Join the Sunshine PonyCon Leadership Team!

Sunshine PonyCon is looking for volunteer Team Leads to help make SPC 2027 happen!

We're a community-driven convention run by people who care about creating something fun, welcoming, and just a little respectfully unhinged. Our Team Leads help turn ideas into reality by organizing volunteers, coordinating projects, and making sure their corner of the convention actually happens.

What Does Being a Team Lead Involve?

These are unpaid volunteer positions, and most roles will likely require a few hours of work per week during the planning season.

The workload will vary depending on the department and how close we are to the convention. Some weeks may be quiet; others may require more time, especially as the event approaches. Team Leads should also expect to have significant responsibilities during the convention itself.

Team Leads are expected to communicate regularly, coordinate with other departments, help guide volunteers, and keep event leadership informed about their progress.

You don't need to be a professional or have years of convention experience. We're looking for people who are dependable, collaborative, willing to learn, and comfortable asking for help when they need it.

We're Currently Recruiting:

A/V Lead
Registration Lead
Sponsor Lead
Social Media Lead
Website Lead

Interested in joining us? You can apply for more than one position. Read the descriptions below to learn more about each role.

Apply to Be a Team Lead →

Short interest form. Multiple positions welcome.

Open Positions

Explore our available leadership positions to see where you might be a good fit. Tap a position to view its details.

A/V Lead

Help the convention make noises, show pictures, light things correctly, and avoid the dreaded "why is there no signal" ritual.

Responsibilities:

Coordinate A/V volunteers and technical preparations.
Help plan equipment and technical requirements for convention spaces.
Organize equipment setup, testing, operation, and teardown.
Coordinate with concerts, programming, and event leadership.
Help troubleshoot technical problems during the convention.

Good fit: Someone with technical knowledge, organizational skills, and the ability to remain calm when the technology decides it has other plans.

Registration Lead

Help prevent convention check-in from becoming a boss fight.

Responsibilities:

Coordinate registration volunteers and desk coverage.
Help organize badge pickup and attendee check-in.
Plan registration supplies, signage, and desk procedures.
Help resolve registration questions and problems.
Ensure attendee information is handled appropriately.
Escalate unusual situations to event leadership when necessary.

Good fit: Someone organized, patient, detail-oriented, and comfortable helping attendees solve problems.

Sponsor Lead

Help make sure the people supporting Sunshine PonyCon don't disappear into a spreadsheet swamp.

Responsibilities:

Help coordinate communications with convention sponsors.
Track sponsor benefits, deadlines, and deliverables.
Coordinate sponsor merchandise and recognition.
Work with other departments to fulfill promised sponsor benefits.
Keep leadership informed about outstanding sponsor needs.

Good fit: Someone organized, responsive, detail-oriented, and interested in making our sponsors feel appreciated.

Social Media Lead

Help coordinate Sunshine PonyCon's public-facing nonsense machine.

Responsibilities:

Plan and organize social media announcements.
Coordinate content with artists and other departments.
Draft, schedule, and review social media posts.
Help maintain activity across our social platforms.
Ensure published information is accurate and consistent.
Coordinate with event leadership on announcements and messaging.

Good fit: Someone creative, communicative, familiar with social media platforms, and capable of knowing when to be funny and when to be serious.

Website Lead

Help keep sunshine.horse from becoming an archaeological dig site of outdated information.

Responsibilities:

Maintain and update the Sunshine PonyCon website.
Publish approved event information and announcements.
Keep pages, links, and schedules accurate and up to date.
Coordinate website content with other departments.
Identify and resolve website formatting or functionality problems.

Good fit: Someone detail-oriented and comfortable working with websites. Familiarity with any website editor is helpful, but a willingness to learn is also valuable.

A Few Things to Know

All positions are volunteer roles with Rising Phoenix Forums Inc., the nonprofit organization behind Sunshine PonyCon.

Team Leads help manage their assigned areas under the direction of event leadership. They are not corporate officers or directors and cannot independently make financial or contractual commitments on behalf of the organization without authorization.

Most importantly, we don't expect you to do everything yourself. Being a Team Lead means helping organize the work, communicating with your team, and making sure problems are identified early enough that we can solve them together.

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Help make Sunshine PonyCon 2027 happen!