Job Details
ArtCenter College of Design is searching for an experienced Art Model to join our team.
The pay range for this position: $30.00 - 32.96 per hour.
Finalsalary is based on education, experience, skills relevant to therole, and internal equity.
About ArtCenter
Foundedin 1930 and located in Pasadena, California, ArtCenter College of Design is a globalleader in art and design education and has had an international reputation forits rigorous, transdisciplinary curriculum, faculty of professionals, strongties to industry, and commitment to socially responsible design. ArtCenter is aprivate nonprofit fully accredited by the WASC Senior College and UniversityCommission (WSCUC).
Every positionat ArtCenter plays an important part in carrying out the values, goals,strategic vision, and mission of the College. This includes diversity,equity, inclusion, access, belonging (DEIAB) and culture.
Art Models pose for studio classes including, but not limited to, figure drawing and painting, head drawing and painting, costumed, portraiture, fashion, sculpture, lighting, photography and cinematography classes. We hire a diverse variety of models, including models of varying ages, genders, physical looks and experience levels.
The College's art models are hired as part-time, temporary, as-needed basis. Temporary employees have variable hours and may work for a temporary period due to a short-term need and whose employment will automatically end when the College determines that the need for the employee's services has ended.
Due to the nature of the work, this position is primarily an onsite position.
Please note the specific application requirements for this position, including photos and professional references, as listed below the Qualifications section.
Essential Functions
- Provide a full range of sustained poses (up to 25 minutes), as required by instructor, including gesture, character, quick sketch and anatomical poses
- Demonstrate the flexibility and animation of the human form
- The figurative model primarily poses nude (undraped); occasionally requested in Speedo or bikini
Physical Demands and Working Environment The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions. The position is to be performed on-site as a condition of employment.
Environment: Work is performed primarily in a classroom studio setting. Due to the nature of the work, the work station is exposed to bondo, paint, and other artist supplies from studio rooms and direct contact with hazardous waste containers.
Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to sustain a full range of poses for up to 25 minutes. Involves constant physical effort that may include gesture, character and anatomical poses.
Vision: Must be able to have the visual capacity to perform activities such as preparing and reading reports, viewing a computer terminal and other normal office work with or without correction.
Hearing: Must be able to communicate effectively in the course of normal office communication or exchange ideas with or without correction.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by the employee assigned to this job; they do not purport to describe all functions. Employees may be assigned other duties, and the essential functions may be changed from time to time as necessary.
Qualifications - Previous professional experience as an art model, preferably at a higher level educational institution
- Knowledge of how the art model demonstrates anatomy, gesture, expression or content in a drawing
- Awareness of classic and traditional poses in the art tradition
- Model must be physically able to provide a full range of body gestures and poses, from quick gestures to long, sustained poses
- Must be able to hold sustained poses (up to 25 minutes)
- Acceptance of the responsibility to promote the welfare and best interests of students at all times
- Dance and/or theatrical performance experience is preferred, but not required
- Costuming, including period clothes, fantasy and contemporary fashion are a plus for our costumed models
- Reliability and professionalism are essential
- Highly proficient in schedule management and communication
Applicants for this position must include the following: - Art model r sum - specific to art modeling work
- Reference photo images will be required
- Minimum of 2 figure/life reference photos - clear, unedited color images of front and back of full body; modest nude is preferred (speedo or bikini)
- 2 portrait/head reference photos - clear unedited color images of front and profile of head, neck and shoulders; minimal or no make-up; preferably wearing a tank top or similar to show neck
- Costume reference photos - costumes you have available to be booked for modeling jobs in
- 2 written professional references - from an artist, art instructor, higher education art student or a school or studio who has worked with you as an art model; may either be uploaded as an additional document here, or may be forwarded directly from the reference (please be sure they reference your name)
Diversity Statement ArtCenter is fully committed to fostering a culture that values diversity, equity, inclusion, access and belonging not only in vision but in practice. Our path forward is predicated on our belief that multiple points of view, life experiences, ethnicities, cultures and belief systems are essential to academic and creative excellence. We strive to learn more about difference while respecting the rich diversity in our world, attending to important questions about racial injustice and decolonizing our curriculum. Our campus environment must be vigilant in supporting the full participation of students, faculty, and staff of every race, color, ethnicity, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, socioeconomic status and political viewpoint.
Equal Opportunity EmployerArtCenter is committed to a policy of equalemployment opportunity and does not discriminate against its employees orapplicants on the basis of race (including hair texture and protectivehairstyle), color, religion (includes religious dress and grooming practices),sex/gender (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and/or relatedmedical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, maritalstatus, medical condition (genetic characteristics, cancer, or a record orhistory of cancer), military or veteran status, national origin, ancestry,disability (mental and physical, including HIV/AIDS, cancer, and geneticcharacteristics), genetic information, request for family care or medicalleave, age (over 40), criminal background (Fair Chance Act), reproductivehealth decision-making, off-duty and off-premisescannabis use, or any other actual or perceived characteristic protected byapplicable state or federal law. Equal employment opportunity is extended toall persons in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, includingwithout limitation, recruitment, hiring, upgrading, learning and professionaldevelopment, promotion, compensation, benefits, leave of absence, transfer,discipline, layoff, recall and termination. This commitment applies to allpersons involved in the operations of ArtCenter and prohibits unlawfuldiscrimination by any employee of ArtCenter. Applicants who wish to request an accommodation for a disability may contact the Office of Employee Experience and Engagement at (626) ###-####.
Applicant Rights (Prior Cannabis Use) ArtCenterwill not request information from an applicant relating to the applicant'sprior use of cannabis. ArtCenter will not use information obtained from acriminal history about an applicant or employee's prior cannabis use, unlessArtCenter is permitted to consider that information under applicable law.
Employment At-Will All employment with ArtCenter is for anunspecified term and is "at-will." Employees are free to resign at any time,with or without reason, and with or without prior notice. Similarly, ArtCenterhas the right to terminate the employment relationship at any time, with orwithout cause, and with or without prior notice. This "at-will" employment,which includes the College's right to transfer, discipline, demote, or changethe conditions of employment with or without cause and with or without priornotice, cannot be modified, amended orwaived by any oral or implied agreement, and may be modified or altered only byan express individualized written employment agreement signed by both theemployee and the College president
ArtCenter Employees have a Mandatory Duty to Report All employees who know or have reason to know of allegations or acts that violate ArtCenter's Title IX Policy prohibiting discrimination, harassment, retaliation, sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, sexual violence, dating violence, and stalking shall promptly inform the Director, Title IX Compliance and Programs or designee, or the Associate Dean of Students or designee. Faculty, who have a mandatory duty to report, are required to disclose all information including the names of the parties, even where the person has requested their name remain confidential.
Pursuant to the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (CANRA), all employees who know of or have reason to suspect child abuse or neglect involving alleged victims under age 18 shall promptly inform local law enforcement or the county welfare department.