Media (Filmmaking, Recording Arts) Instructor
Appel Farm Arts Camp seeks knowledgeable Media Arts Instructors! Ideal candidates have expertise in Film, Video Editing, and/or Digital Audio. This is a live-on required role.
Appel Farm offers staff a unique and rewarding summer job, living and working with young artists and arts educators from around the world, gaining valuable teaching experience, participating in camp activities, trips, and campfires, and becoming a part of a vibrant, creative community!
Appel Farm is a community of staff and campers unlike any other, and year after year, our staff tell us the same thing- this is the hardest job they’ve ever loved. Join us in growing creativity among young people, cultivating authentic joy, and co-creating a space where every identity is valued.
We are a trans-affirming, queer-inclusive, neurodivergent-led, and racially-conscious community.
Pay ranges for each position can be found here. Lifeguarding, driving the 15-passenger van, and Camp Prep/Camp Closing work will earn additional stipends. Payment for Staff Training week as well as any required, synchronous pre-camp meetings are included in salaries.
Fast Facts:
- Staff must be 18+ before 06/01/2025.
- Most contracts run 06/20/2025 - 08/04/2025.
- Your children can attend camp or receive childcare free!
- Make connections with other artists and young professionals from all over the country and the world!
- International applicants: apply for Direct Placement via Interexchange international staffing agency!
- Co-teach with experienced Arts Specialists as mentors and support!
- Classes focused on exploration and experimentation rather than perfection or technical expertise
- All hired staff in all positions must pass a criminal background check
- Provisional Driver’s License and Learning Permit holders are not eligible for positions marked “Driver’s License Required”
- Campus located in Elmer, New Jersey
- 40 minutes from Philadelphia and the New Jersey Shore (Atlantic City, Ocean City, Cape May)
- 2.5 hours from NYC and DC
More information is available here and here. Please apply DIRECTLY on our Staff Applications, here.