Get Involved: Volunteer for London Experimental 2025

Voluntary (expenses paid)

We are looking for volunteers to help deliver our 2025 event in South London.

About the role

Our team of volunteers will contribute support to the on-the-day operations of the 2025 event. They will mainly assist the director and producer with a range of tasks, including greeting guests and checking tickets, helping audience members navigate the venue, communicating info about the event and its ethos, managing sign-ups and guest lists, helping the marketing team sell copies of the London Experimental Zine, invigilating, and watching films.

As we are still a small event, this is an unpaid role for individuals looking to gain experience in a film events environment. We will, however, refund your travel expenses (within London) and provide food on shift. You’ll gain event delivery experience, meet a team of other film enthusiasts and watch a lot of short experimental films.


Hours: 6-8 hours with frequent breaks & dinner break (this is flexible)
Contract: Fixed-term (one/two days, either Sunday 15th June between 12 AM - 8 PM and/or Monday the 16th June 2 PM - 8 PM)
Location: Birdhouse Brewery, Herne Hill, South London.

Main responsibilities:

  • Providing on-the-day support to contribute to the smooth running of the event

  • Front of house: engaging with the general public

  • Managing the desk at entry/exit points

  • Directing members of the public to the venue entrance

  • Handing out flyers/leaflets

  • Monitoring festival attendance

  • Coordinating guest lists

  • Ushering/Invigilating: showing audiences to available seats

  • Collecting feedback through surveys

  • Assisting with the sales of the London Experimental zine

  • Representing the London Experimental values: to create a safe and inclusive event

  • Assisting the director and producer with any other (non-technical) tasks that may arise

What we are looking for:

  • Volunteers who feel comfortable when engaging with the general public

  • Ability to work collaboratively

  • Good instinct for when to escalate and when to take initiative

  • Interest and enthusiasm for cinema events, curation or event production

  • A passion for short film/experimental cinema

  • Experience in attending, volunteering or working for events or exhibitions

  • Those with an interest in the role of audience engagement in film exhibition

  • Those who are passionate about platforming filmmakers

  • Those with an interest in our “anti-festival” model

How to apply

To apply, please email us your CV, and send us a short written paragraph/video/voice note about yourself and why you would like to be involved.

Please specify which date/s you are available to volunteer, either Sunday the 15th and/or Monday 16th of June.

Send this to: hello@londonexperimental.com

Please write “LE VOLUNTEER APPLICATION – YOUR NAME” in the subject line.

For any questions or enquiries, please contact Beth at hello@londonexperimental.com.

The closing date for this position is Sunday the 18th of May 2025.