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NVO Volunteer - Gerlach Center Crew

Location: Gerlach, NV

Department: Nevada Operations

Type: Volunteer

Min. Experience: Entry Level

Gerlach Center Crew Volunteer

The Gerlach Center team provides construction and operational support for Nevada Operations across forward-facing Gerlach properties, including The 360. Folks who love a logistical puzzle, constantly shifting priorities, and good, old-fashioned hard work are the perfect fit with Gerlach Center. Our volunteers are the backbone of our operation, ensuring we have what we need exactly when we need it. We encourage and welcome new ideas and ways to improve and grow!

Date and time frame of role

Multiple 2 - 4 week roles between July and September 2025

List must-have talents

Enthusiastic about keeping the environment healthy.
Understanding of team dynamics and a good attitude.
Ability to work safely and with awareness/clear communication in an event production environment.
Strong logistical mind and a knack for organization.

Nice-to-have talents

It is helpful if the candidate has previously been to Burning Man or is familiar with its culture.
Experience working in remote wilderness or desert environments.

List of potential tasks***

Perform cleaning, organizing, moving, loading, unloading, and other support tasks as assigned.
Support the crew's needs with snacks, water, and other items.
Taking pictures of native and invasive plant species for documentation.
Mooping and landscaping.
Logistics support.
Manning our entrance gate and helping redirect lost folks.

*** subject to changes throughout the season

The deadline to apply for this role is 5:00 pm Pacific on June 27th, 2025.

NOTICE FOR ALL APPLICANTS:

Burning Man Project celebrates the importance of creating a diverse environment and enthusiastically encourages Black, Indigenous, Peoples of Color, LGBTQIA+, Immigrant, women, and people with disabilities, of all ages, to apply.
Burning Man Project provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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