• What does the WCAT do?
• Requirements
• How to apply

Dear WCA Community,

The WCA Competition Announcement Team (WCAT) is seeking new members! The application is open to any community member, but please review the expected tasks and qualities.

What does the WCAT do?

The official rights and duties of the WCAT are documented in WCA Motion 10.2024.2.

The tasks of a WCAT member include:

• Review and announce competitions around the world on a daily basis with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Handle change requests to competitions.
• Engage in frequent discussions and voting within the Team.
• Make and communicate changes to the WCA Competition Requirements Policy.

Requirements

Applicants are expected to possess the following qualities:

• Proactive personality, detail-oriented, and solution-oriented mindset.
• Fluency in English.
• Availability on-call throughout the day to engage in time-sensitive discussions
• Availability for about 30 minutes, several times per week to work on competition announcements or changes.
• Good familiarity with the WCA Competition Requirements Policy (WCRP) and the WCA competition organizer role.
• Communication and/or policy-writing skills are not required but are strongly encouraged.
• Be at least 16 years of age as of April 5th, 2025.

How to apply

Candidacy documents must be in PDF format, and must include:

• A brief personal introduction.
• Summary of activities done for the WCA.
• A concrete overview on how expected qualities are to be fulfilled.
• (Optional) Indicate whether you would like to join our documentation sub-team. This team works on updates to the WCA Competition Requirements Policy and other public information about WCAT policies.
• (Optional) Qualities and qualifications you find relevant that are not listed above.

The application period is open for applicants to submit their application document from now until April 5th, 2025 23:59 UTC to Zeke Mackay (zmackay@worldcubeassociation.org).