2017 Executive Hiring FAQ
Here you will find the answers to some frequently asked questions and an overview of all the positions. Please read this entire document to best prepare yourself for this application. If your questions are not answered below, please feel free to contact us at [email protected]
The 2016 Executive Team has a 3‐tiered structure. The Chair (Daniela Spagnuolo) and the 3 Leads make up the Leadership Team. Each Lead will be working with their Directors to accomplish the overall organizational goals and provide the resources to facilitate the Directors in making their ideas a reality. Although each role is divided up in teams, everyone needs to work closely together to make the Conference a success. Each team with the respective lead and director roles is outlined below:
Lead of Program Development
4 Director of Speaker Relations – 2 for faculty/staff, 1 for students/alumni, and 1 for external
Lead of Conference Development
Director of Sponsorships
Director of Productions
Lead of Marketing & Communications
Director of Events
Director of Design
Director of Communications
Director of Information Technology (IT)
We welcome UTSC students from each and every department and academic background in our team. What makes TEDxUTSC so unique is that it does not focus on one particular discipline and all ideas are welcome! The collective genius from all fields is needed to make the Conference a success! Similarly we look for students in all years of study.
No, it is not mandatory to have attended a previous TEDxUTSC conference. However candidates who have attended a conference will have had exposure to the final conference result and may have valuable insights from their experience as a delegate. We do look for candidates who have heard of TEDxUTSC in some capacity, whether it be through a friend’s referral, personal research on our Facebook page and website, attending an event or knowing someone who was previously an executive or associate.
Successful candidates will be invited for an interview to take place during May 25th – May 31st. We will be asking for your availability during this time if you are successful – please keep an eye on your email! All interviews will take place at UTSC unless candidates are out of the country, in which case the interview will take place using Skype Video.
The interview will be 20‐30 minutes where you will be asked several behavioural and situational questions. We will also chat with you about your past experiences to test your suitability for the team.
You will be interviewed by up to 3 individuals: the 2017 Chair (Daniela Spagnuolo) and 2 previous leads of the 2016 team (Kendra Au-Yeung – previous Lead of Conference Development and Reema Khoury, previous Lead of Marketing & Communications)
The TEDxUTSC experience is what you make of it. There are ample opportunities for growth and to take on tasks that are beyond your designated roles. You will get the best experience out of the team if you take initiative and are always eager to find new ways to make the Conference a smashing success!
The hours of commitment vary and depend on the roles you will be taking on. The weeks leading up to the Conference (which takes place late January/early February) will definitely require a higher rate of commitment from each and every team member. We expect that candidates prioritize TEDxUTSC as their main ongoing extracurricular involvement during the 2015‐2016 academic year.
TEDxUTSC is a student‐run group. However, all three of the 2013‐2015 Conferences would not have been possible without the generous support of UTSC and our official advisory board, made up of staff/faculty from various departments on campus. These partnerships will definitely continue and evolve for the 2016 conference. As part of the team, you will get the exclusive opportunity to work closely with the University to make the Conference a reality.