STUDIO ASSISTANT JOB DESCRIPTION

 

Job Opportunity for Freshman High School Students

 

Studio Design Assistant

From the Summer’s Garden

Visit www.fromthesummersgarden.com to learn about the business 

and the artist, Steve Hess.

 

Position Description

 

The studio assistant will assist the artist in the making of molds and mold components, casting cement art forms and sculpting with cement, handmade paper and hypertufa, a cement-based sculpting medium. Work is done both inside the studio and out-of-doors weather permitting. Studio work runs at a steady pace year-round. Tasks range from concrete artwork production to studio maintenance, painting, construction and pricing of product and related tasks as assigned.  A typical week begins on Sunday from 1:00-3:00 and Wednesday through Friday, 3:00 –5:00pm.  Summer hours are usually in the cooler part of the mornings, 10-12:00 noon. Generally each work sessions lasts two hours and can increase near special sale times in May and November. Gifted assistants are also asked to help teach our creative workshops. While contingent on process and technique, the schedule is flexible and can adjust to fit study, family and school activity schedules.

 

Required Skills

 

The ability to lift and mix 60 and 95 lb bags of cement, pails of paper pulp and a willingness to mix and cast cement and handmade paper is necessary.  Prior knowledge is not , however, and thorough training will be provided.  A willingness to try new things and to approach problems with a creative point of view is an added plus.  A sense of color and design and aesthetic judgment is important for this position, which is why art students who want to work are a perfect fit.  This design assistant position is flexible enough to maintain another more conventional job at the same time.  Finally, a sense of responsibility is required as the design assistants often go about their tasks independently once they master certain skills. Simple but important tasks such as proper clean-up, studio and equipment maintenance, quality craftsmanship and customer sservice cannot be compromised.

 

Payment

 

Payday comes every two weeks.  New design assistants start at $8.00 /hr and goes up from there as  skill, contribution and maturity levels have been reached.