It is my pleasure to open applications for Magic World Championship 31!

Applications close October 1st at 5 pm Pacific US Time. Acceptances will go out October 8th.

If you have any questions about the event please EMAIL US at staffing@pastimesevents.com.

Hope to see you at the event!
~Meg Baum, Staffing Manager

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Event Information

Show Location
Meydenbauer Center
11100 NE 6th Avenue
Bellevue, WA 98004
 
Show Dates
December 5–7, 2025

Staff Expectations 

Communication

All Staff must have internet access and commit to regularly reading our staff Discord. We use our Discord as our primary method of communication.

Pastimes Convention Discord https://www.pastimesevents.com/discord

Contracts and Taxes

All staff for this event are brought on as independent contractors and paid via Wise. All staff must be legally able to work in the United States and is responsible for their own taxes and legal obligations. All paperwork must be completed 2 weeks before begining any work at the event.

US Citizens
You are required to fill out an Independent Contracting Agreement and a W9 directly with Pastimes Events.

All applicants prior to being selected for this event will be checked against the National Sex Offender Registry. If you have any questions about this, please contact Alan Hochman at alan@pastimes.net.

Non-US Citizens

Non-US staff for this event will be contracted through FanFinity.

After acceptances you’ll receive two DropboxSign Invitation Mails with a link to the contract and addendum for this event. There you’ll be able to read and sign them online. If you have any questions about this, please send them to staff@fanfinity.agency.

In order to generate these documents, FanFinity will ask you for the following information in the Acceptance Form:

  • Your name
  • Your Wise account information or alternative
  • Your TIN (ID number, Insurance Number, National number, etc)
  • Your address

Compensation, and Travel Assistance

  • Head Judge 
    The Head Judge for this event is Carlos Ho.
  • Appeal Judge
    $475/Day 
  • Scorekeeper
    $400/Day
  • Floor Judge
    $375/Day
Pro Tour Travel Assistance
All staff members of the Pro Tour will be provided a flight to the event. 
A travel agent will contact staff in the 3-4 weeks after acceptances with a proposed itinerary for your flight. 
All staff members for this event will be provided a hotel room for this event. 
All staff for this event will be provided a hotel room from Thursday, December 4th, till Monday, December 8th. If you choose to fly in or fly out before or after these dates, you will be responsible for your own accommodations. Staff members will have a room to themselves with no roommate. 

There is no need to apply for this travel assistance; it is included as part of the compensation package for Worlds.