Production Director - Gaming Event
ORGANIZATION: GAMERS OUTREACH FOUNDATION
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Gamers for Giving is a competitive gaming tournament, streaming marathon, and LAN party that helps generate resources for the initiatives of Gamers Outreach. Hosted in Michigan, the event has become one of the largest independent LAN parties in the United States.
Funds raised during the event help support Gamers Outreach charity programs, which focus on providing entertainment devices to children in hospitals.
The event works closely with content creators and production personalities in the gaming industry, and we have need of an experienced production director who can create, execute, and direct a "run of show" for our production team.
This is a senior event leader position, and prior experience is required in gaming and content production. If you would like to apply for this position, please let us know.
Pre-planning would begin immediately and run up to and including our event dates: April 27-29.
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About GAMERS OUTREACH FOUNDATION
Location:
P.O. Box 694 , Saline, MI 48176, US
Mission Statement
Gamers Outreach is a 501(c)(3) charity organization that provides recreation to children in hospitals through the power of video games and the gaming community. Hospitalization can often be a lonely, isolating, and scary experience for young people. We ease those burdens by providing equipment, technology, and software that help kids cope with long-term treatment.
Description
We began as a group of high school students who enjoyed hosting video game tournaments. As our tournaments grew, we began donating profits from our events to charity.
In 2009, we approached Mott Children’s Hospital in our hometown of Ann Arbor, Michigan with the intention to deliver as many video games as possible to kids within their facility. After meeting with the hospital’s staff, we realized we could go a step further. We began working directly with the hospital’s nurses and child life specialists to provide something more specific: accessible activities for kids during long-term stays.
After spending six months volunteering at Mott, we built our first "GO Kart" (Gamers Outreach Kart) - a portable, medical-grade gaming kiosk nurses could use to transport video games and entertainment to children who were unable to leave their rooms within the hospital.
The first cart was frequently used by Mott’s staff, and we were able to witness firsthand the impact it made in the lives of the children it served. Kids who were unable to socialize or participate in therapy now had easy access to recreation. The carts made an incredible difference.
We also witnessed the wide variety of ways video games are used within hospitals as a means to provide relief. Whether it be for distraction, socialization, or even education, there are a range of purposes games can serve within medical environments.
Today, Project GO Kart serves thousands of children per year in hospitals around the country.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
799 N Hewitt RdYpsilanti, MI 48197
DATE POSTED
January 23, 2018
SKILLS
- TV Production
- Audio-Visual
- Fundraising
- Marketing & Communications (Mar/Com)
- Verbal / Written Communication
- Video Production
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Must be at least 18
- 40 hours