At a Glance
- Tasks: Support daily studio operations and develop your own creative projects in ceramics.
- Company: Common Clay, a vibrant community ceramics studio in Bexhill-on-Sea.
- Benefits: Gain hands-on experience, build confidence, and enhance your employability skills.
- Other info: Join a supportive community and make a real impact through art.
- Why this job: Kickstart your career in the creative industry while exploring your passion for ceramics.
- Qualifications: No specific qualifications required, just a passion for creativity and teamwork.
The predicted salary is between 20000 - 25000 £ per year.
Breakthrough is a 6-month employability programme designed as a stepping stone to get you workplace experience and all-important employment skills. This short placement gives you insight into a future career in the Creative Industry, supporting your confidence and professionalism in the workplace, and helping you to break through into a career that matters to you!
This placement offers an opportunity to gain hands-on experience within a contemporary ceramics studio and creative business. Working closely with the studio technicians, the Breakthrough candidate will support the day-to-day running of the studio while developing practical skills in ceramic production, studio management, retail, marketing, and creative practice.
The role is designed to provide insight into the operation of a professional artist-led studio and will include dedicated time for the candidate to develop their own creative projects. This role will include assisting with:
- Studio maintenance and organisation.
- Recycling and processing clay for reuse.
- Cleaning, maintaining, and preparing tools and equipment.
- Assisting with ceramic production, including preparation, making, glazing, packing, and other studio tasks as required.
- Preparing work for exhibitions, events, and deliveries.
- Managing stock and maintaining an organised studio and shop environment.
- Assisting with community classes e.g. after school club etc.
- Assisting with the day-to-day running of the studio shop and welcoming visitors.
- Creating content for social media platforms, including photography, video, and written posts.
- Supporting marketing and communications activities.
- Research and administrative tasks related to studio projects.
- Developing and working on their own creative projects with support and mentoring from the studio team.
Location and working pattern: The role will be based at Common Clay studio in Bexhill. The placement will be structured as 4 days per week in the studio Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday.
Who we are: Common Clay is a community ceramics studio in Bexhill-on-Sea, offering a shared, inclusive space for people to explore clay. We run artist memberships, classes, residencies, exhibitions, and an extensive outreach programme that supports diverse participants, including people with complex needs, young people excluded from school, people from low socio-economic backgrounds and refugees. At the heart of our work is the belief that creativity should be accessible to all.
Breakthrough – Studio Assistant, Bexhill-on-Sea employer: Artswork Limited
Common Clay is an exceptional employer that fosters a vibrant and inclusive work culture, providing a unique opportunity for aspiring creatives to gain hands-on experience in a contemporary ceramics studio. With a strong focus on employee growth, the Breakthrough – Studio Assistant role offers mentorship and the chance to develop personal creative projects while contributing to community engagement initiatives. Located in the picturesque Bexhill-on-Sea, employees benefit from a supportive environment that champions accessibility and creativity for all.
