GVIAS is looking for leaders – both new and experienced – to help run our events and the organization! Committees now run year-round, while event-specific committees are activated specifically in preparation for our events.
We’re excited to introduce our new leadership survey, designed to make the application process more transparent and inclusive. The survey was built to help applicants easily showcase their talents and passions. Our revised vetting process also seeks to protect our members, all while determining best fit and opportunities for growth.
- Click here to see an overview of the leadership recruitment process.
- Below you will find current open positions.
- Click here to read all of GVIAS’ committees and their detailed descriptions.
- Scroll to the bottom of this page to view the GVIAS Org Chart, and the BitF Committee Org Chart.
Ready to step up?
Not ready for a leadership position?
Contribute to GVIAS year round by joining a committee! Current open positions:
Click on title for short role description, then click “See detailed description” for a full description of the role.
Technology Committee – 2 positions available
The Tech Committee functions to provide technical support to GVIAS, the Board of Directors and its committees (including the event production committees). Primary functions include ticketing, G-suite and website management, and special projects (i.e. current website overhaul and modernization, recommendations on new platforms to use to meet GVIAS’ needs). This team consolidates functions that have in the past been dealt with by a number of roles across our events, within the board, and in community on an ad hoc basis.
Grants – 2 positions available
The Art Grants Committee is responsible for distributing grant funds to artists to help with the financial costs of creating interactive art for GVIAS events. Primary responsibilities include communicating with artists, reviewing applications to determine how the available funds will be allocated, sending and receiving contracts, reviewing receipts, and sending funds to artists.
Skills/Experience:
- Good verbal and written communication skills;
- Organized and good with time management.
Commitment: Year-round
Duration: 1 to 2 years
Monthly:
- A minimum of 5 meetings per year (2 – 6 hours in length)
- During the grant application and adjudication periods up to 1 – 2 hours per week
Multiple Terms: Yes
Policy Committee – 2 positions available
Do you love getting into the nitty-gritty details of processes? Do you dream up decision trees sometimes “just for fun”, while trying to figure out how something works? The Policy Committee considers the who, what, when, why of every policy. Event management experience and skills are necessary for Policy Committee members to create policies and decision trees which will aid in the management of the GVIAS organization, the production of all events, and decisions within online spaces.
Skills/Experience:
- Minimum 3 years experience in GVIAS event production as Producer, Associate Producer, Board Member or equivalent;
- Excellent communication and writing skills.
Reports to: GVIAS Board; liaises with variety of other committees
Commitment: Year-round
Duration: 1-2 years
Monthly: 2 meetings; 6-12 hrs
Multiple terms: Yes.
Communications Committee – 2 positions available
Are you a social media guru with WordPress experience? The Comms Committee manages and moderates GVIAS’ online presence, and creates and maintains content on Facebook, and the GVIAS and GVIAS-owned websites. With a touch of humor and an understanding of the burner community, the Comms Committee curates interesting and timely content to keep the community up to date about events, opportunities, GVIAS and Burning Man related news. As ambassadors of the community, Committee members will be accountable for monitoring the GVIAS social media channels, engaging as appropriate, and ensuring our Community Code of Conduct is observed.
Skills/Experience:
- A personal computer,
- Strong communication skills,
- Minimum one year experience in a Team Lead role or higher within the GVIAS umbrella,
- Previous experience managing social media and website content, including WordPress.
Reports to: GVIAS Board; liaises with variety of other committees
Commitment: Year round;
Duration: 1-2 years
Monthly: 1 meeting; 6-12 hrs
Multiple terms: Yes
Contracts Committee – 1 positions available
The Contracts Committee manages a lot of serious stuff, but with big-time vision for the future! The role of the Committee is not just to source and track materials, equipment and venues for all GVIAS events (anything over $1000), but also to foster good relationships with all vendors. Help GVIAS successfully procure diverse lists of equipment and services, and have the satisfaction of knowing that you planted the seeds for the growth of our amazing events.
Skills/Experience:
- Negotiating and reviewing contracts for events, non-profits or corporations;
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
- Procurement and vendor management as a profession or for events similar to GVIAS’
Reports to: GVIAS Board of Directors; liaises with event production teams
Commitment: Year-round
Duration: 1 to 2 years
Monthly:
- Three to four events per year;
- 1-15 hours per event, depending on size and length
Multiple Terms: yes
Culture Committee – 1 positions available
Are you a passionate community builder, invested in developing the culture of our community, while also improving inclusivity, diversity and safety? Join the culture committee to develop ambassadors at GVIAS events and help to acculturate new members to our community! Bring your creative ideas, help us to assess our community’s needs, and develop new initiatives!
Skills/Experience:
- Creative thinker with excellent communication skills
- Understanding of the 10 Principles and their application
- Awareness of burner culture, current events and issues (particularly diversity and inclusivity) in burner communities
- Experience of having attended at least 2 full burn events
- Demonstrate excellent burner values and exemplary conduct as an active member of the BC Burning Man Community
Reports to: GVIAS Board of Directors; liaises with Regional Contacts, Communications and Volunteer Committees, as well as event production teams.
Commitment: Year-round
Duration: 1 to 2 years
Monthly: 2-4 hours per month, with additional hours in the weeks leading up to events.
Multiple Terms: Yes.
Volunteer Committee – 1 positions available
The Volunteer Committee oversees volunteer recruitment across all of GVIAS’s events. Primary responsibilities include volunteer recruitment and management, volunteer recognition, and managing the volunteer coordination software (including providing software training to new leaders).
Skills/Experience:
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Organized and good with time management
- One of the following:
- Experience as a Volunteer Coordinator at past GVIAS event or similar
- Experience as a Team Lead for a GVIAS or similar.
- Previous experience in volunteer management or recruitment in another for-profit or non-profit event.
Reports to: GVIAS Board of Directors
Commitment: Year-round
Term: One or two years
Monthly: 1-7 hours per week, with additional hours per week in lead up to any event
Multiple Terms: yes
BitF Committee 2023 current open positions:
Click on title for short role description, then click “See detailed description” for a full description of the role.
Controller – 1 positions available
DPW Set-Up Associate Producer – 1 positions available
There is an Associate Producer role for each Pod (i.e., Curation, Safety, etc). This is a great opportunity to learn the Producer role while helping make BitF happen!
Associate Producers work with and take on tasks as delegated by the Producer(s) of the group. Their role is to support the production group; contribute to event production; team/group cohesion and learn about the responsibilities; milestones and goals of the production group; with the intent of eventually stepping into a Producer role. Associate Producers help to support team leads in becoming experts in their role and carrying out the function of their role in a way that fosters team-building; ownership; pride and good relationships with volunteers. There are elements of administration and planning involved in production roles. The Producer Team ultimately answers to the community, among other stakeholders. Each member of the Producer Team has shifts onsite during the event (called production shifts) for which they must be sober and on radio. This keeps the event and participants safe. No one would be asked to come into a production role without support of the team. New Associate Producers mentor with the more seasoned Producers/Associate Producers to learn all the crazy considerations of putting on our event, and this would allow consideration for a Producer or Associate Producer in the following year(s).
Skills/Experience
- See specific Pod roles for more information.
- Preference for experience in a team lead or other significant volunteer role at past events
Commitment: Nov – Sept
Term: 1yr
Monthly:
- 1 -2 meetings per month
- 2.5 hours/meeting
- 2-10 hours of work per week
- Production shifts during event + specific Production Group commitments (being on duty within your group)
Multiple Terms: Yes
DPW Exodus Associate Producer – 1 positions available
There is an Associate Producer role for each Pod (i.e., Curation, Safety, etc). This is a great opportunity to learn the Producer role while helping make BitF happen!
Associate Producers work with and take on tasks as delegated by the Producer(s) of the group. Their role is to support the production group; contribute to event production; team/group cohesion and learn about the responsibilities; milestones and goals of the production group; with the intent of eventually stepping into a Producer role. Associate Producers help to support team leads in becoming experts in their role and carrying out the function of their role in a way that fosters team-building; ownership; pride and good relationships with volunteers. There are elements of administration and planning involved in production roles. The Producer Team ultimately answers to the community, among other stakeholders. Each member of the Producer Team has shifts onsite during the event (called production shifts) for which they must be sober and on radio. This keeps the event and participants safe. No one would be asked to come into a production role without support of the team. New Associate Producers mentor with the more seasoned Producers/Associate Producers to learn all the crazy considerations of putting on our event, and this would allow consideration for a Producer or Associate Producer in the following year(s).
Skills/Experience
- See specific Pod roles for more information.
- Preference for experience in a team lead or other significant volunteer role at past events
Commitment: Nov – Sept
Term: 1yr
Monthly:
- 1 -2 meetings per month
- 2.5 hours/meeting
- 2-10 hours of work per week
- Production shifts during event + specific Production Group commitments (being on duty within your group)
Multiple Terms: Yes
preHeat 2023 current open positions:
No positions currently available. Become a standing volunteer to know exactly when new leadership opportunities arise.
Board Members
GVIAS holds its Annual General Meeting in April annually. Board nominations will be accepted at this link: https://gvias.org/board-of-directors-nomination-form/
Board Member
Members of the Board are elected positions, representing the interests of the community as a whole. Each appointment is a two year term, which can be extended up to three 2-year terms. The election process happens during the annual early spring society AGM, to which all members are invited.
At a basic minimum, board members are required to:
- Attend monthly meetings, which tend to be 2-3 hours long
- Join at least one of the existing Committees as a liaison
- Govern the community Code of Conduct for GVIAS events
- Attend one annual weekend strategic retreat to assist with the development of the Board’s Strategic Plan
- Attend one Annual General Meeting each year and attend General Meetings or Town Halls, if necessary, during the year
- Be available by email regularly
- Offer informed opinions to decisions about budgets, policies, processes, schedules, and projects
All board seats are effectively members-at-large, accountable to the membership. Seats are not tied to executive positions, which are chosen annually, though board members are encouraged to pursue executive positions that interest them.
Purpose of the Board of Directors
The main responsibility of a Board of Directors is the governance of the organization, including but not limited to:
- Management of human and financial resources
- Ensuring transparency
- Respecting confidentiality
- Awareness of legal obligations
- Society risk management
- Support board decisions once made
Requirements
- Must be an active member of GVIAS at minimum 14 days prior to the scheduled AGM
Organizational Charts
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For a complete list of GVIAS Committees and their detailed descriptions, click here.

