Quest Guide - Daring Girls Brooklyn

Director of Immersive Experience at Mythology Summer Day Camp for Girls 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. Daring Girls: Adventures in Mythology is our all-female program where girls become their own heroes. Daring Girls explore nature, build confidence, and discover powerful historical women, and mythological goddesses. From the outside, Daring Girls are tumbling, sword-fighting, and building strange contraptions with wire and tubes (you know, girl stuff). But on the inside, our young women are learning to take risks, fail with grace, and never give up. Job Summary: We are hiring an immersive experience director and teaching artist to serve as Quest Guide at our Brooklyn camp location. This role is responsible for bringing live-action collaborative Myths to life with our campers. While similar to live-action role-playing, we put more emphasis on imagination and camper experience over theatrical production. This role provides the structure we use to activate the story, and supports a new week-long adventure arc each camp session. Additionally, Quest Guides assist Camp Leadership 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 “Demigoddesses” 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 each week at camp. Build an immersive, memorable, and exciting active story-engagement experience. Align with our HQ Story Team to navigate changes in a cohesive and narratively balanced way. Manage the creation and completion of Quest related props, design elements, and costumes with your ensemble. Repair (foam) weaponry when necessary. 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 to, improvise, and connect with the Demigoddesses 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 Demigoddesses to model. Steward of Mythological Lore. Chronicle the demigoddess’s adventures and act as a mythological resource to both staff and campers. Help new Demigoddesses understand their mythological identity and support staff in creating activities that fit the week’s story by connecting them to mythology.. 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. Embrace the Chaos. Think on your toes and embrace the importance of adapting to the unexpected. Be flexible: when a camper responds in an unexpected way, or a schedule/staffing change requires a plot adjustment, adapt the living story and guide the team through changes. Create camper buy-in through an effective, engaging story with minimal reliance on conventional theater tech. Steel your Resolve. Our Camp is an energetic all-outdoor environment. A Quest Guide 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. As Leadership Staff are the first people our Demigoddesses look to in times of challenge and uncertainty, we are looking for courageous individuals who do not shy away from responsibility, in the heat of summer, or when it is raining. 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 CITs do a final clean sweep of the grounds, the Leadership Team cares for the campers and their counselors through service-leadership. All Camp Half Blood Leadership team members are ready and willing to cover a camper group when necessary The Hours. 45-50 hours/week in-person at your camp location for 9 program weeks Remote training and prep-work pre-season. Facilitate In-Person Training days prior to program start Camp Schedule: 8:00am-4:30pm; Monday-Friday (Campers present 8:45-4:10) Post-camp day rehearsal 1 day/week until 6:00pm the latest, determined by location. 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 space Full 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.