TEDxChicago is proudly a 100% volunteer led and operated nonprofit organization. As a TEDxChicago volunteer, you help build a community in Chicago around IDEAS WORTH SPREADING.

CORE VOLUNTEER TEAM - The core team is amazing group of diverse and talented individuals who make the TEDxChicago experience come to life every season. They work together to set the direction for each event. This team works with each other and the community throughout the year. You can see our current core team here.

DAY OF VOLUNTEER TEAM - Day of volunteers energetically make the event on day of an exceptional experience. All volunteers are expected to attend information sessions ahead of the event. Volunteers are TEDxChicago ambassadors and hosts and are expected to be comfortable talking with anyone about the events and pass on information in their communities.

All volunteers must do the following:

Be an ambassador for TEDxChicago, marketing it everywhere!
Follow through on tasks and commitments you sign up for
Attend organizational meetings in person or virtually as requested
Attend conference setup and break down
Perform day-of conference duties that you have signed up for

Volunteering with TEDxChicago

We are incredibly proud of the team of people who come together: They believe and live out TEDxChicago’s values, and are talented, experienced, and diverse. Most join the team because they want to make an impact on the Chicago community, be part of something inspiring, learn new skills and face new challenges, and also find joy in building friendships and making new connections.

Below are the teams that makeup TEDxChicago, and each core team volunteer finds a home in one, but may contribute to multiple. We work to align your experience, goals, and what you’d love to learn and where you are passionate to the right team.

Community Engagement & Brand Strategy: Manages overall brand, marketing, communications, social media, digital (web), PR / media, and is primarily responsible for ticketing experience
Curation & Performances: Identifies speaker and performance candidates, runs the Curators’ Party and theme workshop, selects and coaches speakers and performers
Attendee Experience: Manages all out-of-theatre experiences, including registration, attendee services, experience spaces, attendee flow, volunteers, sustainability, food and beverage, interior design (lighting, signage, furniture), and vendor management
Creative: Manages the design theme and assets per event theme, creation of design outputs for digital, social, communications, registration pages, attendee booklet and badges, and event print, and supports presentation design
Production: Manages venue relationships and contracts, in-theatre production activities, including filming the Talks, A/V tech for on- and offstage, production rundown, filming and editing, stage management, and tech needs for the show
Partnerships: Identifies, signs, and administers fiscal and in-kind sponsorships and grants
Operations: Manages the budget, finances, nonprofit ops, accounting, licensing, program plan, special events, TEDx community engagement, and core team activities

Volunteering with TEDxChicago

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Attendee Experience: Registration, volunteers, experience and flow design, out-of-theater activations, attendee support, etc.

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New volunteers must complete an application form and have confirmation from the TEDxChicago team before a volunteer position is secured. We consider all applications for volunteer positions without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, affectional preference, marital status, status as to public assistance, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected status. All statements made on this application are true, complete, and correct to the best of your knowledge and belief. TEDxChicago has your permission to verify this information.

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Volunteering with TEDxChicago

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