Ever wanna be a photopass photographer???

[Marlton Mom]

Think you have what it takes? Tired of the 9-5 cubicle lifestyle? Are the kids and laundry getting on your last nerve??

HERE is your CHANCE!

http://casting.disneyparks.jobs/careers/photographer-jobs

Marlton Mom, who would apply, but the commute would be a killer.

 

[10dedfish]

Man, if I lived in Orlando, Id be all over that like white on rice, on a paper plate in a snow storm with a glass of milk.

Matt

 

[ukcatfan]

They conveniently leave off the salary. It is dirt! Given the high cost of living in the Orlando area, there is absolutely no way to make a living at the job. They also require zero photography experience.

 

[Mr.MouseFan]

The hourly rate used to be posted on there. It starts at $9.59/hr.

 

[ukcatfan]

The hourly rate used to be posted on there. It starts at $9.59/hr.

i.e. still available for gov't assistance! That is not enough to pay 1/4 of a place's rent there. I love Disney, but they are not know for taking good care of their employees.

 

[rskbh00]

The hourly rate is posted, 9.59 hr.

 

[ChiSoxKeith]

Pay isn't good enough for me.....but when I get to retirement...that's another story.

 

[Gdad]

Do you get any kind of park benefit for working there- like free tickets? I knew a guy years ago whose wife worked there part time (like one day a month) and while she didn't make much money I thought they did pretty good with family park tickets.

 

[Marlton Mom]

They conveniently leave off the salary. It is dirt! Given the high cost of living in the Orlando area, there is absolutely no way to make a living at the job. They also require zero photography experience.

I have an idea! We could all live at Gdad's house!! He wouldn't mind, would he??

"Running away from Marlton" Mom

 

[atsolomon]

Given the frequency that I offer to take people's photos with their cameras maybe I should apply. ;-)

I'm not shaving my beard, though.

--Adam

 

[ukcatfan]

Do you get any kind of park benefit for working there- like free tickets? I knew a guy years ago whose wife worked there part time (like one day a month) and while she didn't make much money I thought they did pretty good with family park tickets.

If I remember correctly, that level now only gets about 20 day passes a year. You have to be at a higher level to get the family anytime pass (equiv to a seasonal pass with blackouts). Basically if you are not management or a professional, then you get the basic level.

 

[YesDear]

The money aside, I would probably last about three days. That is the same shot done the same way day after day. Yes you get to deal with some friendly people. That is not for me photographically. Traveling with Joe McNally as an assistant.... Now that is the job for me!

 

[mistyt]

Do you get any kind of park benefit for working there- like free tickets? I knew a guy years ago whose wife worked there part time (like one day a month) and while she didn't make much money I thought they did pretty good with family park tickets.

Hey Gdad-

the park benefits for working there are amazing! Free park admission to the cast member, tickets to get their guests in a set number of times a year (depends on seniority), merchandise, room, and dining discounts. Also, a TON of businesses in the Central Florida area (car dealerships, apartments, stores) give discounts to cast members as well.

 

[mistyt]

If I remember correctly, that level now only gets about 20 day passes a year. You have to be at a higher level to get the family anytime pass (equiv to a seasonal pass with blackouts). Basically if you are not management or a professional, then you get the basic level.

Even the folks who are just starting (think college program kids) get the "Blue Maingate Pass" which allows them to bring in up to 3 people 16 times a year. On top of that they CMs also get tickets at special times of the year for their family and friends for participating in events like voluntEARing and such.

 

[Experiment_626]

They also require zero photography experience.

That's not what I was told. I asked a Photopass cast member about the job once, and she told me that photography experience was a plus for applicants, though certainly not required. Or is that what you meant?

Scott

 

[Mr.MouseFan]

i.e. still available for gov't assistance! That is not enough to pay 1/4 of a place's rent there. I love Disney, but they are not know for taking good care of their employees.

No argument there. If I'm standing on a blacktop in 90º+ weather, $9.59 is not nearly enough.

 

[2Tiggies]

If I remember correctly, that level now only gets about 20 day passes a year. You have to be at a higher level to get the family anytime pass (equiv to a seasonal pass with blackouts). Basically if you are not management or a professional, then you get the basic level.

Park passes are all good and well, but they don't put food on the table. I think it would be great fun for a part time job as an extra.

 

[tjl1388]

I'm a photographer in the Orlando area (I watch the fireworks from my back porch) and you would have too more than double that pay to get me to do that job.

I would rather run the popcorn stand off main street than be a photo pass employee.

Same shot OVER AND OVER AND OVER... +1000 times over.

The pay stinks, the hours stink and for the most part the general public in tourist mode are impatient, pains in the backside.


I'll gladly pay for my Fl. resident annual passes and stick to my boring gov. job.

 

[Gdad]

Funny everybody sneering at 10 bucks an hour to take pictures and chat with people. I must be the only person on the photography board who ever had an entry level job in their whole life.

 

[tjl1388]

Funny everybody sneering at 10 bucks an hour to take pictures and chat with people. I must be the only person on the photography board who ever had an entry level job in their whole life.

Don't get me wrong, if I had to feed my family or pay the rent it is most assuradely a skill I would tap in to.