Volunteer at GVIAS events
Become a member and/or signup for our newsletters at the bottom of this page to hear about volunteer opportunities at any of our events. Callouts typically happen in the weeks preceding an event. You can also indicate your interest at any time by filling out the form here:
Contribute to GVIAS Events by volunteering at our events via our Vome site:
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Leadership Opportunities
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.
Scroll down to see a list of current open positions.
NOTE: that the Conduct Committee operates independently from this process for recruitment. Please see the About the Conduct Committee info page for details.
View the GVIAS Org Chart, and the BitF Committee Org Chart at the bottom of this page. What If 2025 Org chart will be updated when available.
Contribute to GVIAS year round by joining a committee:
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Current open positions:
Click on title for short role description, then click “See detailed description” for a full description of the role.
Communications Committee Member – 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
Conduct Committee Member – 1 positions available
Please read the following pages before proceeding:
The GVIAS Conduct Committee exists to provide a compassionate assessment process into conduct concerns raised by community members (including concerns raised about members of the GVIAS Board, and any GVIAS Committee including the Conduct Committee, BitF, etc).
The Conduct Committee is to provide a more impartial and meaningful process to recommend exclusion or conditional participation of people at official GVIAS events. For actions beyond engagement in restorative practices between the involved community members, the Conduct Committee only recommends actions to the GVIAS Board, it remains the responsibility of the GVIAS Board to enact those recommendations as they see fit.
Conduct Committee members are expected to maintain strict confidentiality and silence regarding matters brought before the committee including, but not limited to private communications and opinions to the Board. Committee members need to sign a statement of Confidentiality pursuant to this understanding.
Contracts Committee Member – 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
Controller – 1 positions available
Culture Committee Member – 3 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.
Finance Committee Member – 1 positions available
The Finance Committee is IMPORTANT: money makes art go ‘round, and art going ‘round is why GVIAS exists! The Finance Committee supports the GVIAS Board of Directors and the GVIAS event committees to create budgets and manage both the society’s and event finances. If you have skills in accounting or financial management, or have managed a budget with a non-profit organization – you just gotta share the magic – this committee is for you! Your magic = thriving financial health for our non-profit society = more art for everyone.
Skills/Experience:
- Comfortable with general accounting principles
- Experience as one of the following:
- Treasurer of GVIAS or other non-profit organization with an established budget;
- Controller, book-keeper, or skills in accounting or financial management with experience in budget creation and management;
- Other demonstrable experience in the creation and management of budgets for an organization with an established annual budget.
Reports to: GVIAS Board of Directors; liaises with Controller and event production teams
Commitment: Year-round
Duration: 1 to 2 years
Monthly: Two hours per month, with additional hours in the weeks leading up to the AGM and all budget submissions
Multiple Terms: Yes
Grants Committee Member – 3 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
Leadership Committee Member – 1 positions available
Confident, compassionate, and collaborative leaders strengthen a community. Are you a leader with long-term vision who is looking to inspire and contribute behind the scenes? The Leadership Committee is an opportunity for experienced mentors to advise the Board on recruitment, onboarding, retention and succession planning. Help us take the organization to the next level!
Skills/Experience:
- Past experience within GVIAS or another burner organization in Associate Producer, Producer, Committee or Board position/s, or as a Burning Man Regional Contact; or equivalent.
- Demonstrated leadership and excellent communication skills.
Reports to: GVIAS Board; liaises with variety of other committees
Commitment: Year-round
Duration: 1-2 years
Monthly: 3-6 hrs
Multiple terms: Yes
Policy Committee Member – 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.
Technology Committee Member – 1 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.
Ticketing Team | Technology Committee Member – 1 positions available
GVIAS is currently seeking dedicated individuals to join our Ticketing Team. As a member of this team, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of our ticketing system, providing exceptional customer service to our participants, and contributing to the overall success of our events.
This is a year long role, with the majority of work focused on operations for Burn in the Forest. Candidates who are looking to continue with this position / lead this position in the future are preferred
If you are passionate about fostering creativity, building community, and contributing to memorable events, we invite you to join the GVIAS Ticketing Team!
Volunteer Committee Member – 2 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
Board Members
GVIAS holds its Annual General Meeting in the spring. Board nominations will be accepted at this link: https://gvias.org/board-of-directors-nomination-form/
Board Member
Members of the Board are GVIAS members, elected by GVIAS members. 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. Please see the nomination form at the link above. You will need to be a logged in GVIAS member, or have applied to be a GVIAS member, in order to see this form.
Organizational Charts
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For a complete list of GVIAS Committees and their detailed descriptions, click here.
What If 2025 Committee & Event Team Leads Org Chart:
