TEDxWVU is seeking student volunteers to help organize the second annual TEDxWVU event. This full-day event will be highlighting ideas presented by individuals from WVU and communities within West Virginia.
Volunteers will work in committees focused on different areas of event production, and be lead by individual team leaders. Volunteers should be able to commit a minimum of two hours per week (with time commitments increasing closer to the event), and attend two monthly meetings. If you are interested in applying to be a volunteer, fill out an application online.
Team leaders should be able to commit a minimum of four hours per week, and attend two monthly meetings. Time commitments will increase during the month prior to the event. If you are interested in being a team leader for a specific committee, please email your resume to Shannon Cunningham at tedxwvu@gmail.com with a paragraph stating why you think you qualify for a leadership role in your chosen committee.
Those wanting to apply for a leadership role need to apply by June 1. Those applying for a volunteer position should apply by August 3.
The following are descriptions for each committee:
Public Relations/Marketing: This committee will focus on promoting the event to get speakers and attendees. They will work with TEDx’s program liaison to ensure all press releases are properly structured. Working on social content, writing press releases, and creating other ways to promote the event are some of the responsibilities for this committee. After the event, this group will be in charge of promoting the talks and getting feedback from attendees/speakers.
Event Staff: This group will consist of those who want to help with the day-of event needs. The leader of this committee will be in charge of assigning places/jobs for each volunteer on the day of the event.
Website/Design: This committee will create and manage a strong online presence of our event, including website content, a blog and social media. This committee will work alongside our marketing committee and the technology committee to ensure proper outreach. The design team will create the event logo, website, branding materials and other aesthetic components of our event. Previous coding or graphic design experience required.
Event Planning: This committee will be in charge of organizing the event. Ordering items for and preparing swag bags, arranging all hospitality needs for the event, and running registration are a few tasks assigned to this group. They will be in charge of making name tags for speakers and attendees, producing schedules for the day, and working with the volunteer committee to arrange placement of volunteers throughout venue.
Speakers/Review Videos: This committee’s responsibility will be choosing the speakers for the event. Members will be in charge of creating the speakers application, providing guidelines for the talks, going through the applications and video posts, and selecting the finalists.
Sponsorships: This committee will work to locate companies/organizations to sponsor TEDxWVU with monetary or other forms of donations. Members of this committee will be responsible for creating and managing the budget for the event.
Technology/Production: This committee will be focused on overseeing the video and audio needs of the event – from working with audio in a sound booth to being responsible for stage management. This committee will work alongside with the event planning and volunteers committees. Previous tech experience required.