Directorial Paid Immersive Experience Director at Camp Half Blood San Francisco Mythik Camps Br[...]

Playbill, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 38,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant camp team as a Quest Guide, where you'll lead children in immersive mythology-based adventures. Your role involves engaging campers through storytelling and outdoor activities, ensuring an exciting and safe environment. This seasonal position is perfect for energetic leaders eager to inspire young adventurers.

Benefits

Referral Bonus

Opportunity for Advancement

Community of Creative Minds

Qualifications

• Experience working with children ages 7-12.
• Organized and versatile with leadership experience.
• Ability to maintain excitement and endurance in outdoor settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead and engage campers in activities and quests.
• Organize and adapt camp activities to the storyline.
• Manage ensemble and support counselor training.

Skills

Leadership

Conflict Resolution

Communication

Physical Stamina

Job description

Immersive Experience Director at Camp Half Blood San Francisco

Quest Guide at Outdoor Adventure and Mythology Summer Day Camp

Title : Quest Guide

Employment Status : Exempt/Seasonal

Company Summary:

Plato Learning operates outdoor mythology-based day camps for kids ages 6-15. We create a world where monsters, myth, and magic transport kids out of the mortal realm into one where they are empowered to develop new skills, take risks, solve problems, and ultimately become Heroes. With seventeen camp programs spanning from NYC to California, Plato Learning uses actors, live-action role-play, and physically and mentally engaging activities to bring myths to life.

Are you ready to join the team and accept our call to adventure?

Job Summary:

We are hiring an energetic leader and adventure role model to serve as Quest Guide at our San Francisco location. As the Ringleader of Fun, Quest Guides are the enthusiastic, flexible, camper-facing leader for all camp activities. They set the tone for each day at camp. They manage activities for campers of all ages and engagement styles that come to enjoy our brand of physical game, story-based adventures, and energetic outdoor experiences. Additionally, Quest Guides assist Leadership and Counselors with daily operations to keep Camp running smoothly.

Our style of immersive storytelling weaves a mythology-inspired story throughout a camp week, culminating in an action-packed “Quest” adventure. Campers or “Demigods” use critical thinking and problem-solving skills, while interacting with actors playing monsters and heroes in the park.

Job Responsibilities

Plan Story Adaptations (Pre-Season).

Work with our HQ team to adapt our un-scripted, pre-written stories for the summer and adapt them to your camp.

Build an immersive, memorable, and exciting active story-engagement experience Align with our HQ Story Team to navigate changes while maintaining cohesion and narrative balance.

Manage the creation and completion of Quest related props, design elements, and costumes with your ensemble.

Repair (foam) weaponry when necessary.

Engage the Demigod Campers.

Lead and engage campers in activities that grow to meet their development with an energetic tone.

Understand that every camper is different

Creates multi-modal programming that will immerse and uplift every kid.

Encourage campers to take risks, participate, and explore their own personal limits, while celebrating the heroic strengths they already possess.

Support demigods in meeting their victories and defeats with grace.

Organize the Hero’s Journey.

Pre-season: Schedule and adapt camp activities for use at camp.

In-season: Adapt activities to support the week’s adventure storyline and respond to the culture of camp.

Keep the scheduled activities exciting and running on-time.

Be the “Call to Action” and Ring Leader of Fun.

Provide the Call to Action–organize and lead large camp-wide activities, like the Olympics, or the Final Battle for 60 demigods.

Keep campers engaged and safe during large, high-energy activities.

Lead activities with infectious enthusiasm and a flexible mindset.

Facilitate Magic with the Campers.

While “Quest” is the main adventure, there are many story moments throughout the week: including scouting missions, small council discussions, oracle visits and recaps.

Actively listen, improvise, and connect with the Demigods to keep an eye out for magic moments that can be created on the fly. Through your positive attitude and personal conduct, exhibit heroic behaviors for young Demigods to model.

Steward of Mythological Lore.

Chronicle the demigod’s adventures and act as a mythological resource to both staff and campers.

Help new Demigods understand their mythological identity and support staff in creating activities that fit the week’s story by connecting them to the right legends.

Build an Ensemble.

With the help of the Story Team, review performer submissions and cast your ensemble.

Tell a culturally responsible story with appropriate casting.

Schedule training and rehearsals using improv and ensemble building techniques to empower performers to make bold, adaptable character choices that center the camper’s experience.

Manage the ensemble, maintain healthy work relationships and respect each individual's time.

Train Heroes to Lead.

Help facilitate Counselor training on leading activities with confidence and coming up with new ideas to keep programming running at its highest potential.

Set the tone for Counselors by modeling enthusiastic engagement in programming while leading it

Our Camp is an energetic all-outdoor environment that requires staff and campers to embrace exciting challenges.

We are looking for courageous individuals excited by the discomfort of adventure, and who do not shy away from responsibility and physical exertion, even during the heat of summer or a rainfall.

Staff will spend most of their day on their feet and walk anywhere from 15,000-18,000 steps/day on the job, across changes in elevation and varying terrain.

Rise to the Challenge.

Resolve conflict and manage camper behavior in a constructive, uplifting, and non-punitive manner that redirects to engagement.

Prove your efficacy through action: be prepared to handle challenging situations with kindness and readiness to help.

Whether it is helping support a counselor whose group needs extra help, or helping staff do a final clean sweep of the grounds, the Leadership Team cares for the campers and their team through service-leadership.

All Camp Half Blood Leadership team members are ready and willing to cover a camper group when necessary

The Hours.

Remote training and in-person shadowing days.

40-45 hours/week in-person at your camp location for 3 weeks.

What abilities are we looking for?

Experience working with children kids ages 7-12 in schools, at camps, after school programs, or other structured capacities

Leadership Experience– previous performer, staff or classroom management is a plus

Organized, versatile leaders with unique vision, capable of telling engaging stories with minimal tech

Strong initiative, conflict resolution, and communication skills with a team-player attitude

Ability to physically and vocally command attention in an outdoor spaceFull time availability in summer

Ability to maintain stamina, excitement, and endurance while working in an outdoor environment over the course of the Season

Plato Learning would like to put forth this statistic. While men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the requirements, women and other underrepresented people often only apply when they match all criteria. Even if you don't meet every checkbox in the job description, but you think you have what it takes, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits and Compensation:

Compensation . $20/hour for in-season work

Pre-Season Work/Training: $19/hour

During Camp and Staff Training Weeks: 40-45 hours/week for your program’s 3 weeks

Any absences or sick days are unpaid

Referral Bonus: $50 bonus for any referred applicants who are hired and work at least 3 in-season weeks.

Opportunity for Advancement. As Plato Learning grows, we look within our talented seasonal staff to return to their jobs year over year, apply for promotions, and fill full-time opportunities when they arise within the company.

Community . Containing hundreds of creative-minded heroes, the Plato Learning network carries authors, podcasters, performers, dungeon masters, and many others ready to chat and create.

Please keep in mind the start and end dates for the San Francisco season:

Camp season runs June 14th-August 1st

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