Art Instructor - Blackberry Mountain

About the role

Blackberry is seeking skilled art instructors to join our talented Studio team. Art Instructors are responsible for greeting and welcoming incoming guests to the Studio and offering an overall spirit of hospitality. Make guests feel comfortable while guiding them through a creative experience that is intended to leave them feeling energized and inspired. Art instructors with varied skills must have the knowledge and ability to teach participants in varying skill levels: Beginner, Intermediate to Advanced Levels. Our instructional goal for our guest experience is to promote creativity, foster imagination, and uncover new perspectives in art.

Responsibilities

• Prepare Studio and tools necessary for upcoming classes.
• Instruct guests throughout art classes to ensure a Five-Star Experience.
• Assist and guide guests in new and unfamiliar techniques.
• Conduct a variety of art classes including, but not limited to:
  • Two and four-hour classes
  • Pottery: Wheel-Throwing, Hand Building, Tile Making, and Raku Firing Methods
  • Drawing and Sketching: Lead, Graphite & Colored Pencil/Trail Side
  • Painting: Acrylic and Watercolor/Trail Side
  • Basketmaking: Flat Reed, Round Reed, and Natural Vine
  • Textiles: Cross stitch, Embroidery, Crochet, and Knitting
  • Curated art experience
  • Meditative marbling, suminagashi
• Create and develop relationships with guests during studio sessions.
• Ensure studio space and tools are cleaned properly after each class, including cleaning sink and floor mop duties.
• Keep up with pottery tasks: trim and glaze ware-ready work to be fired in the bisque & glaze kilns, load & unload kilns, create shipping forms, enter guest data into a computer, wrap & label pieces to be ready for shipment.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Regular and consistent attendance is required.
• Work well with other team members and managers and interact with guests.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Art.
• 1-3 years of instructing experience.
• Competent in Excel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; must interact extensively with guests.
• Basic math skills.
• Ability to resolve issues regarding guests in relation to the program.
• Ability to exercise judgment and make decisions based on safety, job knowledge, and awareness of company goals.
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
• Must be able to safely operate a company vehicle or golf cart.

Work Environment

4,200 acres of Blackberry Farm property and 5,200 acres of Blackberry Mountain property.