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Just popping in to say and HI everybody! It is super, super weird to not be planning for SDCC this year. On one hand, I'm super bummed my group got shut out of badge sale, but on the other hand, I just gave my periodontist $4k so maybe I'm ok not having the comic con expenses coming up.anyway! I miss the anxiety and stress of sdcc!!! hahaha
How many of you guys get regular dreams of SDCC?Me, I always have this one particular dream: I'm in San Diego for Comic Con, but things keep coming up, like I'm at an offsite, or I'm lounging in the hotel room, or I'm wandering through the Gaslamp, and then suddenly it's Saturday, and I realize I haven't even stepped foot inside the convention center yet. So I've wasted half my time without ever actually attending SDCC. I have this particular dream maybe once every two months or so. It's always a variation of the same Comic Con dream.I bring this up now because I had another such dream last night, except this time, as I realize I haven't gone inside the convention center yet, I am telling my friend this was just like the dream I always have about missing most of the convention. So did I just get Inception'd by referencing this particular dream in a dream about this dream?
All the time when I plan for the two July conventions I attend. People don't really know how intense it is to go a large convention. Ha ha."Seriously, you start working on stuff this early?!" (I get this all the time when I explain Comic-Con and Anime Expo.)
I’m seriously already 90% packed for SDCC. My cosplay is already to go.
Whoo hoo! What's the cosplay? Are you planning on any test runs at spring cons?
No WonderCon for me this year. A visit to a daughter in Texas is in the cards this spring. Golden Age Flash will make an appearance at SDCC this year. You?
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Temporary Programming Staff MemberSan Diego Comic Convention is looking for a Temporary Programming Staff Member. The long term assignment will start in late February/early March 2019 until the end of August 2019. The programming department is responsible for putting together all aspects of the Convention’s pop culture panels featuring a wide variety of topics and diverse panelists, as well as specialty events, i.e. eSports. The selected individual will be involved in the office tasks and projects to get prepared for the Conventions, as well as onsite duties for both WonderCon and Comic-Con. WonderCon takes place at the end of March and Comic-Con is at the end of July. 2019 is our 50th Comic-Con Show.In the office, tasks and projects could range from gathering and organizing supplies, to putting pertinent information on Excel spreadsheets, to doing website edits. We rely on over 60 volunteers during WonderCon and over 120 volunteers during Comic-Con, so tasks will include preparing materials for volunteers to use, knowing how they’re asked to use them, and knowing the guidelines they’re asked to follow when managing a panel room. There may also be special pop culture convention research projects given to this staff member by the Senior Director.Working onsite at WonderCon is a training opportunity for the temporary staff member, This person will shadow one or more Programming team members to observe how they manage panel rooms, answer questions, respond to calls, handle giveaways and technical checks, and give room announcements (if needed). Once at Comic-Con, the staff member will be assigned specific panel/event venues to oversee at surrounding hotels and other offsite locations.The skills and knowledge that a qualified candidate must have include: Experience with Microsoft Office Suite Experience with Google Applications, esp. Drive, Sheets, Docs, and Calendar Strong organizational skills (ability to prioritize tasks) Strong time management skills (deadline-driven) Strong oral and electronic communications skills Ability to balance working with a team and independently Strong customer-service skills Must have comics and pop culture knowledge eSports knowledge is a plusThe background and experience that the candidate must have include: Experience planning and executing events for an organization or client Experience leading a team of adults Experience collaborating with others to plan and execute an eventOther relevant people skills include: Being calm under pressure Ability to take and follow-through on instructions Being comfortable with acknowledging what they don’t know and taking the next step, which is to seek the proper channel to get that information.Please submit a cover letter and resume for review to [email protected].