Open Volunteer Positions

Open Volunteer Positions

SF3 Board member at-large

Become familiar with the SF3 Board and execute self-directed projects. Learn more about this opportunity! 

IT Volunteer

If you have experience with server infrastructure (LAMP stack knowledge desired but not required), we’d love your help with our server migration project. This position can last until the end of the project or can be a longer-term role, depending our your availability and interest. For more information, please contact personnel@sf3.org (subject: IT volunteer).
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Fundraising Chair

Do you dream of a career in the non-profit sector? Do you like organizing data and people? Fundraising is the most stable non-profit role, and we can give you valuable experience building up a fundraising program!  You’ll work closely with the Treasurer and meet twice per month, once with Fundraising volunteers and once with all Chairs, to check in about fundraising activities. Mentoring available. To learn more, contact personnel@sf3.org (subject: Fundraising Lead).

Access Lead Online

If you’re dedicated to making WisCon as accessible and welcoming as possible, this position is for you. As Access Lead, you’ll manage the Access Team of dedicated volunteers to arrange and hire live Closed Caption transcribers (training provided!), facilitate Alt Text, and remain available and flexible for unpredictable details. For more information, please contact personnel@sf3.org (subject: Access Lead)

 Access Team Member

Do you love finding and hiring people for needed services? We need an Access Team Member to hire live Closed Captions transcribers to help make WisCONline 2025 accessible and welcoming. The process is in place, we just need someone to train and go through the steps! Please contact personnel@sf3.org (subject: Access Team Member) for more info.

Writing Workshop Team Member

Nurture spec-fic writers! As a Workshop Team Member you’ll help the Co-Leads manage video call rooms for critique sessions and special topic sessions and/or take shifts for writing sprints for WisCONline 2025. Contact personnel@sf3.org (subject: Workshop Team Member) for more information.

Academic Program Co-Lead

If you love research supporting feminist science fiction and fantasy, then the Academic Program Co-Lead is for you!  You’ll draft a call for proposals for professors, researchers, doctoral candidates and grad students studying fields related to feminist science fiction to present their research at WisCONline 2025. You’ll schedule presentations, and then publish the results after the convention. Templates from previous academic programming leads available.  Contact personnel@sf3.org (subject: Academic Lead) for more information~

Guest of Honor Co-Lead
Want to rub elbows with some of your favorite established authors? Sign on to coordinate communication and logistics for WisCon guests of honor! As Guest of Honor Lead, you’ll make sure each guest has a place on the program and coordinate liaisons as needed. Learn more by contacting personnel@sf3.org (subject: GoH Lead).

Gathering Lead

If you believe in the importance of social connections, Gathering Lead is the role for you. You’ll solicit gathering activity ideas (via the Communications team) and organize Discord channels to help people socialize as they join WisCONline 2025. If helping people connect with friends, established and new, is your passion, please contact personnel@sf3.org (subject: Gathering Lead).

Ceremonies Lead

Love being the center of attention? Become Ceremonies Lead for the WisCONline 2025! You’ll organize the Sunday evening awards ceremony, introduce our Guests of Honor, recognize the contributions of committee chairs (and possibly Otherwise folk), and make other important announcements as needed. This is your chance to shine. Contact personnel@sf3.org (subject: Ceremonies Lead) for more information.

Website Team Lead

Be in the know as WisCONline’s Website Team Lead. You’ll update our website with the most current con information, coordinating with IT Infrastructure Lead, AppDev Lead, and other con leads. Expect to spend about 2 hours a week in this position. Familiarity with WordPress a must. For more information contact personnel@sf3.org (subject: Website Team Lead).

Apprentice Communications Chair

Spread the word about WisCon! As Apprentice Communications Chair you’ll help the Communications Team transmit the latest WisCon news via its website, social media, and newsletters. To learn more, please contact personnel@sf3.org (subject: Apprentice Com Chair).

Personnel Co-Chair

Do you have experience with HR or volunteer coordination and management? You can help SF3 gear up for the next WisCon! This remote role involves checking progress and follow-up with Personnel volunteers for a few hours per week. The Personnel Co-Chair is a member of the SF3 Personnel Committee and reports to the SF3 Vice President. Contact personnel@sf3.org (subject: Personnel Co-Chair) for more information.

Personnel Volunteer Interviewer

Interview prospective volunteers and help them find their best fit.  Learn more about this opportunity or contact personnel@sf3.org.

Personnel Volunteer Onboard/Offboarder

Follow existing templates to orient new volunteers, shift existing volunteers to new roles, or release outgoing volunteers.  Learn more about this opportunity or contact personnel@sf3.org.

Communications Server Migration Working Group

This group has launched but is open to additional members. Duties include: find a suitable cloud server and work with the current physical server owner to migrate our data and video to the new server.  Prior service migration experience helpful. Contact personnel@sf3.org (subject: Server Migration Working Group) for more information

How to apply

If any of these volunteer positions interest you, reach out to personnel@sf3.org