Recruitment for Odysseus RERUN
The epic journey of ESS Odysseus returns in summer 2024. This is a call for creators!
What is it about?
Odysseus is a live-action roleplaying game (larp) following Finnish and Nordic larp traditions. The story focuses on the last remnants of humanity aboard the ESS Odysseus, a FTL-capable spaceship. The larp takes place over 48 hours in an interactive, functional environment where the players will get to experience a moment in the life of survivors and spaceship crew alike.
The game was originally run in the summer of 2019, with a total of over 300 players from across the globe participating in three separate runs. The first run was run in Finnish, with the following two runs played in English.
In the summer of 2024 Odysseus will be returning, updated and improved. We are currently assembling our crew to manage and run the game in 2024. If you are interested in joining and being part of a committed and enthusiastic team in charge of this project from concept to delivery, this call to action is for you!
We are looking for creators who want to have an impact on the running of Odysseus 2024, who are willing to take charge of an aspect of the production and see it through till the end of the project. We will be recruiting throughout the whole process, and roles with a smaller responsibility or time input will be filled out in phases as we draw closer to the event, so you can leave an application to join at any point.
The game was originally run in the summer of 2019, with a total of over 300 players from across the globe participating in three separate runs. The first run was run in Finnish, with the following two runs played in English.
In the summer of 2024 Odysseus will be returning, updated and improved. We are currently assembling our crew to manage and run the game in 2024. If you are interested in joining and being part of a committed and enthusiastic team in charge of this project from concept to delivery, this call to action is for you!
We are looking for creators who want to have an impact on the running of Odysseus 2024, who are willing to take charge of an aspect of the production and see it through till the end of the project. We will be recruiting throughout the whole process, and roles with a smaller responsibility or time input will be filled out in phases as we draw closer to the event, so you can leave an application to join at any point.
Benefits for team members
Odysseus is a volunteer run project where, barring rare production-dictated instances, nobody will be monetarily compensated for their time and effort.
Being a part of the project is to be a part of something extraordinary. The project will draw on the original 2019 game and much of the experience from those runs, so you'll be part of a strong crew with a solid basis. We aren't, however, aiming to make a carbon copy of the 2019 event, so everyone’s creative input will be a very important part of the new experience. Joining the team will give you great work experience that will reinforce any CV, and if you should need it, you will receive a written reference from Illusia Ry, the association running the behind the scenes administration.
We are also considering offering a discounted ticket price for people on the organization team, but we have not reached any decisions on this matter.
Being a part of the project is to be a part of something extraordinary. The project will draw on the original 2019 game and much of the experience from those runs, so you'll be part of a strong crew with a solid basis. We aren't, however, aiming to make a carbon copy of the 2019 event, so everyone’s creative input will be a very important part of the new experience. Joining the team will give you great work experience that will reinforce any CV, and if you should need it, you will receive a written reference from Illusia Ry, the association running the behind the scenes administration.
We are also considering offering a discounted ticket price for people on the organization team, but we have not reached any decisions on this matter.
Practicalities of joining the team
The organization team will be international and will be communicating mainly in English, so especially positions that require a larger commitment will need a good degree of written and spoken English. However there are some roles especially regarding the building of the ship where it is possible to communicate solely in Finnish.
In any volunteer run project it is vital for a functional work atmosphere that everybody on the team is comfortable working together. The existing team will go through the list of all applicants (name and desired role) and due to that we have a short acceptance period before welcoming new team members. New recruits are also encouraged to indicate if there are any potential people they might be uncomfortable working with. Our sincere aim is to build a team where everybody can shine and enjoy themselves while minimizing the amount of unnecessary conflicts.
You can expect it to take us approximately two weeks to get back to you after signing up (might be bit longer during summer time). If you don't hear back from us in couple of weeks feel free to contact us at odysseuslarpHR@gmail.com
Everybody on the team has to read and agree to Odysseus teamwork guidelines. Before applying, please familiarize yourself with these guidelines.
In any volunteer run project it is vital for a functional work atmosphere that everybody on the team is comfortable working together. The existing team will go through the list of all applicants (name and desired role) and due to that we have a short acceptance period before welcoming new team members. New recruits are also encouraged to indicate if there are any potential people they might be uncomfortable working with. Our sincere aim is to build a team where everybody can shine and enjoy themselves while minimizing the amount of unnecessary conflicts.
You can expect it to take us approximately two weeks to get back to you after signing up (might be bit longer during summer time). If you don't hear back from us in couple of weeks feel free to contact us at odysseuslarpHR@gmail.com
Everybody on the team has to read and agree to Odysseus teamwork guidelines. Before applying, please familiarize yourself with these guidelines.
What are we looking for?
During spring-summer 2022 we will be focusing on filling positions that require a strong long-term commitment, in addition to reinforcing different production teams (e.g. writers and programmers with varying degrees of workload). If none of the mentioned roles or job descriptions feels like a good fit for your strengths but you'd still be interested in being a part of the organizing team at this stage, fill out the application form and use the free description box to tell us what kind of roles and responsibilities you might be interested in.
If there is no immediate fit to a role or assignment, we'll be hanging on to your application and re-checking it when we are recruiting new members again. An open application will stay valid throughout the entire project, so you can apply now or later.
Here you can find a list of currently open roles. In key role positions we are looking for people who can work independently and assume leading roles in a team or a task. However nothing needs to be done alone, we have an extremely experienced and helpful core team that will assist and support you throughout the project.
Key roles
Marketing lead
Manage our marketing team and oversee our marketing efforts in various platforms including but not necessarily limited to Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
Lighting lead
Take the lead on designing and implementing lighting solutions with the lighting team. We have our previous lighting designer Essi onboard but she would like to pass the torch on to someone new this time around. While there is tons of existing knowledge and solutions to build on and as much assistance as is needed, this is also an opportunity to get creative and leave your own mark on Odysseus.
(Assistant) team coordinator
Assisting and later taking the lead for team coordination. Keeping the team informed, coordinating and arranging team meetings and events.
Sponsor & partner coordinator
Managing and looking for partners and sponsors with a team sponsor and partner team.
Prop lead
Taking lead of design, creation, acquisition, and implementation of all our prop items from specific items (beacons, elder technology etc.) to assisting room supervisors with room accessories with the prop team.
Room supervisors (several)
Taking lead for designing and implementing a specific room or space in the ship and coordinating with our spatial designer, prop team and builders.
Team members for various teams
If there is no immediate fit to a role or assignment, we'll be hanging on to your application and re-checking it when we are recruiting new members again. An open application will stay valid throughout the entire project, so you can apply now or later.
Here you can find a list of currently open roles. In key role positions we are looking for people who can work independently and assume leading roles in a team or a task. However nothing needs to be done alone, we have an extremely experienced and helpful core team that will assist and support you throughout the project.
Key roles
Marketing lead
Manage our marketing team and oversee our marketing efforts in various platforms including but not necessarily limited to Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
Lighting lead
Take the lead on designing and implementing lighting solutions with the lighting team. We have our previous lighting designer Essi onboard but she would like to pass the torch on to someone new this time around. While there is tons of existing knowledge and solutions to build on and as much assistance as is needed, this is also an opportunity to get creative and leave your own mark on Odysseus.
(Assistant) team coordinator
Assisting and later taking the lead for team coordination. Keeping the team informed, coordinating and arranging team meetings and events.
Sponsor & partner coordinator
Managing and looking for partners and sponsors with a team sponsor and partner team.
Prop lead
Taking lead of design, creation, acquisition, and implementation of all our prop items from specific items (beacons, elder technology etc.) to assisting room supervisors with room accessories with the prop team.
Room supervisors (several)
Taking lead for designing and implementing a specific room or space in the ship and coordinating with our spatial designer, prop team and builders.
Team members for various teams
- Marketing
- Partner and sponsor acquisition
- Software
- Tech (sound, light, infra, puzzles)
- Graphic design
- Story/Writing
- Spatial design
- HR (Due the size and complexity of the production team we have specific part of the team in charge of recruitment and all team members wellbeing, if this is something you are interested in - sign up to our HR team!)
- Reserve (volunteers who can temporarily or permanently take up tasks and roles from other team members during the production)
Ready to sign up? Let's go!
On-site recruitment
At this point we are not recruiting people for the building phase or running the larp (including NPC’s). However if these are tasks you would like to be a part of, you can sign up to our on-site recruitment mailing list and we’ll contact you once we open the call for these roles.
privacy
Full details of recruits are available only for those working in following roles in the production: Producer, assistant producers, team coordinator, assistant team coordinator, HR lead and HR team. Name and desired role of all recruits are available to whole team for acceptance process purposes and additionally for those accepted to the team also email is made visible for the whole team. More detailed privacy policy can be found here.