UTS - Design Camp Lead

Posting Number

PG195722TM

48LS20261

Temporary

Primary Purpose of Position:

The North Carolina State University Design Lab for K-12 Education and Outreach is hiring 4 Lead Staff for Design Camp 2026. Design Camp is a pre-college program series hosted at the College of Design. Camp sessions include Middle School Day Camp, High School Explorations Day Camp, Design Fundamentals Day Camp, High School Explorations Residential Camp, Design Immersions Residential Program and Design Connections Residential Experience.

Design Camp Lead Staff work with Studio Instructors, Teaching Assistants and the Design Lab Director and Coordinator of Pre-College Programs to ensure a safe and successful camp experience for campers, parents/guardians and staff. Lead Staff hold a high level of responsibility and authority, especially over Design Camp counselors and campers, and are involved with all organizational and logistical aspects of Design Camp.

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Raleigh, NC

Design Lab for K-12 Education - College of Design

Temporary-Professional Non Faculty

UTS - Design Camp Lead Staff 2026

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Work Schedule:

The Design Camp Lead Staff are required to attend training sessions, information sessions, staff meetings and complete administrative projects in preparation for Design Camp from February – May 2026. The prep work includes, but is not limited to, planning and leading some of the Design Camp Counselor Training Retreat in June 2026, preparing materials for campers, and planning Design Camp activities.

Spring semester would be approximately 5 – 15 hours per week and determined by the Coordinator of Pre-College programs. Spring hours will vary and increase as the camp season approaches. The Coordinator of Pre-College Programs will work closely with Lead Staff to determine exact days and times to meet and work.

During the Design Camp Season, June – August 2026, Lead Staff will facilitate Design Camp Sessions by supporting campers, counselors and working with Design Lab Staff. Between Program Week 1 and Week 2 (Tuesday, June 30–Thursday, July
2) and Program Week 3 and Week 4 (Tuesday, July 21–Thursday, July 23), work related to preparing for upcoming Design Camp programs may be required, depending on outstanding tasks and program needs. Any hours worked during these periods will be compensated through the end-of-summer bonus. They will manage Design Camp preparations, wrap up, clean up, and other projects assigned to them by Design Lab Staff.

The lead staff are required to stay in the dorms overnight during Residential Programs.

Prior to Camp // February – June (5 – 15 hours per week)

• Details regarding job expectations and tasks will be discussed and assigned during the weekly Lead Staff Meetings held throughout the spring semester.
• Weekly Lead Staff Training Sessions
• Assisting with recruitment of Counselors + TAs
• Participating in the Design Camp Counselor + TA Information Sessions
• Assessing potential counselors and teaching assistants with Design Lab Staff
• Participating in the interview process for potential Design Camp Counselors + TAs
• Preparing and Organizing materials for campers
• Planning and Managing Design Camp Evening Activities
• Planning and preparing to lead most of the Counselor Training Retreat
• Supply management, organization and inventory
• Space planning and set up for Design Camp in Leazar Hall
• Additional duties as necessary

Training Season Dates…