Job Description:

We are looking for enthusiastic, organized and committed people to support the studio in providing our visitors with excellent service and a memorable experience.  The Studio Assistant Intern will gain hands-on experience in many areas of running this unique studio.

General duties will include:

• To be the first point of contact with visitors, including providing information and taking payments
• To provide information on times, access and location
• To provide excellent customer service face to face and over the telephone
• To engage with visitors and gather and process detailed visitor information
• To assist in general research, data processing and marketing campaigns
• To sell museum merchandise and take payments
• To maintain stock levels throughout, including placing orders for stock

Successful candidates should have the following skills and experience

• Good organizational and interpersonal skills and an interest in working with the public
• The ability to work as part of a small team
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Excellent numeric skills
• Experience in using electronic tills and credit card processing equipment
• An interest in social history, marketing, advertising, brands, visual arts, design and museum / arts management

Company Profile:

This arts and crafts business is committed to providing an accessible, safe, sharing and supportive environment where people can explore their creativity. The business is funded by central and local government and charitable trusts. Most of the services are free in response to the needs of the participants and in the interests of a healthy community. Interns, with a passion for helping people explore their creativity; can become involved in the various workshops – life drawing, photography and pottery classes.

A participant/observer status will allow an intern the privilege of sharing in the activities of the center and the lives of the people who come into this space to explore and fulfill their creative dreams. It requires of an intern a high degree of self-direction and a genuine professional interest in the visual arts and their application, in assisting less advantaged members of the community.