Creator Camp Summer Director - Chicago Region

As seen on Shark Tank, Creator Camp is the fastest-growing creative-tech summer camp on a mission to reorient kids’ relationship with technology from consumption to creation by teaching media art topics like filmmaking, animation, music production, content creation, game design, and entrepreneurship.

Since 2021, Creator Camp has quickly expanded across the US, serving more than 7,000 young creators.

Creator Camp is expanding to Chicago for Summer 2026, and we’re looking for a Summer Camp Director to take the lead in launching and running our newest region. If you’re an experienced educator, team builder, and operations-minded leader who loves working with kids and creatives, this role might be perfect for you.

About the Role

January–May (Remote Part-Time)

You’ll be building Chicago’s summer team from the ground up:

• Hire 4 full teams (totals around 15 instructors + 4 camp managers)
• Conduct roughly 90 hours of interviews across the hiring season
• Lead orientation & training for camp managers and instructors in May
• Work directly with HQ to learn systems, processes, and operations (training provided)

June–August (In-person Full-Time)

You’ll run 4 Chicago camp locations during summer operations:

• Oversee daily operations across the entire region
• Liaise with partnered school/facility locations
• Allocate supplies & manage inventory for all sites
• Lead weekly meetings with Camp Managers
• Perform walk-in quality checks and maintain culture standards
• Ensure smooth communication between staff, families, and HQ
• Keep things joyful, safe, and on-brand for hundreds of young creators

Support and training are provided early on, but this quickly becomes your region to shape.

What We’re Looking For

Required experience:

• Hiring & interviewing
• Management/team leadership
• Liaising with schools, facilities, or community partners
• Summer camp or similar youth-program experience
• Teaching or youth education
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Friendly and proactive customer service

We’re looking for someone who’s organized, upbeat, calm under pressure, and genuinely excited by building a seasonal team and community.

Hours & Commitment

• January–May: ~10-20 hours/week (remote + some in-person as needed)
• June–August: ~40 hours/week (in-person across all Chicago locations)

Compensation & Bonus

• Pre-Summer Hourly: $20/hr
• Summer Salary: $1,600-$1,840/Biweekly
• Performance Bonus: 2.5% of profit from the locations you oversee

Why This Role Matters

You will be launching our first year in Chicago. You’ll establish the culture, build the team, and shape the experience for thousands of kids discovering creativity, filmmaking, animation, game design, and more.

If that energizes you, we’d love to meet you.

Visit Creatorcamp.org for more information.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $20.00 - $23.00 per hour

Expected hours: 10 – 20 per week

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule

Application Question(s):

• This role requires you to hire your staff. Talk about your experience in hiring, include team size and positions. What is your biggest takeaway from your experience in hiring and assembling a team?
• This role requires you to manage and supervise a team of 4 camp managers while they manage their teams. Describe your experience in similar leadership positions, and how that has impacted your management style.
• Will you have reliable transportation during the summer to visit all Chicago sites regularly?

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Chicago, IL