STUDIO TECHNICIAN – SCULPTURE & EXPANDED MEDIA
This position is part time benefits eligible. The successful candidate works during the Academic Year and is only scheduled between the months of August and May.
We're looking for a dynamic, organized, and highly creative individual to join our team as the Sculpture and Expanded Media Technician! Reporting to the Academic Affairs Operations Manager, you’ll play a central role in maintaining vibrant and functional studio spaces, supporting students and faculty, and overseeing tools, materials, and equipment that make artistic exploration possible.
In this exciting and fast-paced role, you’ll manage and maintain department facilities and inventory, lead tool and equipment checkout, support classroom needs, and facilitate documentation and exhibition of student work. You’ll mentor student workers, offer demos and open studios, and keep our supply store running smoothly. Whether it’s casting, coding, sewing, or digital fabrication, your broad knowledge of sculpture and expanded media practices will be put to excellent use every day.
We're looking for someone with exceptional communication skills, technical know-how, and a love for collaboration. If you have a BFA/BA or equivalent experience in art/design, and can lift up to 50 lbs, stand for long periods, and thrive in a creative environment, we’d love to meet you!
Come be part of a supportive, forward-thinking academic community where art, innovation, and hands-on learning meet.
CIA is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply, even if they do not meet 100% of the listed qualifications. If you are passionate about leveraging digital marketing to enhance engagement and connect with audiences in meaningful ways, we invite you to apply and be part of an institution that values creativity, innovation, and storytelling.
Compensation
This is a full-time, non-exempt position. Compensation is commensurate with experience and qualifications. CIA offers a benefit package including; paid time off accrual, 13 paid holidays, as well as additional time off while the college is closed during winter break. CIA offers health and dental insurance, life and disability insurance, 403B retirement contribution, tuition remission, free campus parking, and inter-museum council discounts.
Review of applicants will begin immediately and will continue until position is filled.
CIA is committed to increasing diversity in our community and actively recruits individuals from all backgrounds. Additionally, CIA complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws and provides equal opportunity in all educational programs and activities, admission of students and conditions of employment for all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, sex, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, gender identity or national origin.
About Cia
CIA is also a great place to work, and manifesting a positive culture and sense of belonging is a big part of who we are. We work hard and are proud of our employees’ collective contribution to our mission -- but we also play hard and like to have fun. We challenge and support one another, integrate our institutional values in our work in a meaningful way, celebrate our successes, embrace learning and continuous improvement in all that we do, and are driven by our students’ success and the creative environment that inspires us every day.
CIA is one of the nation's leading accredited independent colleges of art and design. Since 1882, the college has been an educational and cultural cornerstone in Cleveland, Ohio, producing graduates competitive as studio artists, designers, photographers, contemporary craftspeople, and educators. With approximately 600 students, CIA offers a personal educational experience with the benefits of a larger institution. CIA students can choose from 13 majors in fine and applied art, each leading to a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Students live and work in Cleveland’s University Circle, one of the country’s most unique cultural centers – recently named by USA Today as one of the Top 10 Best Arts Districts in the country.
The mission of CIA is to cultivate creative leaders who inspire people, strengthen communities, and contribute to a thriving and sustainable economy through an innovative education in art and design. For more information, visit www.cia.edu
