Education Assistant - Cranbrook Art Museum

Posted on 9/23/24  

Cranbrook Art Museum is a leading venue for the presentation of twentieth- and twenty-first-century art, craft, architecture, and design. The Art Museum is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb of metropolitan Detroit, on the beautiful 319-acre historic landmark campus of the Cranbrook Educational Community. The Art Museum’s sister institution is Cranbrook Academy of Art, a renowned graduate school of art, architecture, craft, and design. While the collections of the Art Museum span the 20th and 21st centuries, the permanent collection focus is on the achievements of faculty and students of the Academy of Art and of artists in the Detroit metropolitan area. The Art Museum frequently presents public art programs in the city of Detroit, working with a range of creative collaborators, diverse artists and curators, and various community partners. Each year the Art Museum also presents artworks created by the graduating class of Cranbrook Academy of Art. In 2011, the Art Museum completed a renovation of its original 1942 Art Museum and Art Library building designed by Eliel Saarinen and created a new Collections Wing, a purpose-built, state-of-the-art handling and storage facility for its collections, which allows for a curated and publicly accessible viewing of selections from nearly 7,500 works of art.

Cranbrook Art Museum is accepting applications for Education Assistants. This position will facilitate educational programs in the topics of art, architecture, and design for broad and diverse audiences at the Cranbrook Art Museum. Education Assistants demonstrate excellent presentation, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills. Familiarity with a range of artmaking, art education, design, and art historical topics are required. Programs primarily consist of school tours and workshops for our field trip students from Detroit Public Schools, Cranbrook Schools, and surrounding districts.

The Education Assistant position is part-time, working approximately 15-20 hours per week during regular business hours. The schedule will vary due to school holidays. The employment period runs through May 2025 with the possibility to extend.

Compensation: $19/hour  

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Working closely with the larger education and visitor experience team, assisting with the development of materials for programs and school field trip tours.
• Effectively present information and work with diverse audiences in an articulate, thoughtful, and enthusiastic manner; adapting programs in response to age, ability, and feedback of participants.
• Explain art materials and perform hands-on workshop demonstrations for groups of visitors or school groups.
• Maintain program storage area, supplies, teaching materials, equipment, and logs.
• Maintain attendance, punctuality and performance standards set forth in Cranbrook’s employee handbook.

Requirements:

• A high school degree or GED and college level Studio Art, Art History or Art Education courses required; a Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of one year experience working in education or with youth.
• Must possess enthusiasm and resourcefulness necessary to work with families and young children.
• Proficiency in Google Suite, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Customer service experience and the ability to effectively work with varied constituents including the public, school personnel, students, and volunteers.
• Ability to adapt program materials, presentation style, and/or delivery as needed to provide age-appropriate instruction. Must be able to problem solve on the spot as issues arise. Adept at taking initiative, working without continuous supervision, and working as a team member.
• Requires a Michigan driver’s license with satisfactory driving record.

For consideration, please submit a resume and cover letter to: Education Assistant - Cranbrook Art Museum | Cranbrook Employment Opportunities (ultipro.com)