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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching

• Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities

• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.

• Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes

• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others

• Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Job Posting Title:

Printmaking Studio Tech (Hourly)

Job Description Summary:

Employs and provides technical customer service and/or research to support unit processes and outcomes.

Job Description:

Description of Duties and Tasks
• Identifies and reports technical problems which need to be addressed by improved policies.
• Ensures safe working laboratory conditions and completes all related safety and printmaking
studio art training with various printmaking studio equipment.
• Maintains departmental policies and procedures to comply with federal, state, and local
hazardous materials, health and safety, hazardous waste regulations, and other applicable
regulations.
• Monitors and maintains the printmaking studio encompassing intaglio, lithography,
serigraphy, media room, and darkroom areas.
• Oversees and ensures safe handling of chemistry in designated areas.
• Facilitate the upkeep of the shop's presses, tools, and inventory.
• Oversees and maintains a safe studio environment for students during open lab time.
• Assists students in utilizing lab equipment, chemistry, and facilities.
• Maintains an inventory of supplies and materials.
• Cleans and wet-mops the studio floors as needed.
• Assists visiting artists, scholars, and other invited guests for special projects and programs.

Knowledge
• General knowledge of printmaking production processes and safe handling of all
printmaking materials.
• Safety principles and practice as it applies to the area of printmaking.
• Office and bookkeeping skills with capability of learning new skills.

Skills
• Maintain confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Maintain an established work schedule.
• Effectively use interpersonal and communication skills.
• Effectively use organizational and planning skills.
• Enter data, maintain files, and perform other clerical duties.
• Effective student-centric orientation when working with a diverse population.
• Competent use of basic tools, power tools, and other heavy-duty equipment.
Technology Skills
• Use a variety of spreadsheet, word processing, database, and presentation software.
• Capable of learning new software related to printmaking facility management.
Preferred Work Experience
• 1 year of printmaking studio experience, successful completion of 6 credit hours in
printmaking.

Required Education
• Level I - Minimum: working toward an Associate in Arts degree with printmaking emphasis
or working toward a BFA degree in a related field.
• Level II- An Associate of Arts degree with printmaking emphasis, or BFA in printmaking.
• Level III – for MFA

Physical Requirements
• Work is performed in a variety of settings, including office, studio, workshops, and other
campus spaces.
• Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, kneeling, pushing, and pulling.
• Lifting of objects up to 50+ pounds and occasionally up to 100lbs with assistance.
• May be exposed to a variety of chemicals and machinery.
• Specific vision abilities may include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to
utilize safety vision devices and equipment.

Safety
• Work safely and follow all safety rules and procedures with chemistry and mechanical
equipment.
• Report unsafe working conditions and behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions to
prevent others from engaging in unsafe studio practices.

Pay Rate
Level I - $21.00/hour
Level II - $23.00/hour

Level III - $25.00/hour

Number of Openings:

1

Job Posting Close Date:

August 20, 2024

Clery Act

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.