Wanted: an exceptional Lego model builder with plenty of Lego building experience.

It’s certainly not a typical job advertisement Legoland has sent out in anticipation for their “Brick Factor” challenge that takes place later this month.

The two-day search on Nov. 24 and 25 to find Canada’s first Master Model Builder will secure a lucky Lego enthusiast a full-time position at Canada’s first Legoland Discovery Centre.

The 34,000-square-foot indoor mini-amusement park, expected to open in the spring, will feature Lego rides, classes from a Lego Master Model Builder and a 4D cinema where action is accompanied by wind, rain, lightning and snow. Kids will be able to play with the blocks and accessories at the $12-million centre beginning when it opens at Vaughan Mills shopping centre.

Applicants from all over the GTA will demonstrate their skills in several rounds of creative Lego challenges during the two-day audition at PawsWay on Toronto’s Harbourfront.

According to a news release, the candidates will be faced with millions of Lego bricks when they arrive and must demonstrate their skills at creating models in a series of time-limited, creative challenges.

A panel of four or five judges, including a Master Model Builder from an existing Legoland Discovery Centre and a few children, will evaluate each candidate’s performance. By the end of the first day of auditions, the selected top builders will move on to the final stage of the competition.

At the end, one candidate will be awarded the title of Master Model Builder.

“We’re looking for someone that has a lot of energy and they have to be great with kids. Besides being someone who loves building with Lego, they’ll also become the face of the attraction, so it has to be someone with a winning personality who also is great at interacting with people,” said Lara Hannaford, the Marketing Manger of Legoland Discovery Centre Toronto.

She said she expects a lot of families to come out to watch the competition that she said is exciting.

Joshua Bohn, 25, won the Master Model Builder title in Atlanta this past January and will be judging the contest in Toronto.

Bohn says despite taking courses in college for everything from culinary skills to business school, his true love has always been Lego.

“I’ve been building with Lego recreationally for 24 years.,” he says, adding that it has been his dream to land his current gig since he was 12 years old.

Bohn won the Atlanta competition after an hour-long build of something that described himself to the audience.

He decided to show the audience his appreciation for the arts. He created a sketchpad for the base of his masterpiece and it included a Romeo and Juliet scene, with a man thinking out of a box as a symbol, and the faces of comedy and tragedy.

“I think what really won them over was that I’ve always had the gift of gab and loved interacting with all the kids that were around and got them to help me,” he said.

Bohn says he is excited to judge the upcoming competition. He suggests that Lego lovers who are preparing for the competition focus on their ability to create complete creations under pressure and a limited amount of time.

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The deadline to apply is Nov. 16 and applications can be submitted on the Legoland Discovery Centre Toronto’s Facebook page.

Hannaford said she has received fewer than a hundred applications so far.

Unfortunately, much to the disappointment of children everywhere, only adults, 18 and older, can apply.

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