19th Annual Old Town Ramble & Ride
August 1-3, 2025

Old Town Ramble & Ride is seeking team members for our 19th annual Festival taking place August 1-3, 2025 in Yellowknife. Should you be interested in any of the below paid contract opportunities, please send your resume to oldtownrambleandride@gmail.com and indicate which role(s) you are available for by April 10, 2025.

 

Communications Coordinator

The Communications Coordinator is a seasonal position hired in April. Their responsibilities include:

• Provide communications support to the OTRR team

• Develop communications tools for the Festival which includes the passport, posters, feedback forms, etc.

• Monitor and post on social media and updating of the Festival website

• Manage communications activities to promote the Festival 

• Inform the public of activities leading up to and during the Festival

• Monitor media to assess effectiveness of Festival communications and adjust plans in response to issues identified

• Consider past OTRR logos and recommend a newly designed logo for the specific Festival year for Board approval

• Submit an invoice after Festival end for the time they were employed

• Submit a Final Report to Lead Festival Coordinator within 5 days after Festival end

 

Volunteer Coordinator

The Volunteer Coordinator is a seasonal position hired in April. Their responsibilities include:

• Identify, in consultation with the OTRR team, the number of volunteers needed (e.g. number of volunteers in the children’s play area, welcome table, Government Dock, etc.)

• Assign and oversee the work of volunteers to place barricades to control traffic around the Festival site

• Develop a Volunteer Recruitment Campaign with support of the Communications Coordinator

• Re-design an on-line registration form, or use the existing form

• Participate in various Yellowknife events to recruit Festival volunteers

• Work in collaboration with Lead Festival Coordinator and all Coordinators to select a “Volunteer Identifier”

• Assess, in consultation with all Festival Coordinators, how volunteers can be used to work safely and efficiently

• Develop a volunteer schedule, in collaboration with the OTRR team 

• Hold a volunteer orientation session which all Festival Coordinators attend to meet their volunteers

• Provide on-site supervision and monitor volunteers’ ability to carry out their duties and address any issues

• Plan, organize and conduct a volunteer recognition event after Festival closing

• Submit an invoice after Festival end for the time they were employed

• Submit a Final Report to Lead Festival Coordinator within 5 days after Festival end

 

Cultural Crossroads Stage Coordinator (Saturday and Sunday Events)

The Cultural Crossroads Coordinator is a seasonal position hired in April. Their responsibilities include:

• Research appropriate cultural activities, performers and/or programs from various art forms

• Recruit performers for Festival opening ceremonies; to include lighting of the Quilliq Lamp and Dene Drummers to the open the Cultural Crossroads Stage program

• Develop a schedule of performers and/or artists

• Finalize contracts with all artists/performers

• Collaborate with Music Coordinator to ensure provision of sound, lighting and stage equipment are in place

• Assess any safety or risk issues which may arise and consult with Lead Festival Coordinator (and Volunteer Coordinator if additional staff are required) to address the issue (eg. traffic control, site security)

• Provide on-site supervision throughout the Festival to monitor performances and address issues that may arise

• Submit an invoice after Festival end for the time they were employed

• Submit a Final Report to Lead Festival Coordinator within 5 days after Festival end

 

Children’s Play Area Coordinator

The Children’s Play Area Coordinator is a seasonal position hired in April. Their responsibilities include:

• Consult with the property owner on OTRR approval to, once again, use the waterfront property as Children’s Play Area

• Recruit entertainers and plan family activities for the Play Area

• Coordinate set-up of the Bouncy Castle

• Consult with Lead Festival Coordinator and Volunteer Coordinator to arrange for the erection of fencing and barricades for the Children's Play Area

• Collaborate with the Music Coordinator to ensure all arrangements for the provision of sound, lighting and stage equipment are in place in advance of the Festival start

• Provide on-site supervision throughout the Festival to monitor performances and address issues that may arise

• Submit an invoice after Festival end for the time they were employed

• Submit a Final Report to Lead Festival Coordinator within 5 days after Festival end

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Applications opening soon for 2025

• Musical Performers

• Crossroads Culltural Stage Performers

• Volunteers

• Vendors