Are you a recent theatre school leaver or previous YFA student with a passion for working with young people, looking to gain some experience on film/TV sets? We are offering a few unpaid Camp Counsellor apprenticeships on our Residential Filmmaking & Screen Acting Summer Camp in August 2025. This role is perfect for individuals eager to contribute to the wellbeing and enjoyment of students while gaining valuable leadership and facilitation experience in a creative environment.
During the two weeks of Summer Camp, Camp Counsellors will work on a rota basis supporting social staff daily and filmmaking staff during production. CLICK HERE to see sample schedule
Dates: 2-17th August 2025
Arrival is at 10:00am on Saturday, 2nd August
Departure is at 5:00pm on Sunday, 17th August
Details: All meals and accommodation is provided on site. Camp Counsellors will sleep separately from students, sharing rooms with 1-4 other Camp Counsellors.
Trainees will be required to complete a DBS check.
See the full job description and details of how to apply here.
We are currently looking for young people interested in joining our crew and gaining work experience assisting on our London Filmmaking courses.
Our courses are taking place at Chelsea Academy in London. The courses range from 1 day (Make a Film in a Day) to 4 or more days (Filmmakers Club / 4 Day Film School). You can find all information about them on our website here: https://www.youngfilmacademy.co.uk/courses/
A successful candidate would have an active interest in filmmaking, be punctual, reliable and organised.
Your duties will consist of welcoming the students and parents and guiding them to their classrooms, you will then assist the filmmaker by organising the props, making sure the classrooms are prepped for the course, checking that the kit is charged and ready to be used and help supervising the filmmaking groups.
You will be reporting to your assigned tutor as well as the coordination team in the office.
We are looking for someone who can easily travel to and from the location, ideally based in London.
If you are 16 or older and interested in gaining experience in film by working closely with our experienced and award winning filmmakers please send us a CV, your availability and a short paragraph about why you want to work with us.
Film/admin work experience internships are periodically available at Young Film Academy / Magma Group, which includes our sister film production company Magma Pictures. We also welcome applications from Erasmus Programme students from Europe looking for a 3 month internship in London for film or video production.