Application Form

Welcome to the Director applications for RAMSoc 2027!

Directors play a key role in our society by leading subcommittees, planning and promoting events, and supporting their team’s ideas. The role offers valuable leadership experience, insight into how the society operates, and opportunities to meet new people and help shape the society’s direction.

Portfolios Available: 🏆 Competitions, 💻 IT, 🧰 Workshops, 📚 Outreach, 🙀 Marketing, 🎨 Creatives, 💼 Industry, 🎊 Events, 👥 HR, 🎗️ Philanthropy

Role descriptions: https://canva.link/htkhvok7h29qy58

Please note all applications will be blind marked, so avoid directly disclosing your name throughout responses.

Applications close on 14/10/2026 @ 11:59 pm

For more details and questions regarding the application process, please email us at [email protected]

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Stage of degree Please select... 1 2 3 4 5+ Gender Please select... Male Female Non-binary Prefer not to disclose Other Select your preferred role. Please select... Competitions Director IT Director Workshops Director Outreach Director Industry Director Marketing Director Creatives Director Events Director HR Director Philanthropy Director Select your 2nd preference role. Please select... Competitions Director IT Director Workshops Director Outreach Director Industry Director Marketing Director Creatives Director Events Director HR Director Philanthropy Director No Other Preference

What values/qualities that make a good RAMSoc director do you think are most vital? How do you demonstrate them? (max. 150 words)

[COMPETITIONS] If you were an item in a grocery store, what item would you be and why? (max. 100 words)

[COMPETITIONS] Outline any experience you have with event planning or project management. How would you approach managing competitions at a larger scale (300+ participants)? (max. 150 words)

[COMPETITIONS] What is your vision for growing RAMSoc’s competitions? How would you achieve this, and what improvements or new initiatives would you introduce? (max. 250 words)

[COMPETITIONS] What experience do you have with CAD, circuitry, fabrication, or other technical skills relevant to robotics? (max. 200 words)

[COMPETITIONS] If you have any relevant CAD design projects or other work you'd like us to see, feel free to link or attach them. Please ensure any submitted links have viewing access enabled for anyone with the link. Links that cannot be accessed by the recruitment team may be disregarded.

[IT] What coding language do you think our mascot Rambo uses, and why? (max. 100 words)

[IT] Please outline your experience with web development or other software projects. Include the languages/tech stack you used, your role, and what came out of each project. (max. 200 words)

[IT] Describe one technical project you would like to lead as IT Director in 2027. How would you plan, develop, and deliver it over the year? (max. 200 words)

[IT] Describe any experience you have leading or managing a team (particularly on software projects if applicable)? (max. 150 words)

[IT] If you have relevant GitHub repositories, websites, software projects, or other technical work you'd like us to see, feel free to link them or attach below. Please ensure any submitted links have viewing access enabled for anyone with the link. Links that cannot be accessed by the recruitment team may be disregarded.

[WORKSHOPS] If you had to choose one historical figure to be your co-Director, who would you pick and why? (max. 100 words)

[WORKSHOPS] What experience do you have working in a team, planning or managing an event? It doesn’t have to be robotics-related. (max. 150 words)

[WORKSHOPS] Summarise your expertise in electrical, mechanical, or software engineering; have you made any projects/taught any workshops in the past? (max. 200 words)

[WORKSHOPS] What workshops would you like to add to the RAMSoc calendar? Then choose one and explain how you would turn the idea into a successful workshop. (max. 200 words)

[WORKSHOPS] If you have any personal projects, workshop slides, or teaching materials you think exemplify your skills, feel free to link or attach them below. Please ensure any submitted links have viewing access enabled for anyone with the link. Links that cannot be accessed by the recruitment team may be disregarded.

[INDUSTRY] What imaginary company would you like to sponsor RAMSoc, and what would they do? (max. 100 words)

[INDUSTRY] Outline your experience working with industry, including sponsorships, professional correspondence, site visits, partnerships, or other forms of external engagement. (max. 150 words)

[INDUSTRY] What are your aspirations for RAMSoc’s relationships with industry in 2027? What types of partnerships or opportunities would you like to develop, and how would you go about achieving them? (max. 200 words)

[INDUSTRY] Imagine a company has expressed interest in sponsoring RAMSoc but has not responded to your follow-up email for two weeks. How would you approach the situation and what would your email be? (max. 150 words) - PLEASE AVOID DIRECTLY DISCLOSING YOUR NAME.

[MARKETING] What is your theme music, or the music that plays every time you enter the room? (max. 100 words)

[MARKETING] Tell us about a time you stepped outside your comfort zone or took on more responsibility than expected. What did you learn, and what would you do differently in a similar situation? (max. 200 words)

[MARKETING] Explain how you would go about marketing a large event, the week-by-week schedule leading up to it and what the primary forms of marketing would be. (max. 250 words)

[MARKETING] If you have relevant marketing campaigns, and video portfolio, feel free to link them here or attach them below. Please ensure any submitted links have viewing access enabled for anyone with the link. Links that cannot be accessed by the recruitment team may be disregarded.

[CREATIVES] What emoji resonates with you the most and why? (max. 100 words)

[CREATIVES - SACKED] Tell me about a time you stepped up to lead a team or took on more responsibility than initially expected. (max. 100 words).

[CREATIVES] Give an example of a time you’ve had a CREATIVE conflict with someone else/the rest of a team. How did you navigate it, and would you do anything differently if the same thing happened now? (max. 150 words)

[CREATIVES] What would you consider to be the primary aesthetic/theme of RAMsoc’s posts, and what are some key improvements you would make that would lead to a successful marketing campaign? (max. 250 words)

[CREATIVES] Please link or attach below any creative work you'd like us to see, such as Canva graphics, illustrations, branding work or photography. If you don't have previous creative work, feel free to create a graphic on Miffy specifically for this application! Please ensure any submitted links have viewing access enabled for anyone with the link. Links that cannot be accessed by the recruitment team may be disregarded.

[EVENTS] What’s something you could talk about for hours? (max. 100 words)

[EVENTS] Tell us about a time something went wrong or changed unexpectedly in a group setting or event. How did you respond, and what did you learn from it? (max. 200 words)

[EVENTS] Describe an event you'd like to run for RAMSoc. Walk us through the key logistics, how ticketing would work, and any risks you'd need to manage. (max. 200 words)

[PLACEHOLDER EVENTS SUBMISSION - SACKED]

[HR] Who is someone you respect and why? (max. 100 words)

[HR] Describe an event, trip or activity you've organised for a group. What was your role, what challenges came up, and how did you handle them? (max. 200 words)

[HR] What does inclusivity mean to you, and how would you put it into practice in our society? (max. 200 words)

[OUTREACH] If you were given 10 minutes to prepare to be instantly teleported into 1928, what would you do in those 10 minutes?

[OUTREACH] Summarise any experience you have that would assist you in teaching or running workshops for high school/younger students. (An example of what you could include is a scenario where you had to interact with a large group of people you hadn’t met before). (max. 150 words)

[OUTREACH] What technical experience do you have with electrical, mechanical or software engineering? Have you made any projects/taught any workshops in the past? (max. 200 words)

[OUTREACH] This role will require a reasonable amount of research and development to expand to the RAMSoc workshop calendar, what new workshop ideas and outreach strategies would you incorporate as a director? (max. 200 words)

[OUTREACH] If you have any personal projects, workshop slides, or teaching materials you think exemplify your skills, feel free to link or attach them here. Please ensure any submitted links have viewing access enabled for anyone with the link. Links that cannot be accessed by the recruitment team may be disregarded.

[PHILANTHROPY] What was true about you at age ten that is still true today? (max. 100 words)

[PHILANTHROPY] What is your experience with philanthropic initiatives or in organising events that give back to the community and what was your motivator? (max. 150 words)

[PHILANTHROPY] As a re-established portfolio (previously Women in Mechatronics), how do you think Philanthropy can make an impact through RAMSoc? What would you like the portfolio to achieve in 2027, and how would you go about achieving it? (max. 250 words)

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