About the Company:

CAMP is a Family Experience Company launched in 2018, known for our one-of-a-kind shop/play hybrid experience at physical locations across the country.  Each CAMP store features rotating themed experiences where families come to play, explore, and create unforgettable memories together.  We believe that play connects us all, and at CAMP, play is bigger, bubblier, funnier, fuzzier, slimier, and sillier than anywhere else.

What is the Role? 

We’re looking for charismatic Actors/Performers for PAW Patrol x CAMP collaboration in our Chicago, IL location. This show will feature scripted dialogue as well as improvised material, while engaging with kids and families.

Pay rate:  $22.00 hourly

Hours:  Potential to work between 5 - 30 hrs per week (4-5 hr shifts) 

Contract:  3/1/2026 - 5/31/2026 (potential for contract extension)

What is required?

• Availability to work evenings and weekends
• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Authorized to work lawfully in the United States

This is a non-union job

What is the Role? 

We are looking for a retail Sales Associate (part-time) to join our CAMP team! You will be responsible for guiding CAMP’s families through our retail experience, ensuring they have a magical experience and want to return!  This includes: 

• Bring the CAMP brand to life. Provide a fully immersive experience for customers of all ages by: 
• This involves engaging in conversations with families about what they are interested in and for what ages and introducing them to relevant items as well as items they didn't know they want or need, ultimately leading to purchases! 
• Welcoming every guest who walks into our store with a custom greeting and performing your own magic door entrance!  
• Playing with and engaging families as they journey through the CAMP experience
• Demoing and playing with products
• Working at the crafting or slime bar
• Customizing personal shopping experiences for each family based on their interests and what they’d like to bring home that day.
• Checking families out at the register and letting them know about upcoming programs or other CAMP news
• Achieve sales targets and KPI’s through consistent commitment to providing best in class selling experiences
• Build repeat customer base by creating a selling culture that is approachable, unique and tailored to individual customer needs
• Support a positive and productive work environment that fosters diversity, inclusivity, teamwork, creativity and a passion for the Camp brand
• Assist in merchandising and replenishing the sales floor to ensure the store is fully stocked and always customer ready
• Communicate customer and store needs to General Manager and store leadership to ensure the store operates efficiently at all times
• Assist with Back of House tasks to ensure organized and efficient store operations
• Support the General Manager and leadership team with goal achievement (KPIs)
• You will report to the General Manager (GM) of your home store location
• Other duties as assigned

What is required?

• Ability to work at least one weekend day/week, but ideally both! 
• This role is part-time, and you will be working approximately between 5 - 25 hours / each week
• Positive attitude in all situations
• Passion for selling and working with people
• Prior work experience in any of the following areas: retail, child-care, child development/ education, performing arts.
• Excellence, enthusiasm, and excitement around engaging with children and families creatively.
• Desire to be part of a tight-knit team looking to transform the traditional retail experience.
• Patience, warmth, joy, and humor.
• Bonus but not required: you may have hidden talents that can add magical moments to our retail experience.
• 18 years of age or older
• Authorized to work in the US

What are the physical demands?

• Ability to stock merchandise from store receiving to shelving; ability to place product, weighing up to 45 pounds, on shelving at various heights (may be climbing up and down a ladder)
• Exposure to outdoor elements such as sun, precipitation, and wind
• Regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach, push, pull, lift, carry and walk about the store
• Ability to safely operate manual and electrical equipment from time to time
• Able to be on your feet for up to 8 hours per shift and to continuously move around all areas of the store
• Kneeling and squatting from time to time when engaging children or stocking / restocking shelves

Compensation: $17.50/hr

 We provide our team with the following perks: 

• Employee Assistance Program: offers support around Education, Legal and Financial Planning, Career Development, Lifestyle and Fitness Management, Mental Health, and Dependent Care
• 20% off all merchandise at CAMP’s retail stores
• 1.5 pay on the following holidays: Independence Day, Labor Day, New Years Day, Martin Luther King Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth

What is the Role?

We’re looking for a dynamic full-time General Manager to serve as Head of Attraction for our store located in Chicago (Lincoln Park)!  This is more than a retail leadership role—you will act as the CEO of your business, owning the P&L and driving revenue through innovative programming, local marketing, and an extraordinary in-store experience. You’ll build a high-performing team and foster a loyal community of families who keep coming back for more.

What You’ll Do at CAMP

Drive the Business

• Take full ownership of your store’s profit & loss (P&L), optimizing revenue while managing labor and operational efficiency.
• Set and execute a local strategy that maximizes sales across ticketed experiences, merchandise, and in-store activities.
• Develop local programming and events that align with major cultural moments, holidays, and community interests to drive revenue, increase foot traffic and repeat visits.
• Implement guerrilla marketing, local partnerships, and community-building initiatives to grow brand awareness and bring new families into CAMP.
• Implement selling strategies to increase conversion and attach rates (getting guests to add more experiences and products to their visit).

Manage Operations & Maximize Performance

• Oversee scheduling, inventory management, safety, compliance, and facility upkeep to ensure seamless day-to-day operations.
• Ensure product selection and displays align with premium visual standards, customer demand and seasonal trends.
• Own recruitment, training, and development to build a team that delivers on both sales and guest experience goals.
• Ensure top-tier guest satisfaction, measured through ratings, feedback, repeat visits and referral rates.
• Drive exceptional customer service by ensuring every team member is meeting their individual sales goals and connecting authentically with guests.

KPIs That Define Success in This Role

Your success as Head of Attraction will be measured by key performance indicators, including:

• Walk-in ticket sales (conversion of foot traffic into paid experiences)
• Merchandise attach rate (how many guests also purchase products)
• Activity & program sales (engagement in in-store experiences)
• Guest ratings, return visits & referral rates (customer satisfaction and word-of-mouth growth)
• Labor efficiency & EBITDA (profitability and operational effectiveness)
• Team performance on individual sales goals (your team’s ability to achieve their individual sales goals) 

Performance-Based Incentives & Bonus Structure

• Quarterly performance bonuses based on achieving your store’s profitability plan and guest satisfaction targets.
• Team-based rewards when store KPIs are met, ensuring alignment on collective success.

What You’ll Bring to CAMP

• Entrepreneurial mindset—you run this business like it’s your own.
• Proven track record of leading a high-performing team in a customer-centric, experiential retail environment.
• 6+ years of store leadership experience, with a history of driving revenue, managing P&L, and executing successful events or programs.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Passion for engaging children and families in creative, memorable experiences.
• Strong skills in people management, sales coaching, and local marketing.
• Ability to adapt, problem-solve, and thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

What are the physical demands?

• Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodations
• Ability to stock merchandise from store receiving to shelving; ability to place product, weighing up to 45 pounds, on shelving at various heights, go up and down a ladder
• Regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach, push, pull, lift, carry and walk about the store
• Ability to safely operate manual and electrical equipment

CAMP’s Commitment to Health & Wellbeing:

We offer a variety of options that are designed to fit the needs of you and your family.

• Medical Coverage & Pharmacy Benefits including virtual doctor visits
• Dental & Vision Coverage
• Gym Reimbursement
• Health Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Life & AD&D Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• Mass Transit & Commuter Parking Programs
• Benefits Concierge: a team of dedicated and experienced employee benefits advocates who are ready to help you and your family with questions
• Employee Assistance Program: offers support around Education, Legal and Financial Planning, Career Development, Lifestyle and Fitness Management, Mental Health and Dependent Care
• 20% off all merchandise at CAMP’s retail stores
• Accrual based PTO policy to use for vacation, personal days, well-being, or an illness
• 401(k) Plan

*Compensation for this role is Exempt Salaried between the ranges of $75,000 - $85,000, depending on experience