Ceramics Studio Manager

The Ceramics Studio Manager is responsible for supervising maintaining and ensuring safe use of the Ceramic studios of the California College of the Arts.

They must have current and significant experience with studio processes materials and technology and a commitment to maintaining an open accessible and safe learning environment.

The manager provides technical assistance and operational support to Ceramic Program courses majors and graduate students as well as for interdisciplinary youth and extension courses in their area of collaboration with the 3D Studio Operations team this position supervises the operations of the Ceramics Studios to ensure a well-maintained safe and friendly environment.

The Ceramics Studio Manager supervises a team of 3-6 student workers and works with their Studio Operations colleagues to provide safety and technical expertise for all Ceramics students/faculty and interdisciplinary projects across the College.

They are responsible for developing and enforcing studio use and access policies delivering safety orientations and ensuring that studio use is in compliance with College policies and regulations for health life and safety.

Studio Managers collaborate with program Chairs and teaching faculty to ensure consistent reliable and appropriate support in the studio teaching and learning environment.

They are responsible for managing studio funds procurement of materials and equipment and collaborates with annual and long-term studio planning. Studio Managers should be comfortable with the use of digital systems for financial scheduling and inventory management.

Studio Managers regularly participate in campus-wide projects for campus unification and studio sustainability.

Experience with a student population is key; the Studio Managers work directly with studio users and interact on a daily basis with students including many international students and English-language learners shaping their CCA educational journey.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

Non-Essential Job Functions - 5%

Education & Professional Qualifications

• BA or BFA or equivalent professional experience required.

• 3 years working experience in a relevant field.

• Experience in art design and/or architecture education or production preferred.

Administrative & Management Experience

• Confident using independent judgment in decision making.

• Experience collaborating and working in a team setting required.

• Developed organizational and task management skills; strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Familiarity with and/or ability to learn a variety of software applications for financial scheduling and inventory management including Google Suite WebCheckout Airtable Adobe Suite and others.

• At least one year of managing an operating budget of 5-10k annually.

Specialized Knowledge & Skills

• Familiarity with different clays glazes with different firing ranges - cone 05 thru cone 10 and plaster types.

• Understand fabrication methods for handbuilding wheel throwing slip casting and plaster mold making.

• Ability to coordinate clay purchases across multiple studios with unique budget coding including the preparation of clay recycling using pug mill equipment as well as the distribution and tracking of recycled clay sales for college-wide use.

• Ability and desire to keep skills and knowledge current in a rapidly changing field.

• Ability to use maintain and instruct others in the use of studio equipment tools and processes including (but not limited to):

  • Blaauw and Laguna gas kilns electric kilns pugmill potter wheels HVLP spray guns stationary wood shop equipment (tablesaw bandsaw sander chop saw etc) MIG welder Oxy/Acetylene Torch

• Comfortable working with maintaining and providing safe instruction in the use of hand and power tools for general fabrication in wood metal and plastics.

• Ability to troubleshoot and repair studio equipment and to work with exterior vendors for specialized repair upkeep and purchasing.

• Knowledge of and commitment to health sustainability and safety in studio practice and materials use.

• Experience with basic fabrication and repair light construction and facilities maintenance is preferred.

Interpersonal Skills

• Proven success establishing and maintaining positive and cooperative working relationships; commitment to quality of service

• Strong work ethic; ability to work independently and proactively.

• Must demonstrate competence reliability and honesty.

• Ability to work in a culturally-competent manner with diverse groups and individuals including English-language learning students and historically disenfranchised populations.

• Experience working with a student population is highly desirable.

• This position works in hot and cold environments.

• This job requires long periods of sitting standing or repetitive tasks.

• Noise levels are moderate

• Must possess the ability to safely perform the physical work required of all duties including manual dexterity agility strength and coordination.

• Ability to lift 50 lbs.

• Must possess a valid California drivers license and be able to operate a full size pickup truck.

• Must have the ability to operate material handling equipment including pallet jacks and forklifts. Training and certification will be provided.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

• The compensation for this position is $32.97/hour

• CCA offers a comprehensive benefits package including the choice of five medical plans generous holiday sick & vacation time a retirement match and tuition remission. CCA covers an average of 91% of the medical plan cost for the employee only and an average of 82% for employees with dependents. More information can be found here: DETAILS:

  • CCA considers a full-time work week to be 37.5 hours per week.

  • Work Mode: Campus Based

  • Schedule: Mon-Fri 9-5pm

  • This position is covered under the staff union collective bargaining agreement and will be required to contribute to union dues/agency fees.

  Location

  San Francisco

  FLSA

  Non-Exempt

  Additional Locations

  Application Instructions

  Applicants are required to attach a cover letter and resume. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Recommended document file formats are Word or PDF. If there are multiple attachments we recommend compressing/zipping your files into a zip format file. There is also a place in the application for you to provide a link to large documents. Please submit an application form for each position for which you believe you are qualified. Applications are not kept on file for future positions.

  Application Deadline

  For staff positions screening begins immediately and continues until the position is filled.

  EEO Statement

  As an educational and cultural institution California College of the Arts has a responsibility to provide access and opportunities for all people with special attention to supporting groups historically underrepresented in higher education.

  We believe that a culturally diverse campus is integral to academic excellence and our student faculty staff and trustee bodies should reflect the diverse world in which we live with attention to race ethnicity religious creed national origin age sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression and ability.

  California College of the Arts is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from individuals who will contribute to its diversity. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application interviewing or otherwise participating in the employee selection process please direct your inquiries to In alignment with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment. If a background check is required for a position it will be noted in the job posting.

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