Melbourne Fashion Week
Volunteer
| company: | Melbourne Fashion Week |
| job title: | Volunteer |
| location: | Melbourne |
| work type: | Casual |
| level: | Junior |
| closing: | 27.05.2022 |
Role Description
Join the Volunteer Team for Melbourne Fashion Week (M/FW), the country’s premier consumer fashion event, attracting over 175,000 people each year as it celebrates Melbourne’s world class fashion industry and explores fashion in all its forms.
M/FW positions Melbourne as the fashion capital of Australia and is renowned for supporting emerging, independent and established designers and brands while driving retail sales within the city.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
- Exceptional customer service skills
- Experience in similar volunteer roles
- Experience in customer service roles
- Problem solving ability
- Ability to communicate with people of all ages and abilities
- Ability to take direction and work autonomously if required
- Ability to prioritise workload in a busy environment
- A keen attention to detail
- Ability to demonstrate and display City of Melbourne’s core values – integrity, courage, accountability, respect and excellence
Key Responsibilities
BOH volunteer tasks:
- Dressing models
- Preparing and steaming clothing for runway shows
- Assisting stylists, designers and models
- Taping shoes and managing accessories
- Assisting BOH management overall with general requests and duties
Event Operations and Support volunteer tasks:
- Event Operations Centre (EOC) support
- Moving and setting up event signage (heavy lifting)
- Packing gift bags and distributing at event
- Assist with venue operations as requested
- Runners for deliveries and other operational assistance
- Support the Front of House team if necessary
FOH volunteer tasks:
- Welcome patrons in a warm and professional manner
- Assist patrons with event enquiries
- Hosting duties in the VIP Lounge
- Direct patrons around the venue and event
- Assist with ticketing
- Assist with promotional tasks: taking event photos, handing out event flyers/brochures
- Assist with entry control & wrist banding of patrons
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