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. :rotfl2:

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. :scared1:

[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. :scared1:

I have an idea! We could all live at Gdad's house!! He wouldn't mind, would he?? :confused3

"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. :scared1: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.

[mistyt]

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.

I'd love to do it :wizard:

It might be the same picture a million times a day, but you are spreading magic to people from all over the world! I worked for disney for a few years before being let go and although the pay was not much I was able to pay my bills and support myself and I'd go back again in a heartbeat!

PS: Saw you are in Winter Garden...Hi Neighbor :wave2:

[mom2rtk]

I think I could make the most of it for a while........ but never in that heat. Not on your life, standing out there on the blacktop in the blazing sun...... Not on a bet!

But I think being IN Disney on a daily basis and chatting with guests who are, for the most part, very happy to be there, might make up some for the monotony...... Most jobs have a fair amount of monotony..... in far less pleasing surroundings. The pay? Well, let's just assume no one is supporting a family on that.

[WDWFigment]

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.

Five years ago, I would have done this in a heartbeat. I've worked in plenty of jobs making far less than $10/hour (then again, I started working illegally in middle school, so "minimum wage" was a foreign concept).

One of my big regrets is not doing the College Program, and the pay for doing that is even less. I remember reading an article somewhere about how the CP (more specifically, the housing complexes) was one huge party--but I read this about a year too late. Back in my wild days, it would have been great, combining my two loves: Disney and partying. Point is, not everything is about the income you receive; when you're young, don't have a family to support, etc., awesome experiences are fairly important.

I could easily see doing this when I get older. Of course, I will have to work it in between my other roles as monorail pilot, Tower of Terror bellhop, and Whispering Canyon server!

[oogieboogieman]

When I retire I want to operate one of the boats at Disney World. Then again I have never operated a boat!!!


Come to think of it, by looking at some of our photos taken by the Photopass photographers, they have not been behind the camera very long.

I would fit in well at Disney!!!:laughing:

[2Tiggies]

Point is, not everything is about the income you receive

I certainly wouldn't argue with that.

[Marlton Mom]

If I could work at Disney I'd go for Monorail pilot or handling customer service complaints. That's right, I said handling the crabby, angry and disgruntled of the Magic Kingdom.

I'd look upon it as a challenge and remember not to take anything personally when someone was absolutely FREAKING OUT at me. I think the key to the customer service job is to figure out how you can help someone so that they will feel better, even though it may not fix their problem. Sometimes their problem is not so much a Disney one but a personal one.

In my past jobs I have had to take the 'tiger by the tail' from time to time. I found that I kind of enjoyed it. Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose but it was the way that you found to try and help that was fun.

~ Marlton Mom

[BigOnDis]

I wouldn't last five minutes in that job, just not a real good people person. That's why I work in IT, but I did follow a link and find a job in their IT security area, so I applied for that.

[mom2rtk]

If I could work at Disney I'd go for Monorail pilot or handling customer service complaints. That's right, I said handling the crabby, angry and disgruntled of the Magic Kingdom.

I'd look upon it as a challenge and remember not to take anything personally when someone was absolutely FREAKING OUT at me. I think the key to the customer service job is to figure out how you can help someone so that they will feel better, even though it may not fix their problem. Sometimes their problem is not so much a Disney one but a personal one.

In my past jobs I have had to take the 'tiger by the tail' from time to time. I found that I kind of enjoyed it. Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose but it was the way that you found to try and help that was fun.

~ Marlton Mom

You brave thing!! But I bet you'd be AWESOME at it.... you'd have them back to smiling in no time. :thumbsup2

I of course would want to work on the wardrobe department. But then I would be quickly fired for wearing a trench coat to work every day in 90 degree weather..........to sneak out big rolls of all that gorgeous fabric!

[tjl1388]

PS: Saw you are in Winter Garden...Hi Neighbor :wave2:


Hello to you as well.:flower3: I'm a newbie, only been here about 5months.

[photo_chick]

Before I had kids, when I first got married and was going to college the first time around, I'd have jumped all over a job like that. But now not so much.

A lot of jobs like that don't like you to have a lot of photography experience. They want to teach you to shoot their shots their way.

[Reddy]

Before I had kids, when I first got married and was going to college the first time around, I'd have jumped all over a job like that. But now not so much.

A lot of jobs like that don't like you to have a lot of photography experience. They want to teach you to shoot their shots their way.

That would be the reason why no experence is nessary

I think I would love it - one day a week
then I would love to be a fill in - someone call in sick - call me
maybe in 25 years if I get to retire then

[mistyt]

Five years ago, I would have done this in a heartbeat. I've worked in plenty of jobs making far less than $10/hour (then again, I started working illegally in middle school, so "minimum wage" was a foreign concept).

One of my big regrets is not doing the College Program, and the pay for doing that is even less. I remember reading an article somewhere about how the CP (more specifically, the housing complexes) was one huge party--but I read this about a year too late. Back in my wild days, it would have been great, combining my two loves: Disney and partying. Point is, not everything is about the income you receive; when you're young, don't have a family to support, etc., awesome experiences are fairly important.

I could easily see doing this when I get older. Of course, I will have to work it in between my other roles as monorail pilot, Tower of Terror bellhop, and Whispering Canyon server!

They don't call it Vista Lay for no reason ;)

If I could work at Disney I'd go for Monorail pilot or handling customer service complaints. That's right, I said handling the crabby, angry and disgruntled of the Magic Kingdom.
I'd look upon it as a challenge and remember not to take anything personally when someone was absolutely FREAKING OUT at me. I think the key to the customer service job is to figure out how you can help someone so that they will feel better, even though it may not fix their problem. Sometimes their problem is not so much a Disney one but a personal one.

In my past jobs I have had to take the 'tiger by the tail' from time to time. I found that I kind of enjoyed it. Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose but it was the way that you found to try and help that was fun.

~ Marlton Mom

I worked Guest Relations at EPCOT for awhile...it had its ups and downs. Some days were fun, the days guests decided to curse and throw things at you were not...

Hello to you as well.:flower3: I'm a newbie, only been here about 5months.

It's a nice little town isn't it! We have a thread over on the theme park board for Central Florida Residents to swap tips and such, I'll PM you the link to it. We will be doing a meet up on 2/26!

[MICKEY88]

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

that's what I'm hoping to do, get a Florida Gov. job, and play at WDW on my days off

[Marlton Mom]

I worked Guest Relations at EPCOT for awhile...it had its ups and downs. Some days were fun, the days guests decided to curse and throw things at you were not...

Do you get to keep the stuff they throw at you?
Can you THROW IT BACK?!! :rotfl2:

I've had much worse when I worked at hospitals. If you ever had friends that have worked at a hospital, ask them if they have any good stories. Invariably the answer will be yes.

I have to say that working with the demented from time to time will never make it on my resume, but it sure does help when it comes to solving problems that one encounters in the real world.

Duck!!!....... Incoming!!!
Marlton Mom