We Need You!

GameStorm is always looking for new volunteers!  

These volunteers fall into three general groups:

• Attendee Volunteers

  • You are coming to to GameStorm as a paid attendee but have some free time to help out!

• Staff

  • As a Staff member, you commit to helping at GameStorm for 12+ hours over the course of the convention.  With that commitment comes a Staff Membership and a better rate on hotel room nights.

• Convention Committee

  • As a member of ConCom you are involved with the planning and organization of GameStorm over the course of the year.

How do I volunteer for GameStorm?

We are a 100% volunteer-run con, and we would love for you to join us! If you have any questions that are not answered here, please contact us volunteers(at)gamestorm.org Any attendee can volunteer for an hour or more to contribute to making our con great and get a peek at how we go about running this thing. If you can commit to working 12 or more hours, you can qualify for a free staff badge.
Recruiting Departments
The following departments are looking for more help:

• • Info Desk: serve as a friendly face helping people figure out the con.

  • Staff Lounge: help sustain your fellow staffers in a limited-access lounge.

  • Registration: get the badges to the people. This is our biggest volunteer need. You can help either as a computer-trained desk agent, or as a support runner.

  • Library: keep the games library orderly and help people check out games.

  • Logistics: help set up and take down the con on Wednesday and Sunday. Great for people who like physical jobs and working for con but not during it.

  • Play and Win (PAW) Program: help run the raffle-like system where people can play games for a chance to win a copy of them. Also opportunities to run demonstrations on some of those games.

  • Swag Door Guards: sit at the door and ensure that there are no more than the allowed number of shoppers.

  • Swag Desk: sit at the desk, explain what Swag is, accept payments and restock supplies.

  • Minis Painting Class Assistant: assist with setting up class, getting students settled with painting supplies, and answering questions. (Ideally you have some miniature painting experience for this one).

Don't see your department here? This is just a list of the departments who are recruiting and managing their schedules on the website. If you are already in contact with another department and you're not looking to pickup more shifts, you still need to submit an application in order to get your badge. 

If you feel ready for taking on even bigger responsibilities for the con, such as being an assistant department head, please email volunteers@gamestorm.org and let us know about your experience, skills, and interests.

Application Process

Here are the steps to get started volunteering:

• Go to our Application page

• Fill out the application and submit. (If you don't know what department to pick, tell us a bit about your personality and interests in the "note to organizer" field.)

• One of our volunteer staff members will approve your application or reach out for clarifications.

• Then you will either be put in contact with your department head to figure out your schedule, or you will be able to browse and select available shifts in our system (depending on the department).