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No agency. No intermediaries. No fees.

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What makes us different

The new way to summer camp

SUMR Direct is an online job board where you apply directly to real roles at U.S. summer camps, to be hired as a direct placement rather than through an agency. Your profile does the talking: your skills, work experience, education, why you want to work at camp, and a short video you record of yourself. Each camp runs its own hiring, reviewing you, vetting you, and sponsoring your visa, then hires you directly. With no agency in the middle, it costs a fraction of the traditional route, so you keep more of your pay.

The agency way

Placed through a middleman

An agency sits between you and the camp.

Expensive feesPay large placement fees just to be matched.
Lower take-home payThe agency often marks up the salary the camp pays.
Camps choose youCamps reach out to you. You don't choose your camp.
The SUMR Direct way

Hired directly by the camp

A direct relationship with your employer.

No feesCompletely free to apply for jobs and be matched with camps.
Keep more of your payNo middleman taking a cut; take home your full camp salary.
You choose your campApply to the exact roles and camps you want.

"Direct placement" means the camp is your employer. They review your profile, run their own hiring, and sponsor your visa. There's no agency placing you or charging you to be matched.

How it works

Three steps to your American summer

1

Build your profile & video

Show camps the real you: skills, experience, education, and why you want camp, plus a short video you record yourself.

2

Apply directly to camps

Browse real open roles at U.S. summer camps and apply to the ones that fit. No recruiter deciding for you.

3

Get hired, direct

The camp reviews you, makes the offer, and hires you directly, handling vetting and your visa.

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Your American summer, on your terms.

Free to join. Get hired directly by a camp that wants you. No agency, no fees.

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