Go Girls! Production Media Artist

THE JOB

Go Girls! Oakland is currently seeking PRODUCTION MEDIA TEACHING ARTIST for temporary full-time employment for our Go Girls! Camp season from June 17 – July 19, 2024. Compensation is $30.00-$35.00 per hour DOE, about 40 hrs. per week per sessions (Session #2: June 17-28 & Session #3: July 8-19) - applicants are not required to work all 3 sessions .  Hours are Monday- Friday 8:00am-4:30pm and until 5:30 on the final Friday of each session.

THE TRAINING

Mandatory Training days are the weekend of May 4-5, 2024.  This training is led by veteran Go Girls! Teaching Artists and Program Director, Chrissy Mulvihill. You are paid a stipend for your time to attend and will be well-fed.  In this training, not only will you learn the ins and outs of working at a Go Girls! Camp, you will also learn, practice, and strengthen the skills that will benefit your career as a teacher, teaching artist, youth worker, and girl advocate anywhere you choose to share your gifts in the world.

As a Go Girls! PRODUCTION MEDIA TEACHING ARTISTS, you will...

  • Use media and video production as a vehicle for facilitating social-emotional learning. 

  • Teaching the Go Girls Culture Code through media.

  • Lead a group of up to 10-15 rising 5th/6th grade Go Girls! (ages 9-12) through the process of creating original, short films to be screened on the final day of camp

  • Lead age appropriate media literacy classes that help tween Go Girls! be able to see and talk about the media they consume in new and powerful ways

  • Effectively manage the group using positive discipline techniques and relational attachment

  • Work effectively with your Assistant Teacher(s) to support children to feel safe and have fun during community building, free play, snack and lunch times

  • Support children to work collaboratively and coach them to manage conflicts peacefully by facilitating “talk-it-outs”

  • Build and maintain positive relationships with other staff members and site partners throughout the course of the summer

THE QUALIFICATIONS

A Go Girls! PRODUCTION MEDIA TEACHING ARTISTS will have...

  • Recommended at least 3+ years of experience using social-emotional facilitation techniques to tweens/teens through the arts.

  • Basic video production experience including proficiency with iMovie and YouTube with a focus on supporting kids in learning how to edit their videos.

  • Strong classroom management skills/ ability to guide small groups.

  • Knowledge in and respect for collaborative processes of creating original work

  • Flexibility: multi-tasking and managing challenges in a variety of situations is key

  • Confidence: we hire artists who can project calm and confidence

  • Impeccable Social/Emotional Skills: Ability to manage stress and emotional triggers, willingness to use direct communication, ask for what you need and listen to others needs

  • A Curious and Reflective Mind: the kind of person who is always learning, always thinking about how you can do better, open to loving feedback

  • Great Boundaries: the ability to take good care of yourself by saying no when you need to and keep all kids safe at camp

  • Positive energy: Kids do best with adults who model kindness & playfulness

  • “Nothing to Hide”: All employees of Go Girls! Oakland are subject to fingerprinting background checks and TB testing