Studio Assistant / Youth and Family Engagement Job at The Cleveland Museum of Ar

Studio Assistant / Youth and Family Engagement

Job Category: Education

Requisition Number: STUDI001820

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• Posted: September 17, 2025
• Part-Time
• On-site

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Cleveland MOA
11150 East Blvd
Cleveland, OH 44106, USA

The Cleveland Museum of Art seeks a Studio Assistant to provide hands-on assistance with material and room preparation, set-up, program facilitation, and clean-up for Studio and Youth and Family Programs. In addition, Studio Assistants may also provide technology support during virtual studio classes for adults and children.

Responsibilities

Youth and Family Programming

CMA offers a wide variety of youth and family programming. Studio Assistants will help to engage family audiences in social artmaking and community-building creative experiences at CMA. Studio Assistants will communicate gracefully and tactfully with visitors, colleagues, and staff from other community partners and facilitators. Studio Assistants will be thoughtful and encouraging in their approach, modeling play and experimentation with materials and topics related to the CMA’s permanent collection and special exhibitions.

Programs include:

• Play Days (Second Sunday of every month)
• My Very First Art Class (Friday and Saturday mornings)
• Summer Creativity Camps (Monday through Friday, summer)
• Open Studios (Every Sunday, all year)
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration

Requirements and Key Competencies

Must have a high school diploma or general education degree (GED) and a valid driver’s license or other official form of identification. Experience with studio art, art education, and working with the public, including school-aged children preferred. University students enrolled in studio, art history, or art education programs are encouraged to apply.

The employee must also be able to communicate effectively and work successfully with others.

Hourly wage: $15.00/hour / working 15 hours a week

Part-time Benefits include:

• Free, unlimited admission to select Cleveland Museum of Art ticketed exhibitions (two adult member tickets per visit, subject to availability)
• 50% off admission to select ticketed exhibitions for members' guests
• Free admission to select ticketed exhibitions for unlimited children, 17 and younger, when accompanied by a member
• Priority registration and discounts for museum art classes for adults and children
• 20% discount in the museum store
• 10% discount in the museum restaurant and café
• Annual subscription to Cleveland Art members magazine
• Free Garage Parking
• Your employment relationship with the museum qualifies you for free or discounted admissions to other cultural institutions such as the Natural History Museum, Botanical Gardens, The Cleveland Zoo, etc.

Qualifications

Equal Opportunity Employer. This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.