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Our volunteers have great opportunities to make a contrubution to their field, meet notable industry professionals and network with their peers. Bring lots of energy and your ideas - because we want our volunteers to be involved! Below are job descriptions for volunteers on each committee. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our membership committee.
Current openings:
Programming Committee
Public Relations Committee
Membership Committee
Education Committee
Sponsorship Committee
Fellow Awards Committee
INDEX Committee
Programming Committee
Volunteer job requirements:
- Be a dedicated, hard working individual who isn’t afraid to dive in and get dirty.
- Get to rub elbows with famous designers and talk one-on-one with some of the industry’s best.
- Individuals who can take initiative and cultivate ideas and oversee them to realization.
- Adeptness at cold calling, maintaining a sensitivity towards deadlines and budgets, possessing strong organizational skills, and the fortitude to stick it out when the going gets tough.
- Ability to be flexible and troubleshoot problems on-the-fly is also crucial to being an integral part of this committee.
If you would like to volunteer for this committee, please complete our application form.
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Public Relations Committee
Volunteer job requirements:
- Be dedicated to promoting both the value of graphic design in general, and the AIGA in particular.
- Responsible for writing, formatting, editing and proofreading any or all of the following: press releases, story pitches, e-blasts, etc.
- Work with other committees to develop mediafriendly hooks for AIGA events.
- Social Networking Manager(s): help organize and maintain our outreach through various social networking websites. (Facebook & MySpace)
- Event Documentarian(s): help document events through audio or video and prepare those assets for web publication.
If you would like o volunteer for this committee, please complete our application form.
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Membership Committee
Volunteer job requirements:
- Helps maintain and build local membership.
- Have a strong hand in planning programming.
- Responsibilities include: Greeting members and collecting information at all AIGA Philly events.
- Membership party — planning and execution.
- Keeps a running list of who is attending events and follows up with potential members.
- Send thank you notes after each event.
- Respond to web volunteers to assist in placing volunteers on appropriate committees.
If you would like o volunteer for this committee, please complete our application form.
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Education Committee
Volunteer job requirements:
- Plan and coordinate events for AIGA student and faculty members.
- Studio Tours — students visit a top Philadelphia design studio.
- Feedback — graduating seniors choose portfolio reviewers from 50 local design professionals.
- New student competition for 2009 —“Campaign to Sustain,” a poster competition centered on sustainability.
- Volunteers brainstorm and orchestrate events and initiatives to attract and educate young designers.
If you would like to volunteer for this committee, please complete our application form.
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Sponsorship Committee
Volunteer job requirements:
- Search new potential sponsors and establish initial contact. Research contact person.
- Establish initial contact with current and new sponsors about specific events. Help determine their interest and compatibility for each event.
- Search vendors for INDEX: A Designer’s Resource Fair, establish initial contact, help sale vendor spaces, help with setup and logistics during INDEX.
- Help maintain communication with partners.
If you would like to volunteer for this committee, please complete our application form.
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Fellow Awards Committee Committee
Volunteer job requirements:
- Gather Fellow Award nominations
- Be directly involved in the planning and execution of the Fellow Award Ceremony
- Help attain sponsorship for the Fellow Award Ceremony
- Help sell tickets to the Fellow Award Ceremony
- Make phone calls to place ads for the Fellow Award program booklet
- Help with organization and setup the night of the event
If you would like to volunteer for this committee, please complete our application form.
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INDEX Committee
Volunteer job requirements:
- Be directly involved in the planning and execution of INDEX
- Help attain sponsorship for the INDEX event
- Help scout locations for the event
- Make phone calls to potential sponsors
- Help with organization and setup the night of the event
If you would like to volunteer for this committee, please complete our application form.
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