Studio & Fabrication Lab Program Manager

Email your cover letter and resume to Marcus Wojtkowiak, Museum Director, mwojtkowiak, by July 24, 2026.

Job Description

The Randall Museum's Applied Design Program Manager is a City of San Francisco Recreation and Park Department position that is responsible for overall administration of the Museum’s carpentry shop, Technology Fabrication Lab and Ceramics studio. This position also plays a major role in new exhibit construction and contributes to overall exhibit maintenance. Responsibilities include program planning, instructor management, equipment maintenance and ensuring safety in all areas.

This includes:

• Planning and managing quarterly classes and occasional workshops.
• Ensuring high quality programs by coaching instructors with syllabi, classroom

management and efficient materials use.

• Supporting all Museum programs when applicable.
• Responsible for building and maintaining permanent and changing exhibits with

planning, preparation, and installation of new museum exhibits.

Duties & Responsibilities

1. Responsible for overseeing operations in the woodshop, ceramics studio and Fab Lab that

includes materials/supplies organization and ordering, equipment maintenance and

communication issues/updates with the Museum Director. Maintains high standards of safety,

organization and professionalism for all that use the Randall workshop spaces.

2. Responsible for an annual budget for the Applied Technology Program. Contracts with city

vendors for all supplies & equipment, coordinates with maintenance staff within the

department, bidding and contracting outside contractors for shop or exhibit

Improvements.

3. Responsible for supervision of Randall Museum Friends part-time instructors and Recreation

and Parks part-time staff; classes 3286 Recreation Coordinator, 3279 Recreation Leader, 3260

Crafts Instructor and 9910 Public Service Trainee. Sets standards, goals, establishes priorities,

identifies problems and makes problem-solving decisions. Schedule and assign work to staff

and volunteers. Develop and teach training programs to staff and volunteers

4. Responsible for public programming for the studios– Instructs adults &

teens – in a wide range of applied technology programs such as woodworking, ceramics, metal

working, electronics, robotics, optics, electronic arts. Develops and conducts other applied

Arts programming for general public, school field trips and after-school programs. Represents the museum and present programs at outside department and

community events.

5. Responsible for maintaining equipment and materials safety records. Conducts safety

training classes for all staff and program participants as needed for specific programs.

6. Responsible for maintaining a wide range of shop equipment as well as scientific tools &

materials for classroom teaching. Also responsible to learn how to maintain equipment that is

not familiar.

7. Help coordinate museum wide events. Develop, design, construct and install bi-yearly

museum exhibits and plans and prepares activities for family day events.

8. Make regular personal contacts with the general public, outside organizations, and groups.

Provides information about the museum’s activities and collections and represents the museum

at department events and other media venues outside the museum.

9. Partner with government agencies, foundations and individuals on applied arts

programs.

10. Contract and coordinate with youth work programs to train and employ youth. Works in

conjunction with Recreation & Park Department and other city Youth Works programs for

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Requires completion of a four-year college or university, with a baccalaureate degree,

with major course work preferably in the fine arts, industrial design, or related subjects.

• Requires at least three years…