Hiring
Studio assistant
Only email submissions will be considered - no DMs please! This position is to be filled by March 1 2026, please submit applications by January 26, 2026.
Job details:
Description: Part Time Studio Assistant, 1099 contract worker
Location: Asheville, NC
Rate: $22/hour to start
Time commitment: 16h/week
Qualification/Skills
Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in ceramics. Must be proficient in throwing, glaze mixing, and able to lift 50+ lbs of clay.
Description and Responsibilities:
This position will be doing a little bit of everything, and will likely evolve as we work together. To begin, it will be a lot of studio maintenance work (cleaning, reclaiming clay, mixing glaze, etc.) and likely some minor hands-on making help (hand-building). I will train you to throw, trim and handle mugs, and slipcast.
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Throwing, trimming and handling mugs
- Slip inlay
- Mixing glaze
- Slipcasting
- Wedging/reclaiming clay
- Cleaning the studio
- Loading and unloading electric kiln
- Packing/shipping
- Handbuilding
Application
Email recipient: hello@lauriecaffery.com
Subject line: “Studio Assistant - your name".
Email body: Casual and brief! Hello and let me know why you are interested. Optionally include any pertinent details about you or why you would be a good fit!
Attach: (1) Résumé/CV (2) Portfolio with 5 images of finished pieces *OR* a website with portfolio. (3) Please include social media link(s) if applicable.
Transparency/safety note
My studio is quite small (a 1 car garage attached to my home), with the bathroom inside the house. It will be important that our personalities are a good fit.
If you have studio space to work off-site where you can do remote work like handbuilding on slipcast pieces, that's a plus.
We have a small child at home and work to maintain a healthy space. Applicant must be vaccinated and willing to stay home or mask if they aren't feeling well. I will do the same.
Must be comfortable with dogs.