(Pool) Temporary Clothless Art Model | Southern Oregon University at Southern Oregon University[...]

Southern Oregon University; Ashland (OR); On-site; USD 20,664 - 34,440; Part time

Job summary

Southern Oregon University seeks an art model to pose nude or draped for student drawing and painting classes. The role supports students’ perceptive skills and expressive outcomes by providing varied poses under instructor direction.

Must be at least 18 years old and able to pose for extended periods or quick intervals. Prior modeling at an art institution is preferred. Training and occasional travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills with clear, understandable information.
• Ability to maintain high productivity with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong organizational and time management abilities.
• Ability to foster teamwork in a bureaucratic environment with multiple levels of interaction.
• Comfort learning university infrastructure, policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Poses nude or draped for art courses as directed by instructors.
• Conducts and researches poses to support drawing and painting instruction.
• Maintains required poses for class durations as instructed.
• Arrives early to prepare for duties and maintain professional appearance.
• Responds to instructor guidance and adapts poses accordingly.
• Maintains professional demeanor in classroom settings.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Time management

Teamwork

Policy familiarity

Job description

Position Summary

This position will be responsible for posing, nude or clothed, for art and drawing classes. The primary purpose of the Art Model is to provide art students with the opportunity to practice, learn, and improve their perceptive skills and quality of artistic expression inspired by the human body.

Models must be comfortable posing nude in front of a class and be able to take direction from the instructor. Poses can vary in times from quick 10‑second poses up to entire class periods.

Minimum Requirements

• At least 18 years of age.

Preferred Requirements

• Previous modeling experience at an art institution or university/college.

Essential Functions

• Poses nude or draped for art courses.
• Researches and performs class fine arts poses.
• Conducts independent research of poses that provide useful information for drawing and painting purposes.
• Receives instruction from professors on specific poses to take for each assignment.
• Maintains specific positions for periods of time required for proper instruction.
• Arrives to the classroom with enough time to prepare for duties.
• Keeps personal appearances presentable and professional.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Excellent communication skills; ability to effectively communicate information in a clear and understandable manner.
• Ability to work with a high level of productivity and accuracy/attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to initiate, establish, and foster communication and teamwork by maintaining a positive, cooperative, productive work atmosphere.
• Ability to adapt to and work effectively in a heavily bureaucratic environment which requires regular interaction with multiple levels within the organization.
• Working knowledge, or ability to quickly learn, university infrastructure, policies and procedures.

Physical Demand

• Flexibility to move from one pose to another quickly and sustain energetic poses for one to five minutes.
• Ability to hold extended poses for twenty‑five minutes in length without moving.
• Frequent need to stand, walk, reach, bend, kneel, stoop, twist, crouch, climb, balance, see, talk, hear, and manipulate objects; move materials 5 lbs daily and 5‑25 lbs occasionally.
• Requires verbal and written communication abilities.

Special Conditions

• Willingness to travel and attend training programs off‑site for occasional professional development.
• Ability to work additional hours and adjust working hours to meet special jobs; may be called back periodically for emergency basis.
• Successful completion of a pre‑employment background check.
• Position classification is non‑exempt and subject to overtime provisions.
• Position holder is a mandated reporter under Oregon law.

Contact

For inquiries and additional information, please contact Human Resource Services via email at [e-mail] or call [phone].

EEO Statement

SOU is an equal access AA/EOE committed to achieving a diverse and inclusive workforce.