Part-Time Filmmaking Mentor: Teach Youth to Screen

LATINO FILM INSTITUTE; Half Moon Bay (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 51,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid prep time

Mileage reimbursement

Flexible hours

Job summary

Latino Film Institute Youth Cinema Project in Half Moon Bay, CA is seeking a part-time Film Instructor/Filmmaking Mentor to guide students in grades 5-12 through a complete short film production using a ready-made curriculum.

You’ll teach two 90-minute classes weekly, mentor with a co-instructor, and help students find their voice while balancing prep, travel, and on-site teaching responsibilities. Compensation is $31.80/hour with paid prep and mileage reimbursement.

Qualifications

• 3+ years working in the film industry, as a director, producer, or in any below-the-line role
• Strong skills in at least one area of filmmaking
• Enough editing ability to cut simple short content (DaVinci Resolve a plus)
• Comfortable and confident working with kids in a school setting
• Valid driver’s license, auto insurance, and reliable transportation (some travel up to 50 miles; mileage reimbursed). Comfortable using Google Workspace.

Responsibilities

• Teach two 90-minute film classes a week, partnered with a co-mentor
• Guide students through the full filmmaking process, writing, shooting, and editing, to produce a finished short film
• Teach from our ready-made, rigorous curriculum (no lesson planning from scratch)
• Help young people find their voice and discover a path into film

Skills

Directing

Editing

Cinematography

Education

Film degree or film-school background

Tools

DaVinci Resolve

Frame.io

Dropbox

Google Workspace

Job description

Latino Film Institute Youth Cinema Project in Half Moon Bay, CA is seeking a part-time Film Instructor/Filmmaking Mentor to guide students in grades 5-12 through a complete short film production using a ready-made curriculum.

You’ll teach two 90-minute classes weekly, mentor with a co-instructor, and help students find their voice while balancing prep, travel, and on-site teaching responsibilities. Compensation is $31.80/hour with paid prep and mileage reimbursement.