What are the responsibilities and job description for the Disney World Theme Parks Reporter/Content Creator -- Full or Part Time position at Cambrick Yard?
About Us:
We are a small, dynamic new media company that does things a little differently. We look for team members who thrive on new challenges and who want to be part of a cutting-edge company experiencing exponential growth. We embrace our entrepreneurial spirit and a positive culture to make things happen. We combine media, creativity, and storytelling to bring our readers valuable, insightful, and fun information to help them plan their own unique travel experiences.
At Cambrick Yard, our strategy and planning team is made up of inventive, digitally-minded creators who understand nuances of journalistic and news reporting cornerstones while providing informative, useful, and fun narratives.
We're learning something new every day, and we're looking for candidates who enjoy the type of work that includes problem-solving and encountering brand new concepts and situations daily. In the ever-evolving environment of online content, the rules change quickly; the successful candidate will not only keep up but will be a trendsetter.
Here’s what you’ll do:
You will be working in a virtual newsroom atmosphere where flexibility is key. You must be reliably available to go into the Disney World parks and resorts as needed and be able to provide quick turnaround. You must currently have an annual pass. You will be photographing food, merchandise, and other Disney Parks items, and writing fun/informal blog posts. You will also be doing food reviews. Awareness of your audience will be key. You must have the ability to produce large amounts of content quickly while maintaining high attention to detail. Work-required food and merchandise purchases can be expensed.
This is a hybrid position, so while you may be reporting in the parks on some days, other days you'll make other contributions through writing, photo editing, social media engagement, or other content creation.
Could accommodate part- or full-time, but full-time is preferred.
Primary Tasks
- Must live close to Disney World and have reliable transportation and park tickets.
- Excellent photography and video skills required.
- Disney parks subject matter knowledge is required.
- Must be capable of walking long distances and working in hot, humid weather and/or rain.
- Have a desire to grow with the company and with the team. Those who just want to clock in and clock out and who aren't excited to launch into a new workday usually don't excel here.
- Outgoing personality is a plus, but not required. We've had all kinds of people do well in this position.
Experience & Skills
- Be the eyes and ears of our team in the theme parks, hotels, and other properties.
- Contribute excellent photography and video for multiple websites, social media channels, and youTube properties.
- Work with writers, editors, video producers, and other reporters to ensure comprehensive coverage as necessary.
- Become an investigative reporter, contributing entertaining and enlightening story, article, and social media ideas to the team on a regular basis.
- Manage your own assets. Ensure your photos and videos are organized and shared with the team on deadline and according to current protocol.
Please email [email protected] and provide your hourly availability each week. As this is a hybrid position, you will also need to indicate what other content creations skills you can contribute (writing, social media, graphic design, video/audio editing, etc). Be sure to include:
- -Cover letter
- -Writing sample
- -Photography sample
Candidate will start as a 1099 Contractor in this position. Please indicate in your cover letter your 1099 Contractor hourly rate.
Hiring company is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company. All photography and video taken while working is property of the company.