Professional Expert - Art Model: Portrait and Models, Short-Term

Position Overview

Mendocino‑Lake Community College District is currently accepting applications for Life Models for the 2023/2024 school year. This is a temporary, non‑continuing position (2‑5 hours per week, $21.00 per hour, up to 180 days).

• Pose for art studio classes: figure drawing, portrait painting.
• Provide a full range of traditional life drawing poses, from gestures to sustained poses, as required by the instructor.
• Demonstrate the flexibility and animation of the human form.
• Provide traditional gestures and poses, as well as anatomical studies.
• Model poses include nude, costume, and street clothing.
• Punctuality and flexibility in meeting scheduling demands.

Hourly wage: $21.00 per hour. Benefits:
Bronze level benefit plan at the cost of the employee. Paid time off: 3 days of sick leave per year. Retirement: may be eligible for CalPERS Retirement (contingent upon number of hours worked within the fiscal year).

Classroom environment; flexible hours; works with the public. Physical demands include posing, sitting, standing, reaching, bending, and walking. Clothing attire is based on class type: portrait or life.

Minimum Qualifications

• Meet Human Resources guidelines for qualified hiring, including a Live Scan background check and completion of a TB test.

Desired Qualifications

• Previous experience as an artist’s model in a classroom environment, or dance, movement, and/or theater experience helpful.
• Knowledge of how the model demonstrates anatomy, gesture, and content in a visual composition.
• Awareness of classic and traditional poses in the art tradition.

• Be physically able to provide a full range of body gestures and poses, from quick gestures to long, sustained poses.
• Be able to re‑establish posed positions for long‑term modeling sessions.

Submit through the online portal: completed application and a letter of interest that succinctly addresses how your experience and professional qualifications prepare you for this position.

A search committee will review applications and invite selected candidates for an interview. Meeting the posted requirements does not guarantee an interview. A written performance exercise and/or presentation may be part of the interview, and finalists may be invited to return for a second interview. All notifications will be via email.

• Proof of eligibility to work in the United States.
• Fingerprinting through DOJ and FBI and background clearance; TB test (once hired and every four years thereafter).
• Completion of required District trainings within 6 months of employment, such as Sexual Harassment Prevention.

Persons with disabilities who require reasonable accommodation to complete the employment process must notify Human Resources no later than 72 hours prior to the closing date. HR can be contacted at (707) 468‑3065 or via email at HR Recruiting.

Mendocino College is an equal opportunity employer and actively seeks a diverse pool of qualified applicants. The policy of the College is to encourage applications from all persons. Mendocino College does not discriminate on the basis of ethnicity or race, color, sex or gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, religion, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, medical conditions, pregnancy, military or veteran status.

Mendocino College also prohibits harassment on any of these bases, including sexual harassment, as well as sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.