Art Studio Lead - Creative Education & Play Programming

Pretend-City-Children; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Pretend City Children’s Museum in Irvine, CA seeks a mission-driven Art Studio Lead to oversee and facilitate the studio’s programs, ensuring process art experiences grounded in child development research and delivered to visitors.

You will train staff, rotate projects, manage space, track inventory, run field trips, and support families with current practices in early childhood art education, while delivering quality guest service.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or 2+ years in education, early childhood development, or museum studies.
• Ability to speak with ease in front of large & small groups.
• Ability to interact with young children and the public with enthusiasm and patience.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive and effective working relationships with museum staff and volunteers.
• Must be well organized and able to handle multiple tasks with little supervision.
• Early childhood art/background in art and nature subjects preferred.
• Experience developing children’s art activities/curriculum preferred.
• Experience interacting with young children, preferably in a classroom environment preferred
• Understanding of classroom management strategies preferred.
• Excellent customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, and implement Art Studio process art experiences with rotating projects and materials.
• Train and coach team members in facilitation of art studio programming.
• Set up, clean up, and maintain Art Studio activities and space following best practices.
• Communicate observations and findings to team members.
• Track and maintain inventory development and adhere to an annual budget.
• Run and facilitate field trips.
• Engage in regular public programming (story times).
• Observe and document guest engagement and feedback.
• Stay up to date on trends in the field and adjust programming accordingly.
• Support families in parent education on best practices in the field.
• Provide quality customer service to all guests.

Skills

Public speaking

Student engagement

Customer service

Team leadership

Art education

Education

Associate degree in Education or related field

Tools

MS Office

Inventory tracking software

Job description

Pretend City Children’s Museum in Irvine, CA seeks a mission-driven Art Studio Lead to oversee and facilitate the studio’s programs, ensuring process art experiences grounded in child development research and delivered to visitors.

You will train staff, rotate projects, manage space, track inventory, run field trips, and support families with current practices in early childhood art education, while delivering quality guest service.