions Available on Sectus Committee

[Elanor Isolda]

Want to be involved with the biggest Harry Potter conference ever held in
the UK?

We've created some new committee positions, so now's the time to step
forward. The Sectus committee is a fantastic, friendly team consisting
entirely of fans wanting to create the best possible event for other fans.

The positions available are as follows:

Publications Editor
Reporting to: Chair
Liaising with: Graphics Designer, Concept Artist, all committee for
contributions

You'll be working on our newsletter, The Snake's Quill and ultimately our
Event Programme.

On The Snake's Quill, your role will be to write and/or collate news and
features for each issue. You will be responsible for deciding upon the
content of each issue, delegating to other committee members where necessary
and ensuring that everything is sent to the Graphics Designer to a set
deadline.

You'll also be in charge of putting together the Event Programme. You'll
need to decide what goes in the programme, delegate to other committee
members and collate all text to be sent to the Graphic Designer to a
deadline. You will also be responsible for selling advertising space, so you
will need to be proactive and

For this position, you will need to have good written communication skills,
be organised, proactive and able to work to a deadline. You will need a fair
amount of free time to dedicate to this position on a regular basis. You
would preferably be able to attend bi-monthly committee meetings in London,
though this is not essential.

Venue Liaison
Reporting to: Chair
Liaising with: Programming

Your role will be to liaise with the conference venue, keeping them up to
date with our requirements and keeping the committee informed of theirs.

You will also be required to liaise with the conference hotels and take
accommodation bookings and provide room lists to the hotels. You may also be
required to negotiate contracts with new hotels should this be needed.

You will preferably be UK-based as a lot of communication will be required
by telephone, and ideally you would be able to visit the venue. The ability
to attend bi-monthly committee meetings in London is desired but not
required.

Merchandising Officer
Reporting to: Chair
Liaising with: Booking Officer, Graphic Designer, Concept Artist,
Webmistress, Venue Liaison

Your job will be to source, design and order merchandise (though once you've
decided on the technical specifications, the artwork will be designed by our
Graphic Designer). As well as deciding on our requirements, obtaining quotes
and placing orders, you will be responsible for pre-conference sales via the
website. This will require you to receive and process orders, so you will
need to be UK-based and able to post parcels regularly; this may mean that
you need to be able to get to a Post Office during working hours frequently.

You will also be responsible for selling space to vendors at the conference.
This will involve proactive contact as well as fielding enquiries, and
informing Venue Liaison of space requirements.

Vice Chair
Reporting to: Chair
Liaising with: All

Your job will be to keep track of progress, to be the point of contact for
any issues that arise and to collate reports to be made to the Chair. You
will also be responsible for delegating tasks set by the Chair to ensure
that all requirements are met and all ideas are followed through.

You will need to be exceptionally well organised and there is a lot of
nagging and diplomacy required in this position, so applications should not
be made lightly.

The ability to attend bi-monthly committee meetings in London is strongly
desired.

Notes and Application Procedure

All out of pocket expenses incurred in your work for Sectus will be covered,
but you should note that there is no financial reward for any of these
positions. All Sectus committee members are required to pay for their own
conference registration, travel and accommodation as for any other attendee.

Your application should contain the following information:

Name:
Email:
LiveJournal Username (if applicable):
Age as of 19 July 2007:
Location (city/state/country):
Will you be attending Sectus 2007?
What position/s are you applying for?
Education/Employment/Experiences:
(Please tell us a little about your educational background, areas of study,
relevant experience (employment or voluntary) etc.)
Other relevant skills, interests and experiences and important information:
Why do you feel you would be suited to the position?

Applications should be made in writing to Elanor at chair at ... by
Friday, October 20th.

All applications will be held in the strictest confidence. Should you have
any questions, please feel free to email me directly.

Regards

Elanor Isolda
Conference Chair
Sectus 2007

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