Printmaking Studio Coordinator (part-time)

Lesley University; United States; On-site; USD 5,400 - 6,600; Part time

Job summary

Lesley University in Cambridge, MA invites applications for a part-time Printmaking Studio Coordinator to support daily studio operation, safety, and maintenance. The role collaborates with the Studio Arts Department Chair and Manager of Operations to ensure a functional, accessible space for student learning and creative practice.

The coordinator maintains equipment and inventory, coordinates access, oversees cleaning, trains student workers, and helps with SOPs and safety protocols to sustain

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Printmaking, Fine Arts, Studio Arts, or related field.
• Master’s degree in a related discipline preferred.
• Experience working in a printmaking studio environment.
• Knowledge of printmaking equipment, materials, and safety practices.
• The ability to manage equipment, materials, inventory and studio operations.
• Ability to work collaboratively with faculty, staff and student workers.
• Commitment to safe, clean, organized, accessible studio environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining studio equipment, tools, materials, and workspaces.
• Coordinating studio access.
• Overseeing routine equipment cleaning, maintenance, and safe operation.
• Maintaining inventory and monitoring supply needs.
• Assisting with procurement and replenishment of inks, materials, and other studio resources.
• Tracking supply usage and making recommendations for future purchasing.
• Consulting with the Manager of Operations on SOPs and reinforcing safety protocols.
• Training, scheduling, and mentoring student work‑study monitors.
• Coordinating semester preparation, studio resets, deep cleaning, and equipment maintenance.
• Establishing and reinforcing expectations for cleanliness, organization, and responsible studio use.

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Collaborative work

Safety practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Printmaking, Fine Arts, Studio Arts, or related field

Master's degree in related discipline preferred

Tools

Printmaking equipment

Job description

The Opportunity

Lesley University is seeking a Printmaking Studio Coordinator (part-time) to support the day-to-day operation, maintenance, and organization of the Printmaking Studio. Working collaboratively with the Studio Arts Department Chair and Manager of Operations, the Studio Coordinator will help ensure a safe, functional, accessible, and well-maintained studio environment that supports student learning and creative practice.

• maintaining studio equipment, tools, materials, and workspaces
• coordinating studio access
• overseeing routine equipment cleaning, maintenance, and safe operation
• maintaining inventory and monitoring supply needs
• assisting with procurement and replenishment of inks, materials, and other studio resources
• tracking supply usage and making recommendations for future purchasing
• consulting with the Manager of Operations on Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and reinforcing safety protocols
• training, scheduling, and mentoring student work-study monitors
• coordinating semester preparation, studio resets, deep cleaning, and equipment maintenance

The Studio Coordinator will also establish and reinforce expectations for cleanliness, organization, and responsible studio use.

Qualities and Capabilities

• A bachelor’s degree in Printmaking, Fine Arts, Studio Arts, or a related field.
• A master’s degree in a related discipline is preferred.
• Experience working in a printmaking studio environment.
• Knowledge of printmaking equipment, materials, and safety practices.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage equipment, materials, inventory, and studio operations.
• The ability to work collaboratively with faculty, staff, and student workers.
• Strong judgment and a commitment to maintaining a safe, clean, organized, and accessible studio environment.
• Experience coordinating or managing a printmaking studio is preferred.

Why Lesley

Located in the heart of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Lesley University is highly regarded for its graduate and undergraduate programs in the human arts of education, the arts, and applied social sciences. Lesley fosters a highly creative environment in which innovative ideas thrive, theory is integrated with practice and its 6,400 students and 90,000 alumni are empowered to improve and enrich communities. Lesley is committed to the ongoing pursuit of strategic diversity initiatives that help to position diversity, equity, and inclusion as fundamental to institutional and academic excellence at Lesley. In doing so, Lesley strives for a campus culture and community that fosters a true sense of belonging for all, provides opportunity for everyone to participate equally and fully in the Lesley experience, and helps to develop each individual's capacity to confidently and competently engage within and across difference. Given an evolving national context and the rapid change in the demographic profile of our country, the University has made a significant commitment to addressing and enhancing its campus climate and diversity capabilities as an institution.

Expressing Interest

At Lesley University we strive for a supportive and equitable environment where people -- regardless of race, ethnicity, color, sex, physical ability, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, veteran or military status, membership in uniformed services, and all other categories protected by applicable state and federal laws -- can participate equally and fully as their true selves in all aspects of university life. Accordingly, the University prohibits discrimination based on these protected categories in any education program or activity that it operates, including in admission and in employment. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the fabric of our institution. Individuals may submit concerns or questions related to discrimination to the University's Director of Equal Opportunity. Please visit the Office of Equal Opportunity's webpage for the University's entire notice of nondiscrimination and for additional information.

$3,000 for the semester, prorated based on contract period. This pay range reflects the role's responsibilities. At our core, we are a caring and compassionate community bound together by our passion for improving the lives of others through education, mental health, and the arts. At Lesley, we believe actively advancing our own and all other’s potential leads to a just and humane world. Lesley is the only university in the country focused on advancing human potential through the life-time cultivation of professionals in education, mental health and the arts. We share an eagerness to build just and humane communities in a stressful and rapidly changing world.