Are you a strategic leader who enjoys coordinating complex events, supporting teams, and ensuring every detail comes together seamlessly? Do you thrive in fast-paced environments where organization, communication, and problem-solving are essential? If so, the role of Contest Director may be the perfect fit. The Contest Director is responsible for overseeing the planning, coordination, and execution of the Western Canada Power Exchange Contest. Working closely with contestants, judges, volunteers, producers, and other department leads, you will help ensure that every aspect of the competition is organized, professional, and enjoyable for everyone involved.

This role oversees contest schedules, contestant communications, judge coordination, rehearsals, scoring processes, and event-day logistics. The Contest Director serves as the primary leadership contact for the contest and works collaboratively with the Contest Wrangler, Stage Team, and Producers to ensure a successful competition experience.

Why This Role Matters

The Contest Director is the backbone of the Western Canada Power Exchange Contest. Your leadership helps create a fair, organized, and memorable experience for contestants, judges, volunteers, and attendees alike.

By coordinating the many moving parts of the competition and supporting those involved, you help uphold the professionalism, integrity, and community spirit that make the contest a meaningful experience for everyone involved.

Are you organized, approachable, and skilled at helping people stay focused and prepared? Do you enjoy coordinating schedules, managing details, and supporting participants throughout an event? If so, the role of Contest Wrangler may be the perfect fit.The Contest Wrangler serves as the primary point of contact for contestants throughout the Western Canada Power Exchange Contest. This role helps coordinate schedules, communicate important information, manage contestant needs, and ensure participants know where they need to be and when throughout the weekend.

Working closely with the Contest Director, Stage Team, and Producers, the Contest Wrangler helps contestants navigate rehearsals, interviews, presentations, and event-day activities. This role provides practical support and guidance, helping reduce stress so contestants can focus on presenting their best selves during the competition.

Contest Wrangler Responsibilities:

Why This Role Matters

The Contest Wrangler plays a vital role in creating a positive and supportive experience for contestants. By helping manage details, schedules, and communications, you allow contestants to focus on their presentations, performances, and interactions with judges. Your organization, communication, and support help create a welcoming environment where contestants can participate with confidence and fully engage in the contest experience.

This role focuses on accurately recording and managing scores during the WCPE contest to ensure a fair and transparent competition.

Why This Role Matters

The Event Scorekeeper ensures that contestants receive fair, accurate, and transparent scoring. Your role is vital to upholding the integrity of the competition and guaranteeing that results are processed smoothly and efficiently.

Are you someone who enjoys coordinating moving parts, managing timing, and ensuring events run smoothly behind the scenes? Do you thrive in environments where attention to detail and quick decision-making are essential? If so, the role of Stage Director may be the perfect fit. The Stage Director is responsible for coordinating the flow of the Western Canada Power Exchange Contest from backstage to the stage. Working closely with the Contest Director, Contest Wrangler, Stage Hands, and Producers, you will help ensure presentations, demonstrations, interviews, and contest activities remain on schedule and transition smoothly.

This role oversees stage operations, manages timing and transitions, coordinates backstage activities, and helps ensure contestants, judges, presenters, and volunteers are prepared for their upcoming responsibilities. The Stage Director serves as a central communication point during contest activities and helps resolve logistical challenges as they arise.

Why This Role Matters

The Stage Director plays a critical role in maintaining the flow and professionalism of the Western Canada Power Exchange Contest. Your leadership helps create a polished and organized experience for contestants, judges, volunteers, and attendees. By coordinating transitions, managing schedules, and supporting the production team, you help ensure the contest runs efficiently and that every participant has the opportunity to showcase their best work in a professional and supportive environment.

Do you enjoy working behind the scenes and helping events run smoothly? Are you dependable, adaptable, and comfortable supporting a fast-paced environment? If so, the Stage Hand role at the Kink Compass Conference and Western Canada Power Exchange Contest may be a great fit. Stage Hands support presentations, contest activities, and special events throughout the weekend. Working closely with the Producers, Contest Team, and Stage & Production Team, they help ensure transitions happen efficiently and that presenters, contestants, and volunteers have the support they need

Are you passionate about building relationships, engaging community partners, and helping create opportunities that strengthen events and organizations? Do you enjoy networking, fundraising, and connecting people with causes they care about? If so, the role of Sponsors, Partnerships & Fundraising Director may be the perfect fit. The Sponsors, Partnerships & Fundraising Directors are responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with sponsors, donors, community partners, and supporters who help make the Kink Compass Conference and Western Canada Power Exchange Contest possible. This role oversees fundraising initiatives, sponsorship opportunities, silent auctions, donation drives, and community partnerships throughout the year and during the event weekend.

Working closely with event leadership, vendors, contestants, and community members, you will help secure financial and in-kind support while ensuring sponsors and partners receive recognition and value for their contributions. You will also coordinate fundraising activities that support future events, community initiatives, and contestant opportunities.

Why This Role Matters

Community events thrive because of the support of sponsors, donors, and partners who believe in their mission. The Sponsors, Partnerships & Fundraising Directors help build and maintain those relationships while creating opportunities for community members and businesses to contribute to the event’s success. Your efforts help ensure the long-term sustainability of the conference and contest while strengthening connections between the event and the broader community. Through fundraising, partnerships, and sponsorship development, you help create opportunities that benefit attendees, volunteers, educators, contestants, and future events.

Are you a people-focused leader who enjoys building strong teams, supporting volunteers, and helping large events run smoothly? Do you excel at organization, communication, and creating positive experiences for those who give their time to support a community? If so, the role of Volunteer Coordination Director at the Kink Compass Conference and Western Canada Power Exchange Contest may be the perfect fit for you.The Volunteer Coordination Director is responsible for recruiting, organizing, scheduling, and supporting the volunteers who make this event possible. Working closely with directors, team leads, and event organizers, you will ensure that volunteer roles are filled, schedules are coordinated, and volunteers have the information, training, and resources they need to succeed.

You will serve as the primary point of contact for volunteer operations, helping manage onboarding, communication, role assignments, scheduling, and volunteer support before and throughout the event weekend. You will work collaboratively with leadership to identify staffing needs, address challenges, and ensure every team is properly supported. As Volunteer Coordination Director, you will help create a positive and rewarding volunteer experience while ensuring the event is staffed by capable, informed, and engaged team members. Your leadership will play a critical role in building a strong volunteer culture and ensuring the success of every aspect of the conference and contest weekend.

Why This Role Matters

Volunteers are the foundation of the Kink Compass Conference and Western Canada Power Exchange Contest. Their dedication and support allow the event to operate safely, professionally, and successfully. As Volunteer Coordination Director, you will be responsible for creating the structure, communication, and support systems that allow volunteers to thrive. Your leadership ensures that volunteers feel welcomed, valued, and prepared while helping directors and organizers build effective teams. By supporting the people who support the event, you help create a positive experience for attendees, contestants, educators, vendors, and volunteers alike.

Are you passionate about creating meaningful educational experiences? Do you enjoy curating diverse voices, supporting presenters, and helping create opportunities for community learning and growth? If so, the role of Education Director for the Kink Compass Conference might be the perfect fit. The Kink Compass Conference is the educational arm of the Western Canada Power Exchange Contest (WCPE) weekend. This one-day conference delivers a diverse lineup of workshops, discussions, and learning opportunities designed to inform, inspire, and connect our kink and power exchange communities.

The Education Director role is shared by two individuals who work together throughout the planning and execution of the conference. One Director focuses primarily on pre-event planning, including educator recruitment, application reviews, class selection, scheduling, presenter communication, and curriculum development. The second Director serves as the primary on-site contact during the conference, supporting educators, coordinating classrooms, resolving issues, and ensuring the educational program runs smoothly throughout the event. Together, the Education Directors work to create a balanced and engaging educational experience that reflects the needs and interests of our community while supporting educators in delivering high-quality learning opportunities.

Why This Role Matters

The Education Directors bring the heart of learning to the Compass weekend. Their leadership helps deliver an educational experience that reflects the values of inclusion, curiosity, consent, and community growth. By recruiting knowledgeable educators, coordinating meaningful programming, and supporting presenters before and during the event, the Education Directors help create an environment where attendees can explore new ideas, develop skills, and deepen their understanding of kink and power exchange dynamics.Their work ensures that education remains a cornerstone of the Kink Compass Conference experience, empowering attendees to learn, grow, connect, and bring new knowledge back to their local communities.

Are you the kind of person who loves when a plan comes together? Do you thrive on organizing moving parts, coordinating resources, and making sure teams have what they need to succeed? The Logistics & Vendors Director role is a key support position behind the Kink Compass Conference and Western Canada Power Exchange Contest, helping ensure event spaces, vendors, and equipment are organized and ready for action.The Logistics & Vendors Director is responsible for coordinating vendor participation and supporting event logistics related to equipment, floor layouts, and space planning. You will serve as the primary point of contact for vendors before and during the event, helping coordinate communications, booth assignments, setup requirements, and on-site support.

Working closely with Operations, Production, and other department leads, you will assist with event floor maps, vendor placement, equipment needs within the dungeon and event spaces, and ensuring resources are where they need to be throughout the weekend. You will help identify logistical challenges, coordinate solutions, and support teams in maintaining organized and functional event spaces.This role requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to balance multiple priorities while working collaboratively with vendors, volunteers, and event leadership.

Why This Role Matters

The Logistics & Vendors Director helps create the foundation that allows vendors, attendees, contestants, educators, and volunteers to have a positive and organized experience. Your coordination ensures vendors are supported, equipment is available where needed, and event spaces are arranged for success. By helping manage the many details that happen behind the scenes, you contribute directly to a professional, welcoming, and efficient event experience. Your work allows other teams to focus on their responsibilities while knowing that critical logistical needs are being supported throughout the weekend.

Do you notice the details others miss? Are you organized, dependable, and comfortable being the go-to person when people need answers? Do you enjoy helping information flow smoothly behind the scenes while ensuring attendees receive excellent support? If so, the Registration & Administration Directors may be the perfect fit for you. The Registration & Administration Directors are responsible for many of the behind-the-scenes processes that keep the Kink Compass Conference and Western Canada Power Exchange Contest running smoothly. This team assists with attendee registration, ticket management, email communications, record keeping, information tracking, and responding to conference-related questions before and during the event.

Working closely with conference leadership and other departments, the team helps ensure attendee information is accurate, communications are timely, and administrative tasks are completed efficiently. Team members may assist with registration systems, volunteer records, educator information, contestant documentation, schedules, and event check-in processes. This role requires strong attention to detail, organization, professionalism, and the ability to manage multiple tasks while maintaining accuracy.

Why This Role Matters

The Registration & Administration Directors Team serves as the information hub of the conference. Long before attendees arrive, this team helps ensure registrations are processed, questions are answered, records are maintained, and important information reaches the right people. Their work creates a smooth experience for attendees, educators, contestants, vendors, volunteers, and event leadership. By keeping information organized and accessible, the team helps every department operate more effectively and contributes directly to the success of the conference and contest weekend.This role cannot be successfully managed by one person. It relies on teamwork, communication, and collaboration to support the many moving parts of a large-scale event.

Are you calm under pressure, observant, and committed to helping create a safe and welcoming environment? Do you have strong communication skills and the ability to respond professionally to concerns as they arise? If so, joining the Security Team at the Kink Compass Conference and Western Canada Power Exchange Contest may be the perfect fit.The Security Team plays an important role in supporting the safety, comfort, and well-being of attendees throughout the event weekend. Team members work closely with event leadership, volunteers, hosts, dungeon monitors, medical personnel, and venue staff to help maintain a respectful and secure environment.

Responsibilities may include monitoring common areas, responding to attendee concerns, assisting with policy enforcement, supporting access control for event spaces, documenting incidents, and helping coordinate responses when situations require additional support.Security Team members are expected to approach situations with professionalism, discretion, and respect while helping ensure that attendees can fully enjoy the conference, contest, classes, social spaces, and dungeons.

Why This Role Matters

The Security Team helps create the foundation for a safe and successful event. Their presence provides reassurance to attendees, supports volunteers and staff, and helps address concerns before they become larger issues. By working collaboratively with other departments and responding thoughtfully to challenges, the Security Team helps foster an environment where attendees can learn, connect, compete, and play with confidence. Their contribution is essential to creating a welcoming, respectful, and enjoyable experience fo r everyone involved.

Are you someone who remains calm under pressure, cares deeply about the well-being of others, and has the training and experience to respond when support is needed? If so, the role of Medical & Wellness Director is an essential part of the Kink Compass Conference and Western Canada Power Exchange Contest team.The Medical & Wellness Director serves as the primary point of contact for attendee health, wellness, and emergency response throughout the event weekend. This role provides support for minor medical concerns, coordinates responses to medical incidents, and works closely with event leadership, security, dungeon monitors, hosts, and venue staff to help ensure a safe and supportive environment for all attendees.

In addition to physical wellness, the Medical & Wellness Director may provide initial emotional support and help connect attendees with appropriate resources when they are experiencing distress, overwhelm, or difficult situations. This role requires professionalism, discretion, sound judgment, and a commitment to maintaining confidentiality and dignity for all participants. Medical certification or relevant experience such as EMT, nursing, physician services, advanced first aid, or related fields is strongly preferred. Experience with emotional support, crisis intervention, peer support, or community care is a valuable asset.

Why This Role Matters

The Medical & Wellness Director plays a vital role in supporting the health, safety, and well-being of everyone attending the conference. Your expertise, preparedness, and compassionate presence help attendees feel supported and secure, allowing them to fully engage in the educational, social, and community aspects of the weekend. Whether responding to a medical concern, offering reassurance during a difficult moment, or helping coordinate additional support when needed, your work contributes directly to creating a safer and more welcoming environment for all. This role carries significant responsibility and provides a meaningful opportunity to make a lasting positive impact on the event experience.

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Are you an organized, welcoming, and people-focused leader who enjoys helping others feel comfortable and connected? Do you thrive on creating positive attendee experiences and ensuring guests have the information and support they need throughout an event? If so, the role of Host Director may be the perfect fit.The Host Director is responsible for organizing and supporting the host team throughout the Kink Compass Conference and Western Canada Power Exchange Contest weekend. Hosts serve as ambassadors for the event, helping attendees navigate the venue, answer questions, provide information, support newcomers, and create a welcoming environment for all participants.

Working closely with Community Engagement, Security, Registration, and event leadership, the Host Director recruits, schedules, and supports hosts while helping ensure common areas remain welcoming, organized, and attendee-focused. You will also help facilitate newcomer integration and assist attendees in finding resources, activities, and opportunities for connection throughout the weekend.

Why This Role Matters

The Host Director helps shape the attendee experience from the moment guests arrive until the event concludes. Through leadership, communication, and hospitality, you help create an environment where attendees feel welcomed, informed, and supported.

Your work helps attendees build confidence, find connections, and navigate the event successfully while reinforcing the values of respect, inclusion, and community that define the Kink Compass Conference and Western Canada Power Exchange Contest.

Are you passionate about bringing people together and creating opportunities for meaningful connection? Do you enjoy organizing activities, supporting community members, and helping attendees build relationships that extend beyond a single event? If so, the role of Community Engagement Director may be the perfect fit. The Community Engagement Director is responsible for planning, organizing, and coordinating community-building activities throughout the conference. This includes developing opportunities for attendees to connect with one another, recruiting and supporting facilitators or volunteers for community activities, and ensuring that social and networking opportunities are welcoming, inclusive, and accessible.

You will work closely with the event leadership team to identify opportunities for engagement before, during, and after the conference. This may include organizing meet-and-greets, networking opportunities, icebreakers, community discussions, social gatherings, and other activities designed to strengthen connections among attendees.

Why This Role Matters

Community is at the heart of what we do. The Community Engagement Director helps create the spaces where attendees build friendships, find mentorship, establish support networks, and deepen their involvement within the community. By intentionally creating opportunities for connection, you help transform a conference from a series of classes and events into a meaningful community experience.

Your work will help attendees feel welcomed, included, and supported while encouraging lasting relationships that continue long after the conference has ended. Through thoughtful planning and community-focused leadership, you will play a key role in creating an event where people feel they truly belong.

Are you passionate about creating a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for kink play? Do you have strong leadership skills, sound judgment, and a commitment to consent, safety, and community accountability? If so, the role of Dungeon Monitor Lead at the Kink Compass Conference and Western Canada Power Exchange Contest may be the perfect fit. The Dungeon Monitor Lead is responsible for overseeing the dungeon monitoring team and helping ensure that all play spaces operate safely, respectfully, and in alignment with event policies and community values. This role supports dungeon monitors throughout the event weekend while serving as the primary point of contact for dungeon-related concerns.

Working closely with event leadership, security, hosts, and the Medical & Wellness Director, the Dungeon Monitor Lead helps address safety concerns, supports volunteers in their duties, and assists with resolving issues that may arise within the dungeon spaces. You will provide guidance and mentorship to monitors, helping ensure consistent expectations and practices throughout the event. This role requires a strong understanding of consent culture, risk awareness, conflict resolution, and community standards, along with the ability to remain calm and professional when responding to challenging situations.

Why This Role Matters

The Dungeon Monitor Lead plays a critical role in creating an environment where attendees can engage in kink and power exchange activities with confidence and trust. Your leadership helps ensure that dungeon spaces remain welcoming, respectful, and safe for participants of all experience levels. By supporting dungeon monitors, promoting consent-focused practices, and responding thoughtfully to concerns, you help foster a culture of accountability, safety, and community care. Your work directly contributes to the success of the event and helps create an experience where attendees can learn, connect, explore, and play responsibly.

Are you passionate about capturing authentic moments, telling stories through images, and supporting community events? Do you have an eye for detail and enjoy documenting connection, education, and community in ways that celebrate consent and respect? If so, the role of Volunteer Photographer & Videographer at the Kink Compass Conference and Western Canada Power Exchange Contest is your opportunity to showcase the energy, diversity, and spirit of our community. As a Volunteer Photographer & Videographer, you will be responsible for documenting classes, presentations, social spaces, vendors, contestants, volunteers, and community moments throughout the event. Your work will help preserve memories, highlight the experience of the weekend, and create content that can be shared with future attendees, volunteers, sponsors, and supporters.

You will work closely with the organizing team to understand consent protocols, capture approved moments, and ensure participants’ privacy and comfort are always respected. This role requires professionalism, discretion, and an understanding that not all attendees wish to be photographed or recorded. Photography and videography equipment required. Experience with event photography, videography, editing, or content creation is required.

Why This Role Matters

Photography and video are more than images. They help tell the story of our community, preserve important memories, and showcase the impact of the Kink Compass Conference and Western Canada Power Exchange Contest. By volunteering in this role, you help document the education, connection, creativity, and community that make this event special. Your contributions support future event promotion, community growth, sponsor recognition, and attendee engagement while helping ensure that this year’s experiences can be remembered and shared for years to come.

Are you looking for a way to get involved, meet new people, and help create an incredible event experience? General Volunteers support a wide variety of teams and help ensure the Kink Compass Conference and Western Canada Power Exchange Contest runs smoothly from start to finish.

General Volunteers assist wherever support is needed and may work with registration, attendee support, hospitality, setup and teardown, logistics, education, contest operations, and other event departments.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with registration and attendee check-in.
• Provide hospitality and attendee support.
• Help guests navigate event spaces.
• Support setup and teardown activities.
•  Assist department leads as needed.
• Serve as runners or floaters throughout the event.
• Help maintain a welcoming and positive atmosphere.

Ideal Candidates:

• Enthusiastic, reliable, and willing to assist in different capacities.
• Comfortable working in a team and taking direction from event staff.
• Strong customer service skills and a friendly demeanor.