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The Value of Volunteering

By giving your time to WSCA, you make more than one event or program possible. You make it possible for people to find a space they belong, an outlet for their creativity, or just something new. Accessible means something special here. It doesn’t just mean that wheelchairs are able to come into the facility. It doesn’t just mean it is a recovery friendly space. It doesn’t just mean it’s inclusive and visibly, ardently non-discriminatory. It doesn’t just mean it’s low-cost. At WSCA, accessibility is the bridge between the community and the individual. It is a place where an individual can come to express themselves uniquely and creatively, and be embraced by a community who values what they do. You are both an individual and part of a whole.

This type of outlet doesn’t exist anywhere else in the Seacoast. Being part of WSCA is being part of one of the last remaining underground, indie, weird, and special artist collectives in the greater Portsmouth area. You keep art alive for beginners all the way through veteran performers!

When you volunteer at WSCA, you have a voice in the direction of the organization. Its programming and events are influenced by your thoughts, opinions, insights, and personal passions. By giving your time to WSCA, you are enriching your life and the lives of others. You have come to a community where you can see yourself. Now, your role is to help others see themselves through the incredible music, performance, education, and art that WSCA has to offer.

We’re seeking new faces to fill the following volunteer roles:

Volunteer Event Staff

Attend our Button Factory Stage events for free while helping to manage ticket sales at the door and keeping the event space safe and welcoming for our guests and community music lovers!

WSCA Event Hosts/Volunteers

Are you a fan of the local music scene? Have you ever wanted to know how things work behind the scenes? Are you bored and looking for something new to do? Are you someone who likes to listen to live music? If so, WSCA would love for you to join our Event Volunteer Team! If you commit to a six-month time period, you will receive some promotional prizes and also free admission to EVERY SINGLE EVENT at WSCA’s Button Factory Stage for the duration of your six-months. You are more than welcome to volunteer for longer if you would like! All events end at 10:00pm. There are three volunteer openings per each event and each shift lasts 2.5 hours.

Set up the venue, greet the bands, assist with equipment
Ticket person at our door to greet community members and gather donations for tickets
Monitor the venue during the show, make sure the space is safe and welcoming to all visitors
Count ticket sales and report the donations earned for the night
Reset the stage and lobby for the next day and lock up.

Music Department Assistants

Uploads music files to Radio DJ automation weekly.
Adjust the automation schedule for different shows, themes, and mixes on an as-needed basis
Compiles the weekly Top 30 and updates charts on the website.
Reports to NACC every week
Point of Contact for record labels and new music mailings, both digital and physical.

Merchandise Manager

Manages inventories of t-shirts, stickers, tote bags, and other promotional and fundraising items
Orders new supplies and consults on new designs
Fulfills online orders
Prepares promotional kits for any in-person events
Creates standard operating procedures for Square POS system, cash bank management, and reporting
Prepares a monthly report for the Board of Trustees on inventories and activities
Manages the field operations equipment for event sales- pop-up canopy, table, tablecloth, and other booth collateral as needed.

Fundraising Assistant

Manages WSCA’s Little Green Light database of donors
Coordinates annual campaigns, including but not limited to NH Day of Giving, annual membership drive, holiday party fundraising, and raffle prize gathering.
The first line of contact with current underwriters; also liaising with Production to get underwriting messages updated and in rotation.
Updates underwriting signage in the lobby
Maintains a close connection with NH Charitable Foundation
Coordinates with Treasurer to examine progress on annual budget needs

Street Team

Do you like to tell people about stuff? Are you always out and about doing things and going places? Do you love a good conversation? If you answered yes to any of these (or multiples of them), you’re gonna be perfect for the Street Team! To be successful in this role, you are a self-motivated individual who will be responsible for engaging with others on a personal basis in order to promote the station in both physical and virtual communities. Street Team members should be able to get to the sites where they’ll be operating on their own (WSCA does not own any vehicles) and should be ready to work with event materials and items (they could be heavy in some cases) and doesn’t mind public interactions at events or activations that could run for up to four hours at a time, in a variety of indoor and outdoor settings across the New England seasons.

Promoting the station’s events, shows, and other assets both in person and via content creation for digital outlets.
Spreading brand awareness through word-of-mouth marketing techniques
Giving out posters, stickers, and flyers throughout WSCA’s local communities
Operating as the “face” of WSCA in physical and virtual networks
Attending relevant events to promote WSCA and support its mission to the local community, especially in the arts space
Transporting promotional materials to and from various locations
Set up the group and organize communication
Upload photo/video media on social media platforms
Schedule posts in social media accounts
Attend group FCC training session