Teaching Artists play an important role in SAM’s mission to create experiences that connect art to life. In this role you will support the execution of inclusive and engaging art experiences through thematic, interactive, hands-on workshops, and art-making experiences for a variety of age groups across all three of SAM's sites.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- In collaboration with division staff, create arts-integrated lessons and activities, as needed curriculum may require alignment with learning standards, exhibition or collection themes, and internal rubrics for lesson development
- Facilitate art activities, resources, and schedule for multigenerational audiences
- Provide instruction to supporting art studio volunteers as needed
- Create displays, demos, and visual aids to support designed art activity
- Develop and submit written lesson plans and materials lists for each art project to coordinator by established deadlines
- Explain and demonstrate artistic techniques that engage program participants
- Attend scheduled on-site planning meetings and trainings
- Assist with set-up and breakdown for each event, arriving on-site with ample preparation time prior to program start, remain after program end time
- Track schedules, assignments, and operational changes via shared calendars and databases, communicating with division staff through electronic and in-person channels throughout
- Maintain a welcoming environment and implement practices of equity and inclusion when engaging with volunteers, staff, and program participants
- Perform other duties as assigned in support of these experiences
- Combination of education and experience with interdisciplinary arts practice in educational or communal settings
- One year of experience in workshop facilitation, community engagement in multigeneration settings, lesson plan design, and public speaking preferred
- Ability to build and sustain relationships with diverse communities and groups
- Must be on time, dependable
- Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with staff and the public
- Successfully complete self-directed work and work as part of a team
- Professional verbal and written communication, with an ability to tailor communications according to audience
- Exercise discretion in maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Zoom, Asana, Slack and internet-based research
- Ability to pass and maintain security background check clearance
Preferred Qualifications
- Expertise and knowledge of learning theories
- Experience in a museum or similar environment
- Work areas are primarily inside, in a climate-controlled environment with moderate background noise. Workspaces may include outdoor areas.
- Approximately 30% of time is spent stationary while working at a desk. Balance of time (approximately 70%) is spent moving around the work area. Occasional extended periods of standing may be required when assisting at Museum events.
- Clear and effective verbal and written communication in English with trustees, the public, and co-workers is necessary.
- Ability to effectively use a computer screen and interpret printed materials, memos and other appropriate paperwork.
- Ability to effectively and regularly operate a computer, keyboard, telephone, and other office productivity machinery, such as copy machines and printers, and ability to inspect, prepare and use paperwork, files, equipment, and supplies is necessary.
- Ability to transport up to twenty (20) pounds of equipment and supplies.
On-Call SAM Staff have access to an onsite fitness facility and SAM’s museum library, can access a no-cost Employee Assistance Program resource, enjoy a 20% discount at the SAM Museum Shop and a 15% discount at SAM’s MARKET cafe, receive 2 SAM guest passes per quarter worked, have a Tier III membership to the American Alliance of Museums, can access 8 Home Free Guarantee cab rides home per year, and accrue paid sick leave at a rate of .0385 per hour worked.
SAM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to fostering a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming workplace for all employees and volunteers. Guided by our mission to connect art to life and engage diverse communities, we strive to create a sense of belonging for all of the communities we serve. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, military status, or any other protected characteristic
Not sure you check every box? Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often only apply if they meet 100% of the criteria. If you believe you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply!Skills Required
- Combination of education and experience with interdisciplinary arts practice in educational or communal settings
- One year of experience in workshop facilitation, community engagement in multigeneration settings, lesson plan design, and public speaking
- Ability to build and sustain relationships with diverse communities and groups
- Must be on time, dependable
- Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with staff and the public
- Successfully complete self-directed work and work as part of a team
- Professional verbal and written communication, with an ability to tailor communications according to audience
- Exercise discretion in maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Zoom, Asana, Slack and internet-based research
- Ability to pass and maintain security background check clearance
- Expertise and knowledge of learning theories
- Experience in a museum or similar environment
What We Do
For over 90 years, the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) has been a leading visual arts institution in the Pacific Northwest. Through its three locations — the Seattle Art Museum in downtown Seattle, the Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park, and the Olympic Sculpture Park on the downtown waterfront — SAM connects art to life through special exhibitions, educational programs, and installations drawn from its collection of approximately 25,000 objects from more than 140 cultures. SAM Social Media Policy: bit.ly/SAMSocialMediaPolicy.
