Studio Manager, Printmedia

California College of the Arts • San Francisco, CA

19d • $33 • Onsite

About The Position

The Printmedia Studio Manager is responsible for supervising, maintaining, and ensuring safe use of the Printmedia 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 Printmedia Program courses, majors and graduate students as well as for interdisciplinary, youth, and extension courses in their area of responsibility. The Printmedia Studio Manager supervises a team of 4+ student workers and works with their Studio Operations colleagues to create a studio space that supports the Printmedia curriculums, while fostering positive and professional studio culture at CCA. 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 collaboration 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. Note - This is a seasonal 10 month position active during the academic year from approximately August 1- May 31, with full benefit coverage for 12 months.

Requirements

• BA or BFA required.
• 3 years working experience in a relevant field.
• 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 20-30k annually.
• Understanding of the specific technical support needs of a range of printmedia studio practices.
• Demonstrated expertise and skill with traditional, contemporary, and sustainable printmaking practices is required.
• 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): Screen printing Etching Letterpress Book-making Some of the following processes: relief, monotype, digital/photo printmaking, and paper making
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 driver's 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.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in art, design, and/or architecture education or production preferred.
• Experience with basic fabrication and repair, light construction and facilities maintenance is preferred.
• Experience working with a student population is highly desirable

Responsibilities

• Studio Operations - 40%
• Manages and studio facilities and equipment to ensure a well-maintained and safe environment; supervises and supports daily operations.
• Maintains equipment inventory and manages studio materials and supplies.
• Repairs and/or sends equipment out for repair as needed.
• Delivers general mandatory studio safety orientations for all studio users; provides specialized, advanced or tool-specific orientations and training as required.
• Manages storage and handling of studio materials, including hazardous materials; maintains inventory documents, updates catalog of Safety Data Sheets, supports semiannual waste pickup and attends mandatory HazMat trainings.
• Supports and participates in College-level initiatives and long-term projects for campus unification and studio sustainability.
• Acts as a fully contributing team member of Studio Operations and the 2D Studio Operations unit; participates in mutual support and collaboration to the benefit of the CCA Studios and the College as a whole.
• May be assigned to other responsibilities within Studio Operations when courses are not being offered in their studio, and in other situations where the workload in the primary area of responsibility is reduced.
• Management & Administration - 30%
• Independently manages a team of 4+ student workers, which includes: managing the labor budget, creating the student worker schedule, writing and updating job descriptions, hiring, administration of timesheets, performance management, training workers in studio tasks and safety, and providing
• Manages/provides supervisory support to 1 Graduate Student Assistant
• Collaborates with their leadership to plan and execute the annual studio budget, including materials, supplies, equipment, and student worker funding requests.
• Coordinates with colleagues and supervisor on the creation and administration of policies and procedures that are consistent with studio operations across the college and responsive to the needs of programs, faculty, and students.
• Maintains and updates studio manuals, orientation and access records, shared studio calendar, and Portal web page.
• Keeps studio documents organized and accessible per departmental and College guidelines.
• Academic Role/Support - 25%
• Meets regularly with program Chairs and Academic Administration staff to ensure alignment of activities and facilities with curricular needs and goals.
• Provides feedback on course scheduling and works with stakeholders to optimize studio support.
• Works with Chairs, faculty and studio users on course-specific needs: this may include ordering materials, providing or supporting specialized demonstrations, or researching best practices and safe use of new or unusual studio processes or materials.
• Creates an open, friendly, studio environment while promoting and actively communicating the safe, healthy use of materials, processes, and techniques to all members in the Printmedia Studio.
• Works with the College community in a culturally-competent manner, consciously creating opportunities for inclusive and equitable access.
• Non-Essential Job Function(s) - 5%
• Manages students in distress.
• Offers technical oversight and back-up support for other CCA studios when needed.
• Receives bi-annual training in First Aid, CPR, and AED use.
• Serves as a member of the College’s Emergency Response Team.
• Performs additional duties as required.

Benefits

• 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: https://portal.cca.edu/working/office-human-resources/employee-benefits .

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager