Apply to be a judge for Cosplay Competitions!
We’re looking for judges for Kotae Expo 2025’s Cosplay Competitions. The applications are open for all. The application period runs from May 1 to May 31, 2025. We’re looking for both experienced and novice judges.
While certain responsibilites and challenges are part of being a judge, it can also be very rewarding! Please remember that as a judge you represent cosplay as a hobby as well as Kotae Expo as its volunteer. That’s why we expect your to be proper, fair, encouraging, unbiased and positive towards both competitors and fellow judges. Your personal tastes or relationships can’t affect your judging process. You’re also required to keep certain aspects of judging a secret.
Perks and responsibilities
The resposibilities of being a cosplay judge of Kotae Expo 2025 include:
- Writing your judge introduction
- Judging the predetermined category/categories at the premises of the event according to the given schedule
- Announcing the winners on stage after the competition
- Giving feedback to the competitors. The feedback will be either given at the premises after the competition or in a written form after the event.
As a judge, you have the same perks as the other volunteers of our event:
- Entry to the event throughout the whole event
- Warm food on Saturday and Sunday
- Access to the volunteers’ own break room (Green Room), where snacks and drinks are also available
- Event volunteer merch
- Free accommodation at the exhibition center Fri-Sat-Sun
- Work certificate
Choosing the judges
We’re looking for both experienced and novice judges, so you can apply even if you don’t have prior expertise in judging.
We also don’t require you to have decades of history with the hobby or heaps of awards. The most important thing is that you know both your strengths and how to utilize your knowledge in the category that you want to judge. This way we aim to choose as diverse pool of judges as possible, so each member of the jury is able to bring their own unique know-how to the table.
How to apply
The application is sent via Kompassi. For applying you’ll need Kompassi login credentials and all registered users can view their application after sending it in their V2 profile. It’s not possible to modify the application afterwards, so fill the application carefully.