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Volunteering

Insomnia Gaming Festival has been inviting volunteers to gaming events for over 20 years and it’s a fantastic way to give your time and have a great time doing it! Whether you steward, help with stage content or work on the festival’s infrastructure, you will be joining a team of hundreds, united by the love for gaming.

There are several teams that get involved in the event from running tournaments to BYOC activities. Please refer to the list below to see more details about each team at the event*.

*To apply as a volunteer at Insomnia, you must be 18 or older.

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Hover over pictures to see descriptions for each team!

COMMUNITY TEAM

This team is the community facing team who man the BYOC helpdesk and run all the fun activities for the BYOC during the event, from the Ihunt, social games area, community game servers and scheduled games. Bring your PC and get involved!

ESPORTS - BYOC TEAM

The Esports Tournaments - BYOC Team are our tournament administrators for the BYOC Community; they set up and run tournaments throughout the show.

ESPORTS - EXPO TEAM

Get involved in managing our daily Tournament Areas in the Exhibition Hall, featuring hundreds of players.

CUSTOMER SUPPORT TEAM

This team serves as the front line in customer service, covering a lot of different areas, from stewarding and queue management in Feature Areas in the expo hall to checking crew, exhibitors and attendees smoothly into the show, and answering general queries.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT TEAM

The customer facing technical wizards of the event. Setting-up and packing-down the power and network for BYOC; also, running the HelpDesk during the event to help diagnose customers’ technical issues.

CREATOR TEAM

Supporting the creator team to keep the show schedules on time, including stage slots, public appearances and customer services; catering and rooming plans for the show's Talent

STAGE CONTENT/CONTENT CREATIVE TEAM

Working on live stages, operating production equipment and helping the stage shows run smoothly.

NETWORK TEAM

The Network Team are responsible for the core network infrastructure at the event. Often found in tunnels or in hidden rooms, the team set up and run all the core event services, game servers and network that the event relies on.

LOGISTICS TEAM

Working with our logistics staff to build and break the event and be the central hub for all event logistics. Work is physically demanding, but a lot of fun. Steel toe cap boots are mandatory for this team (not provided).

A FEW NOTES…

  • Once you’ve applied, the Insomnia Festival Team will review all applications, and invite successfully candidates to officially ‘sign-up’ (congratulations!).
  • Before the festival, your Team Leader will confirm site plans, and you’ll be sent more details about the event, including an outline of your personal schedule (you’ll need to turn up to all allocated shifts!).
  • All volunteers will get: 4 complimentary Family & Friends tickets for Monday, and the opportunity to apply for a BYOC seat (subject to limited availability).
  • Uniform is provided for live event days.
  • Food is provided for each day you’re on shift.
  • Campsite access is included at the main Insomnia series (NEC).
  • Parking is included (Limited Spaces).
  • Unfortunately travel cannot be expensed and will need to be arranged individually.
  • If you have booked your ticket and are accepted to become a Volunteer you will be unable to request a refund.
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