Club Stream Camera Operator (EU Times)

Club Stream Team

12 hours/event

Volunteer

EU Timezone

Overview

Furality Online Xperience is the furry convention that celebrates the VR furry fandom!

Furality, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charity that operates a semi-annual online convention, which is made possible by our innovative and exciting use of virtual reality. By combining the best parts of VR and the furry community, we’ve created an immersive event that brings together the furry fandom in an extraordinary way.

Why Furality needs you!

The Furality team is a close-knit and diverse group of furries that are passionate about driving the VR furry fandom forward and having fun! You'll need to be 18 years of age or older to participate as a member of the Furality team.

Since our team is located around the world, all Furality team members work together remotely using our organization's collaboration tools, such as Discord and Notion.

What you'll do!

NOTE: This application is for EU-based working hours of 12pm - 8pm GMT during the event weekend. There is also an application for US-based and AU-based hours for the same role.

As a Club Stream Camera Operator, you will help us by being behind the camera and capturing the magic of our events! During our events, you will operate a virtual camera within VRChat and live stream it back to our club stream production team. Footage from Camera Operators will be used live on the live broadcast for our club stream, as well as in post-event highlight videos. Someone who has experience in broadcast or recording in VRChat, and a terrific eye for catching action would be a great fit for this position.

  • Operate virtual handheld camera and virtual camera drone using VRCLens in VRChat
  • Film B Roll of virtual worlds, event attendees, and additional storytelling in VRChat
  • Closely follow the action as requested, keeping picture in focus, and report any problems to the Club Stream Technical Director or Club Stream Shift Lead
  • Move between VRChat instances as directed to ensure event coverage
  • Maintain steady shots while “on air” for short periods of time as directed by the Club Stream Technical Director
  • Record continuously while live streaming your virtual camera output via OBS Studio during your shift
  • Use provided software to split and trim long video recordings into segments
  • Organize and catalog recorded videos segments when they are finalized using a specified naming scheme
  • Upload all recordings to provided cloud storage
  • Use Discord voice channels to communicate with Club Stream Technical Director and the production team

Qualifications

  • Experience with using VRCLens and/or VRChat camera
  • Familiarity working with common broadcasting software like OBS Studio
  • Ability to respond quickly and effectively to directions from Team Leads
  • Ability to configure and upload VRChat avatars in Unity
  • Access to VRChat and PCVR headset required
  • Flexibility with working hours during the weekend of our Furality events
  • Access to internet speeds of at least 20 Megabits down and 30 Megabits up during event weekends.
  • As you may be in instances that have large player counts with varied performance ratings, we have some PC and network requirements for this position - (Please note in your application your system specs)
    • CPU
      • Released in 2020 or newer
    • RAM
      • 16GB DDR4/DDR5 RAM or more
    • Storage
      • SSD (PCIe NVMe preferred)
      • Should have at least 100GB of free space to work with per day for local recordings
    • GPU
      • NVIDIA RTX 3070 series or higher
    • VR:
      • PCVR Headset Required
      • Full Body Tracking is not required

Extra skills that make our tails wag!

  • Previous VRChat camera operator experience
  • Live event experience
  • Experience with uploading VRChat avatars with props
  • Professional or hobbyist experience with broadcast or film