Photographer/Social Media Intern, Camp Grossman, Summer Day Camp 2026

Are you a creative storyteller with a passion for photography and social media? Do you want to spend your summer outdoors, doing what you love, making meaningful connections, and helping to highlight and share the impact camp has on our community? As the Camp Photographer and Social Media Intern, you will have the opportunity to combine your artistic vision and technical expertise to create compelling visual content. Working closely with various departments, you will ensure our stories resonate with audiences and highlight the transformative impact of our program. Camp Grossman offers Free Bus Transportation from over 30 communities in and around the Greater Boston area, making it easy for you to join us for an incredible experience! If you are ready to make a difference while showcasing your talents, we would love to hear from you.

JCC Greater Boston is deeply committed to valuing and celebrating the uniqueness of each constituent. We welcome staff and participants from diverse backgrounds. While being proudly Jewish, we strive in every way to provide an open and welcoming setting for all, irrespective of personal practices, beliefs, or background. We are guided by JCC Greater Boston’s core values - Belonging, Joyfulness, Collaboration, and Transformation - which resonate with many who do not identify as Jewish. 

Primary responsibilities include, and are not limited to:

• Capturing, editing and retouching photos to ensure high-quality and visually appealing images that showcase our programs, events, activities, as well as the joy and excitement of the campers
• Working in partnership with peers and Camp Leadership to share the joy of camp via photos/videos and social media accounts to provide a happy, safe, and memorable summer for the children
• Share captured photos/videos with families by uploading them to our camp's dedicated website
• Working together with Camp's communications team and/or the Marketing Team at JCC Greater Boston to develop strategies for sharing photos, posts, and for gathering marketing materials for the camp off-season

 Standard staff expectations include and are not limited to: 

• Actively create a welcoming dynamic that contributes to an environment where everyone is valued and respected
• Actively participate as an essential team member and attend all staff meetings during or after camp as required
• Support JCC Greater Boston’s mission, vision, and values of belonging, joyfulness, collaboration, and transformation, including through role modeling
• Enthusiastically represent the organization, modeling excellence and achievement
• Complete all staff payroll and onboarding on time and before Orientation begins
• Complete all pre-camp asynchronous on-line training modules and attend all pre-camp in-person orientation sessions
• Other duties as assigned 
  

This is a great chance to join JCC Greater Boston's respected and valued, people-orientated workplace of diverse community services providers, which is rapidly growing!   
 

JOB DETAILS: We are an outdoor camp, located on beautiful, wooded property in Dover, MA. This is an hourly position, Monday - Friday, for the camp season*. The regular Camp day begins when you arrive at Camp (typically between 8:15 and 9:15) and ends at 4 or 4:15pm (depending on whether you take the bus or drive). In addition, The Photographer/Social Media Interns may also be expected to attend up to 3 or 4 staff meetings, on Monday afternoons at Camp and/or evenings at JCC Greater Boston, as well as work some additional evenings (dinner provided!) to capture special programming over the course of the summer. Offering great perks, including JCC Health & Fitness center access, a supportive, vibrant in-person work environment, and a competitive starting pay rate of $16 - $17 per hour. The pay rate offered will ultimately be determined by relevant qualifications, experience and JCC's internal equity.   

*The regular camp season begins June 29 and ends August 21 (with the option to also work the following “9th Week” as well). Orientation takes place (in-person and with different hours and no transportation provided) Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, June 24, 25, and 26 ends with Visiting Day (a pre-camp visit for all campers and families to meet staff) on Sunday, June 28. While we prefer staff who can start Orientation Week and work the entire 8-week regular season, we are happy to consider quality candidates who may have conflicting obligations. 

About JCC Greater Boston 

Since opening its doors in 1983, JCC Greater Boston has been committed to creating a vibrant, inclusive, diverse community by nurturing meaningful, lasting relationships. Through our network of early learning centers, day camps, regional teen and family programs, health and wellness offerings, and adult arts and ideas classes, JCC Greater Boston provides highly valued connections, learning, and experiences for the Jewish community and friends. 

JCC Greater Boston staff enjoy working in an innovative, friendly, and welcoming environment where their talents and contributions are appreciated. In our recent employee survey, staff rated their direct management and organizational alignment experiences close to 90% positive. If you want to upgrade your working experience and have a better work-life balance, we encourage you to explore becoming part of the JCC team! 

To learn more about what makes JCC Greater Boston a wonderful place to work, please visit our careers page at https://www.bostonjcc.org/careers/ 

JCC Greater Boston is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any individual or group on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or disability. In a continuing effort to maintain and enrich a diverse environment, we actively encourage applications from women and members of underrepresented groups. 

Education and Experience:  

• High school graduate*
• Experience working in and/or attending summer camp preferred
• Experience working with children is a plus, but not necessarily required

 *An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted at the JCC’s discretion to meet minimum criteria.  

 Skills and Abilities:

• Prior experience as a photographer, preferably in a professional setting
• Proficient in photo editing software
• Strong understanding of social media platforms and best practices
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with videography and video editing is a plus
• Detail-oriented with a strong eye for visual aesthetics
• Shares Camp’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
• Enjoys working with children
• Models maturity and reliability with the ability to stay playful – exhibiting flexibility, patience, innovative problem solving and collaboration
• Has a strong desire to make a difference every single day
• Possesses the ability to work independently and as part of a team, with strong relationship-building skills
• Demonstrates excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple tasks and/or competing priorities   

Physical Requirements:  

• Must be able to work in-person, on-site in Dover, Massachusetts
• Must be able to navigate 70 acres of rugged, uneven and rustic campgrounds independently
• Comfortable working all or most of the day outdoors or inside without air conditioning
• Able to work well in a busy, dynamic and sometimes noisy environment involving multiple tasks and priorities
• Able to lift and carry objects weighing up to 30-40 pounds (equipment and supplies)
• Able to sit and kneel; getting down at eye level with children regularly. 

 
ADA Statement: Individuals must possess these criteria for knowledge, skills, and abilities or be able to explain and demonstrate that the individual can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation and using some other combination of skills and abilities. 

In addition to offering rewarding work and great career opportunities within our mission-driven, values-driven, and family-centric environment, JCC Greater Boston proudly offers employees the generous benefits listed below.

JCCGB Perks! Each seasonal employee is eligible for access to JCC Greater Boston's top-class fitness, recreation, and wellness facility in Newton! Seasonal access to the JCC Fitness Center includes: 

• Use of the Fitness Center at Leventhal-Sidman JCC during active seasonal employment
• Free or discounted Camp Grossman enrollment for camp employees' children during the weeks worked.  Discount prorated based on number of regularly scheduled hours. 

 Benefits are subject to review and change by the Organization, and plan documents are the primary determinant. 

 
A Great Place to Work! JCC Greater Boston is consciously evolving as a great place to work! In our recent 2023 employee engagement survey, at least 88% of our staff gave us top ratings on: 

• Supportive colleague
• Team camaraderie
• How their managers treat them
• Individual autonomy
• Knowing what their work contributes to and how it impacts others
• Pride in working for the JCC
• Program and service quality
• Holding ourselves accountable      

Our staff and leadership bring experience, excellence, and commitment to everything we offer, and we are dedicated to a culture where all our employees may thrive. Our culture is built on our values, driven by our mission, and nurtured through the expert contributions of our professionals.