Work Exchange

Festival Work Exchange

Help out during the festival in exchange for your festival pass. The basic time commitment is 16 hours (4 x 4 hour shifts) for a 4 Day Festival Pass or 24 hours (6 x 4 hours shifts) for a 4 Day Festival Pass plus meals, though this varies depending on area so please do read the role description. Please read the FAQs thoroughly before signing up (yes, even if you’ve read them before, things do change). Don’t forget about the 5pm Mandatory Orientation/Training on Thursday in the Music Bowl!

Scroll down to read about the different roles available.

Apprentice Event Ninjas

Our Apprentice Event Ninjas work closely with our front-of-house operations teams learning the ins and outs of festival life. This is a great opportunity to dip your toes into the world of event production and gain some valuable experience. Event Ninjas may help out in Production, Box Office, Traffic Flow, Catering and more. One day never looks the same here! We are masters of customer service, answering questions, providing directions, problem solving, multi-tasking. Submit your application HERE.

Note: this is not stage/sound production.

Street Team

We have a limited number of Street Team positions as we print fewer posters/flyers to reduce our footprint – quality over quantity! If you are a Street Team ninja with a finger on the pulse of your local scene, we’d love your help! To help spread the good word in exchange for a festival pass, fill out this STREET TEAM FORM.​

Beer Garden

Pouring beers in our Beer Garden in the music bowl – it doesn’t get much better than that! Beer knowledge and bar experience is a plus. You must be 21 or over, will be required to provide proof of age. Must have a current California RBS to work in this role, you can find the link to complete this HERE.
Requirements: 16 hours – wristband / 24 hours – wristband and meals. Must sign up for at least 1 shift that starts after 4pm.

Boogaloo Bar

Responsible for bartending mixed drinks, wine, beer to festival patrons. Need to have previous/current bartending experience, and must be 21 or over, will be required to provide proof of age. Must have a current California RBS to work in this role, you can find the link to complete this HERE.

Requirements: Must have Bartending Experience. We will email you directly if you sign up for this area. 16 hours – wristband / 24 hours – wristband and meals. Must sign up for 1 shift that starts after 8pm.

Box Office

Bring your biggest smile and some patience, you will be the first point of contact when our guests arrive! Duties may include scanning tickets in, customer service, line-management and traffic flow.

Requirements: 16 hours – wristband / 24 hours – wristband and meals. Must sign up for at least 1 shift that starts after 4:30pm.

Flowmasters

Armed with wit, wisdom and infectious exuberance, our Flowmasters become skilled information providers as they guide festival goers around the parking lots and campground. Bring a bike if you have one!

Requirements: 16 hours – wristband / 24 hours – wristband and meals. Must sign up for at least 1 shift that starts after 4pm, and at least 1 Saturday or Sunday shift.

Gallery

Surrounded by art! Our gallery attendees are true people persons and are the smiling faces of our JTMF Art Gallery. Sales, customer service and general mingling with the people.

Requirements: 16 hours – wristband / 24 hours – wristband and meals. Must sign up for at least 1 shift after that starts 4pm, and at least 1 Saturday or Sunday shift.

Gatekeepers

Gatekeepers check credentials at our Wristband Checkpoints and are experts at greeting music lovers with big smiles!

Requirements: 16 hours – wristband / 24 hours – wristband and meals. Must sign up for at least 1 shift that starts after 4pm, and at least 1 Saturday or Sunday shift.

Green Team

Our Green Teamers have a penchant for trash, working to collect & sort waste and keep the festival site tidy, as well as educating attendees and setting the example of how to leave it better than we found it!

Requirements: 16 hours = wristband and meals. Must sign up for a Monday shift.

Kitchen Crew

If you love being in the kitchen, this is the position for you! The Kitchen Crew works in the backstage kitchen to prep and serve food for performers, crew and volunteer meals during the festival weekend.

Requirements: 16 hours – wristband / 24 hours – wristband and meals. Must sign up for at least 1 shift that starts at 4pm.

Javagogo

Barista experience? Can dance while you’re working? Grace under pressure? Perhaps Javagogo is the place for you!

Requirements: 16 hours – wristband / 24 hours – wristband and meals. Must sign up for at least 1 shift that starts after 4pm.

Medical Team

CPR, EMT, RN, MD, first aid, harm reduction experience? Our Medical Team is headed by Lighthouse Medical Services and their website is here.

Merch Booth

Responsible for handling of performer and festival merchandise during the festival weekend. This crew maintains accurate records at all times, keeps track of performer consignments, manages inventory.

Requirements: 16 hours – wristband / 24 hours – wristband and meals. Must sign up for at least 1 shift after 4pm.

Prefest

We need all hands on deck for a variety of tasks – construction, yard work, cleaning, organizing, sign making etc. This is PHYSICALLY DEMANDING manual labor, you should be able to be on your feet and working for the entire shift. If you have an injury or condition which limits you to light duty work, consider one of our many areas or contact us to find the right area for you.

Requirements: 20 hours – wristband / 28 hours – wristband + meals (note: meals are for Friday, Saturday and Sunday during event).

Screen Print Booth

For the artistically inclined! Make custom one-of-a-kind screen print t-shirts for guests. Must be okay with getting a little dirty, you will get paint on you.

Requirements: 16 hours – wristband / 24 hours – wristband and meals.