Get involved

What you’ll be doing

You’ll welcome attendees at the door, keeping track of numbers, and directing anyone who needs to collect or buy an entry wristband to the An Lanntair reception desk.

You’ll help attendees with their enquiries – you’ll know the programme, what’s happening where and when, and be able to recommend different activities.

You’ll be able to direct attendees to the appropriate person if you can’t help them yourself.

You'll need to be:

• Familiar with the programme and all the events and activities on offer (we'll help you with this).
• Okay with working standing up

Along with our stewards and An Lanntair staff, you will be a central part of the public face of OH!CON on the day. 

What you’ll be doing 

At the reception desk, you’ll sell OH!CON merchandise and raffle tickets, help register attendees for the treasure hunt and cosplay masquerades, and act as a contact point for the organising team.

You'll need to be:

• Happy handling card and cash payments (we will show you how to do this, but some retail experience would be useful)
• Comfortable with some light paperwork (filling in entrants details on the cosplay registration form, raffle ticket details etc.).

The events and activities team run drop-in events and activities that are available throughout the day. 

What you’ll be doing

You’ll be supervising one or more activities. These include creating comic books, making plasticine monsters, designing superhero masks, nerf shooting, and more! You’ll encourage people to take part and make sure that they have a great time when they do.

You'll need to be:

• Able to actively encourage people to take part in the activities on offer 
• Good at showing people, of all ages, how to get the most out of the activities. We'll help you with this if you're not familiar with an activity.
• Confident enough to look after activities on your own and manage sometimes over-excited participants

The cosplay masquerades are the highlight of OH!CON. We run two masquerades: one for children and families and one for adults.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll help manage and run the two masquerades, making sure that all entrants have registered, that no-one has any dangerous or offensive costumes, and all are ready to strut their stuff on the stage when it’s their turn. 

You will need to be:

• Good at organising things and keeping things running to time
• Confident enough to get people to listen to you when they need to line up safely and be quiet
• Able to work under pressure and adapt to circumstance as needed - the masquerades are usually busy and last-minute entries and drop-outs are not unusual.

The OH!CON gaming area is located in the Town Hall and is very popular. It covers board games, wargames, retro video games, and VR. 

What you’ll be doing:

Working alongside the fabulous people from Gateway Nerds, you’ll encourage people to take part – complete beginners as well as more experienced players. You may lead board games, supervise the video games , or help with the VR games.

You will need to be:

• Enthusiastic about games. 
• Familiar with a variety of games or able to pick up new rules/games quickly.
• Confident enough to lead a game and encourage people to take part.
• Good at explaining games to newbies and getting people playing and having fun quickly, even if it is their first time playing.

Our team of photographers and videographers record the fun and excitement of OH!CON.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll join our existing team of photographers and videographers to document the day’s events. Some shots will be used for publicity, some to support our internal training and our funding applications.

You will need to:

• Know how to use a camera/phone to take photos and video
• Have an eye for what ‘works’ when capturing a moment or scene
• Be aware of how to take photos and videos appropriately and respectfully (we will give you guidance on this)

OH!CON requires a lot of equipment - from boxes of pencils to a life-size Han Solo in carbonite. It is always a race against time to set up all the various elements before doors open on Saturday morning. And when the doors close at 5, we need to clear it all away so the venues can re-open on Monday.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll help us collect equipment from our storage and deliver it to the correct venues. Within the venues, you’ll make sure that the equipment is where it is needed, and in some cases you’ll help us to assemble or prepare it ready for OH!CON.

After closing, you will help pack the equipment and take it back to storage.

As well as on the day itself, we will also need some setup and breakdown help on the Friday before and the Monday following - please indicate if you are available for these times.

You will need to be:

• Reasonably fit - there will be some carrying, lifting and assembling of equipment.
• Able to understand and carry out instructions well, but also able to use your initiative if necessary (not everything always goes to plan!)