Role Description: As an Events Photography Volunteer, you will play a crucial role in capturing memorable moments during Paisley Food and Drink Festival. Your photographs will be used for promotional materials, social media, and documentation purposes. This is a great opportunity for photography enthusiasts to gain experience and help showcase Renfrewshire events. About Food and Drink Festival: Renfrewshire Council deliver a number of events throughout the year. One highlight of the event calendar is Paisley Food and Drink Festival. The festival will take place on Friday 26th April and Saturday 27th April 2024. Located between Abbey Close and Bridge Street with great street food, live music, children’s workshops and much, much more! Photography Volunteer Tasks: -Attend and actively participate in assigned events as a volunteer photographer. -Capture high-quality photographs of key moments, performances, attendees, and event details. -Follow the event guidelines and capture images that align with the event's theme and objectives. -Ensure proper composition, lighting, and framing in your photographs. -Edit and post-process the photographs to enhance their visual appeal, if required. -Deliver the finalised photographs within the agreed-upon timeline. -Maintain a professional and respectful demeanour while interacting with event attendees and organisers. -Adhere to the event volunteer policies and guidelines, including obtaining necessary permissions for photographing individuals. Desirable Skills and Qualities: -Passion for photography and a basic understanding of photographic principles. -Proficiency in operating DSLR cameras or other professional-grade photography equipment. -Knowledge of composition, lighting techniques, and image editing tools/software. -Good interpersonal and communication skills to interact with event attendees and organizers. -Reliability and punctuality in meeting assigned event schedules. -Ability to work well within a team and take direction from event organisers. -Flexibility to adapt to different event environments and photography requirements. -A portfolio showcasing previous photography work (preferred but not mandatory)

Food and Drink Festival. About the Event: Renfrewshire Council deliver a number of events throughout the year. One highlight of the event calendar is Paisley Food and Drink Festival. The festival will take place on Friday 26th April and Saturday 27th April 2024. Located between Abbey Close and Bridge Street with great street food, the Renfrewshire CAMRA beer tent, live music, children’s workshops and much, much more! Food and Drink Festival Event Volunteers: Paisley Food and Drink Festival is looking for helpers to deliver this fun and vibrant spring festival. Examples of tasks undertaken as the Food and Drink Festival Volunteer: •Workshop Buddy- You will play an active and important role in the delivery of children’s programme at the Food and Drink Festival. As a buddy you will assist workshop leads with the workshop guestlist and ticket checks, help with workshop activities, setting up, resetting, and cleaning workshop area before, after and in-between the workshops. •Radio Room Assistant- You will be assisting event crew with radio sign in/out protocol, making sure everyone has been assigned radio, an earpiece and event accreditation. Your other responsibility will be to look after radio charging station, charging up radios, and looking after Radio Room equipment through the festival. •Event Point of Contact – Act as a point of contacts to the event visitors. Your main duties will be to assist event visitors with event information and site directions. Other duties will include, help distribute event programmes, welcome and guide event guests and assist event staff on the day with event related minor tasks.