AiC is no longer accepting applications for Summer 2026.
Click on a position below for more details, then download an application and send with a cover letter and resume to [email protected].
People applying for JC and CiT positions should send these materials to [email protected]. Note that AiC does not accept applications for JCs or CiTs positions after Jan 31st each year.
Download an application for a paid position here.
Downland an application for a CiT or other volunteer position here.
Here are our weeks of operation in Summer 2026, please use the Week #'s and not the dates in your applications!
Week 1: June 8-12
Week 2: June 15-19
Week 3: June 22-26
Week 4: June 29- July 3
Week 5: July 6-10
Week 6: July 13-17
Week 7: July 20-24
Week 8: July 27-31
Week 9: Aug 3-7
Week 10: Aug 10-14
Week 11: 17-21
Week 12: Aug 24-28(Only 2 of 5 bands work Week 12.)
All our FT summer instructor positions have been filled, but are still accepting applications for Part Time Instructors at this time, on a rolling basis. We'll try and get back to you within two week sof your submittal earlier if possible!
Applicants should be out of high school and preferably at least 19 years of age with at least two years of child care experience. Applicants much older are encouraged to apply as we value maturity, experience, skill and patience with children.
Adventures in Cardboard seeks new Art & Play Instructors every year and accepts applications for the position on an ongoing basis until positions are filled. These positions usually fill by the end of January or February, but you can always inquire about the position - sometimes new hires drop out before summer begins! Art & Play Instructors are the backbone of AiC's summer staff.
These are FT, seasonal positions usually lasting ten or eleven weeks during the summer months. Applicants should have strong experience working with kids. Applicants should also have strong experience coaching sports, working in the theatre, the performing arts, the fine arts and possessing serious organizational & leadership skills. Experience in fantasy lit and gaming is also a huge plus for us - it's a very extrovertive experience!
All inquiries about Art and Play Instructor positions should go to Julian and Shelley at [email protected]
Counselors-in-Training "CiTs" (volunteer position)
Our period for accepting applications for Counselors in Training for Summer 2026 was closed on Jan 31st.
This is a volunteer position for former campers only who have demonstrated the maturity to work in a supportive role with younger campers at Adventures in Cardboard. You must be at least 15 years of age, though we strongly prefer candidates to be 16 years and older than any campers in a Classic Week of camp. You must also be a former camper to apply for a position as a CIT and usually this is by invitation. If you are applying and have not been invited, you should first reach out to Counselors tor preferably the Coordinators of your last few camps for possible recommendations. If you or we can get a recommendation we'll likely move on with an interview.
AiC seeks formal applications from CITs only between Jan 1 and Jan 31st and will not accept applications after Jan 31st.
All inquiries about CiT positions should be directed to Kevin and Yana at [email protected].
Junior Counselors "JCs"
We do not accept applications from outside the company and presently only accept applications for JC positions from former CiT's who got a referral from a band they worked with the prior summer. The period for accepting applications for Junior Counselors for 2026 was closed on Jan 31st.
Adventures in Cardboard only accepts applications for Junior Counselors in January. Former CITs are usually invited to apply for this role and opportunities and positions are extremely limited. You are welcome to apply even if you didn't receive an invitation, but this is a role for people aged 17 or 18, who have already been CITs. It is usually a part-summer job, 3-6 weeks long, helping our Art & Play Instructors deliver summer programming.
AiC seeks formal applications from JCs only after Jan 1st and will not accept applications after Jan 31st.
All inquiries about JC positions should be directed to Kevin and Yana and [email protected].
We are only accepting applications for substitute Community Greeters at this time. This would be a very part time position.
This is a part-time, after-hours, solitary role looking after large art installations left in the parks for weeks at a time. A Greeter's role is not primarily a security position and is never confrontational; Greeter's are present for people who happen to stumble upon our creations. We hope to invite wanderers, adventurers and passers-by into further exploration and a relationship of mutual respect with our camp and our camper's creations. We take applications for Greeters from Dec 26th and up until the roles fill - usually sometime in May, but if you're interested please always inquire if we're still hiring!
Castle Builders
We are no longer accepting applications for Castle Builders for Summer 2026, but are accepting applications for Summer 2027 and beyond!
This is a FT+ staff supervisory, salaried role requiring 1) reall skill and experience in stagecraft and construction, 2) real skill in sculpting with cardboard as a medium and 3) years of experience and real charisma working with kids. The role requires all three areas of development and often requires working outside the traditional hours of a daytime summer job. As circumstances require you may need to arrive on site at 5am or stay until sunset making sure the castle is finished and safe. Sunday setups are also ocassionally required as well as emergency clean-ups after storms. If you have these skill sets and have a flexible schedule and are still interested please do contact us!
