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Insomnia64 | The UK's Biggest Gaming Festival

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 runs all the fun activities for the BYOC during the event, from the I-hunt, social games area, community game servers and scheduled games. Bring your PC and get involved!

CONTENT CREATIVE TEAM

From interviews to official Insomnia trailers, you will assist in the creation of all public facing videos for Insomnia. Whether you're interested in editing, filming or generally creating something awesome, the Content Team would love to have you on board. Please note that equipment is not provided, you will need to bring your own for capturing the event.

CREATOR/PRESS TEAM

Supporting the creator team to keep the show schedules on time including stage slots, public appearances and customer services; catering and rooming plans, and press schedules and interviews. Also helping press understand the show and ensure they are met, escorted and supported in their activities.

CUSTOMER SERVICE TEAM

This team serves as the front line in customer service; the team covers a lot of different areas from stewarding and queue management in the expo hall, to dealing with general guest enquiries.

CUSTOMER CHECK-IN TEAM

This team makes sure that attendees check-in smoothly into both day time and evening events.

ESPORTS TEAM

The Esports Team are our tournament administrators. They set up and run the tournaments for our BYOC and day attendees.

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).

STAGE CONTENT TEAM

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

TECHNICAL SUPPORT TEAM

The customer facing technical wizards of the event. Setting-up & packing-down the power and network for BYOC and running the Help Desk during the event to diagnose customers' technical issues.

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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