vitrifiedstudio is hiring a skilled slip cast and mold making studio production assistant. You will be slip casting pottery with our molds, and also responsible for making new molds with our hand thrown models using plaster and silicone. This is a position for 3-5 days a week, between the hours of 8 am to 4 pm. You must have experience with both slip casting and molding making in a ceramics studio. Mold prep, slip mixing, lifting up to 50 pounds, casting, de-molding, wheel trimming, clay stamping, kiln firing, product inspection, inventory and work flow management, and work station organization and clean up Other possible studio tasks will include packing and shipping, glazing, general studio cleaning, and possible computer work using illustrator and photoshop (this can be trained) .
Our sales platforms are website shops in Shopify and Etsy. Some customer service via email may be required.
This position can start immediately. Please provide a resume, cover letter, and slip casting and mold making work sample portfolio. We will not consider any applicants without slip cast and pottery mold making experience.
This is a production studio, and the ability to properly complete assigned tasks at production rates is required.
We are a custom urn pottery studio, and the work we make needs to be made quickly and correctly as most all of our orders are headed to funerals and grieving families. We have great pride in the products that we make.
The pay will be based on your experience level, starting at $25 per hour, with higher pay based on more experience and successful production pace capabilities.
The most important part of the position is the hardest to describe. We make handmade custom urns, and we care deeply about our products. We love helping our customers, we love the work we make for them, and we know the significance of what we are making. This is not an ordinary production pottery studio. The things we make are often the hardest purchase a customer needs to make. The urns are often the most precious item that our customers will have. They will hold the cremated remains of their beloved person or pet. It will likely take you some time to get used to this, as it can be difficult at times to make and see urns all day long. Customer service is very difficult because we are assisting our customers (online only) at a very difficult time. But it is our dedication to creating these perfect urns, and feeling proud of what we are able to create as a team that also gives us the most fulfillment. It is important to us that we find a team member with a positive attitude and has the ability to work well as a team member. This is NOT a position for someone trying to simultaneously launch or run their own business, but we are looking for someone with a strong interest to grow with us. We hope to find someone who wants to join us in this very special studio.
vitrifiedstudio @ gmail . com
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
thanks !!
shelley