Volunteer

Salary: London travel expenses paid

London Experimental is looking for volunteers to help deliver their 2025 event in South London.

Our team of volunteers will contribute support to the on-the-day operations of the 2025 event. They will mainly assist the director and producer with a range of tasks, including greeting guests and checking tickets, helping audience members navigate the venue, communicating info about the event and its ethos, managing sign-ups and guest lists, helping the marketing team sell copies of the London Experimental Zine, invigilating, and watching films.

As we are still a small event, this is an unpaid role for individuals looking to gain experience in a film events environment. We will, however, refund your travel expenses (within London) and provide food on shift. You’ll gain event delivery experience, meet a team of other film enthusiasts and watch a lot of short experimental films.

Role details

Hours: 12 PM – 9 PM (this is flexible), with frequent breaks & dinner break.
Date: Sunday 15th June 2025.
Location: Birdhouse Brewery, Herne Hill, South London (about a 5-minute walk from the station).

Role responsibilities

• Providing on-the-day support to contribute to the smooth running of the event
• Front of house: engaging with the general public
• Managing the desk at entry/exit points
• Directing members of the public to the venue entrance
• Handing out flyers/leaflets
• Monitoring festival attendance
• Coordinating guest lists
• Ushering/Invigilating: showing audiences to available seats
• Collecting feedback through surveys
• Assisting with the sales of the London Experimental zine
• Representing the London Experimental values: to create a safe and inclusive event
• Assisting the director and producer with any other (non-technical) tasks that may arise

Person specifications

• Volunteers who feel comfortable when engaging with the general public
• Ability to work collaboratively
• Good instinct for when to escalate and when to take initiative
• Interest and enthusiasm for cinema events, curation or event production
• A passion for short film/experimental cinema
• Experience in attending, volunteering or working for events or exhibitions
• Those with an interest in the role of audience engagement in film exhibition
• Those who are passionate about platforming filmmakers
• Those with an interest in our “anti-festival” model

How to apply

To apply, please email us your CV, and send us a short written paragraph/video/voice note about yourself and why you would like to be involved.

Send this to: hello@londonexperimental.com
Let us know what hours you are available.

Please write “LE VOLUNTEER APPLICATION – YOUR NAME” in the subject line.

For any questions or enquiries, please contact Beth at hello@londonexperimental.com

The closing date for this position is 15/05/2025 at 23:59