Masquerade Judge

We welcome new and veteran people to apply annually for the role of Masquerade Judge.

We welcome you to apply if you are interested in judging for next year!

We have a panel of 4-6 judges for Costume Craftsmanship and Performance.

Our Masquerade Judges are compensated volunteers who love cosplay and want to help make the Masquerade a fair event and share their knowledge with novice and experienced cosplayers.

FanimeCon judges generally have years of related experience in the following disciplines:

• Costume construction and/or design.
• Dance, choreography, or performance (concerts, plays, variety shows, etc.).
• One or more of the following: 3D printing, urethane resin, fiberglass,
foam-latex appliances, leatherworking, machining, vacuum-forming,
and/or related processes.

We would like to know more about your experience. Have you ever judged before? What cons have you participated in? Have you won any prizes? We would also love to see images of costumes or props you have designed or examples of shows you have led.

We would like to speak to the top candidates on the phone or Discord so that we can see if you will work well with the team we already have in place.

Judges must be fair and impartial and disclose conflicts of interest to Masquerade Head and other judges.

Judges can be removed or recused for undisclosed conflicts of interest or any inappropriate appearance of favoritism.

Judges must not publicly discuss (social media, printed publications, etc.) or make statements about any contestants, FanimeCon or Masquerade staff, or about the convention in general prior to the end of the 2024 convention.

Judges agree that there will be no discrimination of any kind based on race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinions, national or social origin, property, birth or other status such as disability, age, marital and family status, sexual orientation and gender identity, health status, place of residence, economic and social situation.

You are barred from participating in the FanimeCon Masquerade Competition (for the year you are a judge) if you accept the position.

You will need to commit to the schedule below. We provide breaks and reasonable hours so you will have time to enjoy the convention.

• Friday (Day 1): 12pm - 5pm
• Saturday (Day 2): 10am - 1pm, [Break from 1pm - 3pm], 3pm - 6pm
• Sunday (Day 3): 10am - 1pm, [Break from 1pm - 4pm], 4pm - End of Masquerade

After the Masquerade you will meet for final decisions during a 30-minute judging break, and then the panel will need to be on stage to present the awards. The judge/judges will need to make a brief statement about each prize winner. As representatives of FanimeCon, and respected judges, we request that you dress appropriately for this important event, preferably in cosplay (but this is not required).

We would be happy to welcome you to the team!

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