Senior art director Jobs in Kent, WA

Salary: $24.23 Hourly
Location : Main Campus - 12401 SE 320th Street Auburn, WA
Job Type: Hourly Part Time
Job Number: 26NPC-001
Department: Instruction
Opening Date: 02/05/2026
Closing Date: 3/8/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Position Summary
5% King County Premium Pay will be added to the posted salary

variable up to 15 hours/week position
ABOUT THE COLLEGE:
Green River College's student body is made up of approximately 41% Academic Transfer students, 34% Professional-Technical, 15% Adult Basic Education, 3% Applied Bachelor degrees. Green River College has four campuses, including the main campus in Auburn, with satellite campuses in Kent, downtown Auburn, and Enumclaw. Green River programs serve high school graduates, Running Start students (dual enrollment in local high schools and the college), those seeking retraining for the workforce, international students, students learning English, and Continuing Education students. Green River's service areas are increasingly ethnically diverse, comprising African Americans, African immigrants, Asian Americans, Asians, Latinx, Native Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Middle Eastern Americans, among other communities.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION:
Green River College is committed to enhancing and supporting a diverse campus environment, incorporating principles of equity in order to promote inclusive practices. Diversity is understood in terms of intersectional identities defined by culture, race, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, social class, disability, religion, veteran status, immigration status, and age. Given the diversity of our student population and service areas, we encourage applications from faculty, staff, and administrators with demonstrated experience and expertise in supporting, sustaining and serving people from a wide range of backgrounds and collaborating effectively with others.

The Studio Lab Technician will be responsible for developing, coordinating and providing professional and technical support services within the studio art program. Technical responsibilities include maintaining the drawing and painting studios, equipment and materials. Professional support services include assisting students and art faculty with studio activities, classes and projects.
The studio Lab Technician will have/be:

• Experienced with drawing and painting studio equipment operation, art materials, material handling and maintenance.
• Creative and innovative.
• Attentive to safety and security.
• Decisive and strong verbal communication skills.
• Attentive to detail.
• Attentive to student and faculty needs.
• Personal motivation to contribute.
• Able to navigate GRC Canvas system to access online course materials and respond to online student inquiries over email or Zoom.
• A high degree of personal and professional integrity and respect for confidentiality.

Position Responsibilities

Facilities Oversight
The Studio Technician will:

• Maintain Material Safety Data Sheets and logbook.
• Maintain required health, safety, and security practices in the studio.
• Work with facilities, IT and other departments when support is needed.
• Oversee daily operation of the studio space to include regular maintenance, repairs, material stocking, cleaning and organization.
• Manage, repair and maintain studio furniture and equipment (such as easels, props, model changing room, lights, sinks, fume hood, tables, taborets, model stage, paint waste, material storage, etc.)
• Set up, prep and clean up materials and equipment used during classroom activities and open studio hours. (For example, managing set up, preservation and take down of still life, lights and model stages.)
• Maintain student lockers and checkout procedures.
• Maintain supply inventory and organization.
• Evaluate and recommend equipment or materials for purchase.

Student Support
The Studio Technician will:

• Maintain open studio hours and schedule. (Physical studio as well as Zoom hours.)
• Assist and advise students individually in the studio as needed. (For example, this may require an equipment or material handling demonstration or answering questions about projects or schedules or helping students to spray fix or photograph their work.)
• Photograph, document and archive digital student work samples.
• Communicate with students over zoom or email.
• Manage the collection, safe keeping, display and return of student work as well as manage the disposal of work left behind.
• Check off completed student sketchbook work.
• Aid in and/or devise student support activities or programs (for example, managing the artist of the week display, moving and hanging work for student exhibitions, printing signs, managing pay-it-forward materials kits or coming up with other projects or programs to support the student experience in the studio.)

General Duties:

• Assist visual art faculty.
• Perform related duties as required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years of college course work in Art/Photography or related field or equivalent experience.
• The studio tech should be able and willing to work with people from varying backgrounds and skill levels. The studio tech needs to be professional, compassionate, and patient while maintaining sensibility and awareness of Green River's diverse student population.

Supplemental Information

To be considered for this position you must complete and submit the following along with your completed online application:
• Resume
• Supplemental questions from tab at top of page
• Detailed cover letter addressing minimum and preferred qualifications

This position is part of a bargaining unit subject to a collective bargaining agreement.

At this time, Green River College is not sponsoring for H1-B Visas.

All offers of employment are subject to background checks. (Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the position.)

Green River College is a tobacco free campus. For more information on the tobacco policy, please visit the following link:

Jeanne Clery Statement: Notice of Availability of Annual Security and Fire Safety Report- Green River College's Annual Safety and Fire Report is available online at , containing mandated information about current campus policies concerning safety and security issues, required statistics, and other related information for the past three calendar years. To obtain a paper copy of the report, please call 253-288-3350.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: Green River College does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, gender, gender orientation, age, marital status, religion, disability, genetic information or on any other unlawful basis. The college is committed to preventing and stopping discrimination, including harassment of any kind and any associated retaliatory behavior.
The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Vice President of Human Resources, 12401 SE 320th Street, Auburn, WA 98092-3622, (253) 288-3320. To receive this information in an alternate format, please contact Disability Support Services at (253) 833-9111, ext. 2631; TTY (253) 288-3359.
More than Just a Paycheck!
Washington State offers one of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation. We understand that your life revolves around more than just your career and that your priority is making sure that you and your family will maintain health and financial security. That's why choice is a key component of our benefits package. We have a selection of health and retirement and dental plans through the , and most classified staff members will participate in either WA state's PERS 2 or PERS 3 retirement programs. Other benefits include sick and vacation leave, staff training, paid holidays, and the opportunity to participate in the tuition-waiver program. We also offer an on-campus fitness center.

Health Benefits:
Medical, dental, life and long term disability insurance benefits are provided as currently administered under the Public Employees Benefits Board.
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