Assistant Studio Manager

Wisconsin History; Madison (WI); Hybrid; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited free yoga classes

Job summary

UW-Madison is seeking a Local Work Study Student for Main Street Yoga Center on the near East Side. The role focuses on front-desk check-ins, studio organization and training material preparation, with emphasis on customer service, documentation, and maintaining a clean, welcoming space.

Anticipated start Fall 2026 and end May 15, 2027. Hours: 10–15 per week, on-site four days a week; 80% class schedule availability.

Qualifications

• Experience in customer service and interacting with clients.
• Ability to write process documentation clearly and concisely.
• Organizational skills for physical spaces and supplies.
• Willingness to assist with training materials including written/docs and video.
• FAFSA award/acceptance must be demonstrated when applying.

Responsibilities

• Checking people into yoga class.
• Organizing and cleaning the studio.
• Quality assurance for related tasks.
• Customer service and interactions.
• Supply management.
• Personnel coordination.
• Event announcement coordination.
• Updating the studio website.
• Onboarding individuals who perform above tasks.
• Creating training videos and documentation.
• After onboarding, refining business processes.

Skills

Customer Service

Customer Interaction

Writing Process Documentation

Organization of Physical Spaces

Cleaning

Retail Platforms

Training Workers

Training Materials (video/doc)

Job description

Job No: 512033
Division/Organization: Community Partners
Department: Main Street Yoga Center
Job Type: Local Work Study Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: All Remote
Location: Main Street Yoga Center
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $20.00
Job Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Leadership, Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Digital Technology, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Business Management, Finance, and Marketing, Nonprofit/Community-Based Organization, Customer Service, Hospitality, Summer Off-Campus Opportunities, Athletics, Sports, and Recreation, Department and Office Assistants, Honoring Context and Culture, Federal Work-Study Preferred, Higher Education-Student Affairs

Department Overview

You will be working at the yoga studio Main Street Yoga Center on the near East Side. We run yoga classes & series, including beginner classes. Nearly all work will be on site 3/4 miles from campus. You will need to secure your own transportation and arrive on time.

Anticipated Start Date

Fall 2026

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable)

May 15, 2027

Remote Work Eligibility Detail

All Remote

Anticipated Hours Per Week

Minimum: 10 Maximum:15

Schedule

The 10 - 15 hours per week are flexible within the following parameters:
You will be required to be on site at least 4 days per week.
You must have general availability for 80 percent of our class schedule: Mondays 7:30am to 1:30pm & 3:45 – 9:15pm; Tue/Thr 11:30am - 1:30pm & 3:30 - 9:30pm; Wed 8:30 – 10:45am & 11:30am – 1:30pm & 3:45 – 9:30pm; Fri , 8:30 – 10:45am & 11:30am – 1:30pm & 3:45 – 6:45pm; Saturdays 8am to 1pm, Sundays 8am to 11am). You will not be working all these hours, but you should be available for 80% so you can cover necessary vacations by other workers.
Availability in mornings will be a strong bonus.
In addition to financial compensation, you will receive unlimited free yoga classes during your tenure with us. As much work will take place in between yoga classes, the ideal applicant should want to take yoga classes.
Documentation work may be done remotely.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum

Minimum: $20.00

Number of Positions

1

Qualifications

Experience in the following areas is ideal: Customer Service, Customer Interaction, Writing Process Documentation, Organization of Physical Spaces, Cleaning, Retail Platforms, Training Workers, Creating Training Materials such as written documents & video. We understand that few will have experience in all of these areas. Your abilities will be more important than your experience, but you will be asked do demonstrate your FAFSA has been awarded & accepted upon applying.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

You should be conscientious (and know what "conscientious" means), have an incredible eye for detail (on computer & in physical space), a good memory, quick learning, decent social skills (interacting w/ customers), and ability to write process documentation.

Position Summary/Job Duties

• Checking People into Yoga Class
• Organizing & Cleaning Studio
• Quality Assurance for those doing similar tasks
• Customer Service
• Supply Management
• Personnel Coordination
• Event Announcement Coordination
• Updating Website
• Onboarding Individuals who also do the above tasks (after you've been on job a while)
• Creating Training Videos & Documentation
• After Onboarding others, you will move into a role of refining business processes.

Physical Demands

Should be capable of basic cleaning tasks & carrying 30 pounds up two flights of stairs. These are not common tasks, but are good markers of physical capacities needed.

Institutional Statements

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity: Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Application Timeline

Advertised: August 31, 2026 09:00 AM Central Daylight Time
Applications close: September 21, 2026 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time