Studio Manager, Printmedia

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.

MAIN 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 Haz Mat 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…