Staffing Opportunity for Dokidokon
Hello!

If you are interested in joining the Dokidokon staff then you are in the right place! Please read over this form, complete it entirely, and be sure to leave any follow up questions for us in the last section!

Note from the chair:
If you have attended Dokidokon in the past and have felt that Doki difference then you know just how amazing our staff is! They really are the backbone to this convention, and without them this convention just wouldn't be possible. By completing this application and if accepted you need to understand that you are not just joining us as staff: You are joining our family!


Questions & Answers:
Please see the list of questions with answers below.
When will I hear back about my application?
We will reach out in the next few weeks to everyone who completes this form. Right now we are finishing the migration of items over to 2021, after cancelling Doki this summer. Once that is all finished we will start focusing on next years event, and that is when you will be contacted in regards to completing the application.
How do I know what staffing position I am applying for?
A list of open positions will be listed as options in the form below, as well as a brief description of the position. A complete run down of the position will be emailed to you if you have been selected for the position, and you will be expected to look that over and mark that you have read and understand the position you have applied for.
What is it like being a staff member?
Unlike volunteers our staff members are more involved in the inner-workings of running the convention. This means scheduled Google hangout conference calls where updates and tasks are given, as well as the opportunity to vote on various items we would like to see happen at our convention.

As a staff member you may be given tasks during what we call the 'off-season', which is between the months of September-May where most of the behind the scenes work goes on. These tasks vary depending on the position from things like Marketing, Researching, Creating Forms/Documents, to more detailed tasks like assisting with the creation of the events schedule, proofreading documents, and outreach to local business'.

During the weekend of the convention Staff are expected to arrive the Thursday before (this years dates are the 12-14th, so we expect staff to arrive that Thursday on the 11th) to help assist with setup, training, and meet the rest of the team to prepare for the weekend.

Staff may be expected to help work past scheduled hours as needed during that weekend, and to fill in spots where volunteers or staff are not present. Staff must help enforce hotel and con policies. It is our job as staff to help maintain a safe environment for everyone, and to follow protocol should various events or acts of God happen during our convention.

Dokidokon does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, height, weight, physical or mental ability, veteran status, military obligations, and marital status. Therefore our staff are expected to treat all persons with equal rights and with kindness, regardless of any personal opinions or beliefs. If a staff member is found to be of a discriminative nature then action will be taken which may lead up to dismissal of the person as staff.
What are the perks of being a staff member?
Our staff members are vital to this convention even happening, and as such we do our best to help take care of you! Every year we are constantly trying to offer more for our staff and find new ways to show our appreciation to them.
As staff for Dokidokon you will receive:

1. Two staff T-shirts with your name on the back and department you work in.
2. Access to the Food Room during the convention. (Yes, we feed you!)
3. Staff members are assigned a hotel room with a few other staff members, so you won't have to pay for the hotel room.
4. Free Parking in the hotels connected garage. (you will use your room key to enter and leave the garage)
5. A free Doki badge for yourself as well as extra free badges to offer to friends or family.
6. An award presented at the end of the convention (We will have an award ceremony for staff this year, so please plan to stay Sunday!
7. Both ours and the attendees undying love for helping make this event possible!
We appreciate YOU!
We will go out of our way to make sure you know just how appreciated we are for you! We would love to see you grow into this position and to take the skills you learn at Doki out into the 'real world'! We are happy to be listed as a refrence for jobs, and will even provide a letter of recommendation based on the work you have done.

Please complete the form below!
Name *
Legal First and last name
Email *
Phone number *
This is to have on file should we need to schedule a phone call with you.
Which staff opportunity are you interest in?
Please mark the box for the staffing opportunity you are interested in.
Registration Assistant
This staffing position requires you to work directly along side our Registration Lead (Elise) and assist with all duties involving Dokidokon registration including: Setup/Tear down of registration each day as per protocol, clear communication over radio for various needs registration may have for tech or operations, training volunteers and assisting them with registering attendees as well as assist with line control and handling guest arrivals if asked. You will also help with scheduling breaks for volunteers. You will pretty much be with the Registration Lead at all times. For this staffing position The Lead reports to Operations, The Assistant (you) to the Lead and Operations, and volunteers report to you/Lead/Operations as needed. Hours range from 10am-3pm, 3pm-7:30pm, 7:30pm-10pm.
Game Room Assistant
This staffing position requires you to work directly along side our Gaming Department Lead (John Clark) and assist with all duties involving Dokidokon gaming including: Assisting with any Setup/Tear down of the game areas each day, clear communication over radio for various needs the game room may have for tech or operations, assisting in training volunteers if asked. You may be asked to help maintain a clean and safe environment in the Video-game room or tabletop room, as well as make hourly checks on these rooms/equipment, and check on the vendors in these rooms to make sure they are doing alright. You may also be asked to check in with other events such as our Team Events or invited guests CFF and assist as needed in those areas. You will also help with scheduling breaks for volunteers throughout the convention, but typically this would be giving breaks for volunteers/staff on badge checks. You will pretty much be with the Gaming Department Lead at all times, but may find yourself on your own to help during busy times in these rooms. Some events may require a staff member to be present, and that will likely be you. For this staffing position The Lead reports to Operations, The Assistant (you) to the Lead and Operations, and volunteers report to you/Lead/Operations as needed. Hours range from 10am-3pm, 3pm-8pm, 8pm-1am
Vendors Assistant
This staffing position requires you to work directly along side our Vendor Liaison (Alan) and assist with all duties involving Dokidokon's Vendor Room including: Checking Vendors in and ensuring they set up in the assigned booth space, assisting with direction or load in and load out for the Vendor Room, as well as hourly walks of the room to help maintain a security presence and to check on the vendors to see if they need anything. We like to take good care of our vendors, and depending on the need or request we will do our best to accommodate them. You may also be asked to help with badge checks for this room during the open hours of operations, as well as help the Lead each night with a room check and to secure the room for the night making sure all doors are locked and no persons are hidden inside the room. Must give clear communication over radio for various needs from operations or tech, assist with training volunteers who are at badge checks to the room. You may also be asked to help with scheduling breaks for volunteers, but typically this would be giving breaks for volunteers/staff on badge checks. You will pretty much be with the Vendor Liaison at all times. For this staffing position The Lead reports to Operations, The Assistant (you) to the Lead and Operations, and volunteers report to you/Lead/Operations as needed. Hours vary depending on needs, but are typically 9am-3pm, 3pm-8pm
First Aid/Con Ops Assistant
This staffing position requires you to work in our Con Ops. You would report to the Operations Assistant (Jason) or Head of Operations (Rebekah) directly. Duties involving this staffing position include: Setup/Tear down of Con Ops, maintaining a clean Con Ops room and making sure water is stocked at all times, Assisting in changes to volunteer schedule to make sure spots are filled that become empty during the weekend, keeping all cosplay repair items in it's area and making sure items are not stolen from said kit or removed from the room, assisting with cosplay repair, knowing where our first aid kit is and the items within so should it be needed you can collect the items and assist as needed with first aid. You may also be asked to help man the Con Ops room while the OA or HO are on the floor, and to give clear communication over radio for various needs departments may call into Con ops for. You might be asked to help assist with line control for our larger events, and handling questions from attendees who may be sent to Con Ops. You will also help with scheduling breaks for volunteers as needed. For this staffing position you would report to the Operations Assistant and Head of Operations. Hours range from 10am-2pm, 2pm-6pm, 6pm-10pm, 10pm-1:30am.
Security Assistant
This staffing position requires you to work directly along side the Head of Security (Jack C). You would be required to meet with the Security Team the Thursday before con to go over in more detail what to do in various situations should they arise. Job duties include: Maintaining a presence at the convention and to always be in a Security Shirt while on the floor. You will walk the floor and meeting rooms, as well as the hotel lobby and outdoors on an hourly basis. Our Vendors room will need security to walk it at least once every half hour to help keep theft incidents down, and you may be asked to remain in this room for a length of time. This job requires a lot of standing and walking and enforcing of convention and hotel policies. As security you are NOT allowed to carry a weapon, and you MAY NOT touch any person or restrain them physically. Dokidokon is a security presence that helps enforce the policies and maintain a safe environment. The hotel has it's own security for any serious incidents, and the Security Lead would report directly to them. Security shirts range from 10am-3pm, 3pm-8pm, 8pm-1am
Another Staffing Position
Have another area of the convention you have an interest in helping out? Tell us about that here and go into detail on what you would be willing to do, and the hours you would like to work.
Have you worked as staff at any other conventions? *
Have you helped 'volunteer' at other conventions or our own? *
Check all that apply
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Tell us about yourself! *
Be as detailed as possible. Please include any events you may have helped out with in the past or present and include what job requirements you may have had! What are some of your interests? Favorite animes or games? Are you a very outgoing person? Do you work better on your own or in a small team? The more we know about you the better!
Why do you feel you would make a good fit for the position you have selected? *
Have you attended Dokidokon before? What are your thoughts on our convention? *
Please include the year(s) you have attended. Please also include the good/bad/ugly when it comes to the 'thoughts on our convention'. We don't just want to hear 'Oh I loved it! It's a great con!'. We want to know the overall impression you have of our convention.
If you could improve anything about Dokidokon what would it be?
This is an optional question. We value your opinion and would love to know what you would do to help improve things at Dokidokon to help make it better for all involved! (Staff/Volunteers/Guests/Vendors/Attendees/Hotel Staff)
What do you hope to gain from the experience as Staff at Dokidokon? *
This could be anything, from new skill trades to making new friendships, and to just helping out a local convention. You may have career driven goals and are looking for experience in Event Planning, or you may just be looking to have a fun time while helping make it a fun experience for others. Whatever the reason we would love to know what you hope to get out of being staff at Dokidokon!
Our staff are expected to arrive the Thursday before the convention. Will you be able to do that if given the position? *
Arriving the Thursday before allows our staff to help with setup, greet and meet other staff members and volunteers, as well as undergo any last minute changes as well as attend the last meeting before the weekend get's started.
Although not required, we do ask our staff to plan on staying until Monday (August 2nd 2021) to help assist with tear down and to attend the staff appreciation ceremony after closing ceremonies. Will you be able to stay and help with that and attend the ceremony? *
We did not have this ceremony last year, but we will this year!!! We would really love if all of our staff could attend and be shown our appreciation for the hard work done!
What size T-Shirt would you need if accepted into the position you have applied for? *
If asked to do a phone interview or Google Hangout interview when is a good time for you? *
Please include days/times in the format of the example: Mon-Wed anytime after 5pm EST, Fridays after 7pm EST
Finally, the end is near!
We are sure you have questions for us. So please list them here and we will email you to answer these ASAP!

It's important you ask them, or list any concerns so we can answer them before moving forward with the application. If the questions you have is directed at any current Dokidokon staff member please include the name (if you know it) so we can make sure that staff member can answer that question directly.
Give us thy questions!!! *
If you don't have any questions or concerns then please put 'Mischief Managed' in this section then SLAM that Submit button! We look forward to reviewing your application!
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