The Studio Coordinator builds and maintains the organizational systems that help NIAD artists’ creative and
professional practices move forward. The role coordinates processes for reviewing and organizing artwork,
documenting artists’ practices and goals, and ensuring that projects involving artists, Studio staff, and the
Exhibitions & Partnerships team have clear timelines, responsibilities, and follow-through.
Portfolio review and artwork flow
Studio organization and artwork management
Artist documentation and professional development
Artist opportunities and cross-departmental coordination
Studio operations and collaboration
Community Care Licensing Division, this position requires fingerprint-based criminal record clearance
through the California Department of Justice and FBI (Health and Safety Code § 1522), completed after
a conditional offer of employment. NIAD will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction
records in a manner consistent with the California Fair Chance Act and licensing requirements.
past two years, provided after a conditional offer.
thereafter; NIAD provides or reimburses this training.
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dependent adults under California Welfare and Institutions Code § 15630
assisted evacuation; Workplace Violence Prevention Plan; harassment prevention (within 6 months of
hire and every 2 years thereafter); safe artwork and materials handling.
days of the start date.
Send a résumé, a brief cover letter (one page is plenty) telling us why this role and NIAD interest you, and a
short writing sample to info@niadart.org with the subject line “Studio Coordinator – Your name.” We accept
applications in written, audio, or video form.
About the writing sample
Writing and editing are a meaningful part of this job, including artist biographies and statements, project
descriptions, documentation, and application materials. We ask for a sample because this is an important
part of the work that a résumé cannot show.
Please send one to two pages of something you have already written that demonstrates your ability
to write clearly about a person, creative practice, project, or idea.
an artist biography or statement you drafted;
exhibition or grant text;
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a profile or interview-based piece;
a project description; or
writing from another field where you had to capture someone else’s perspective or explain something
clearly.
An excerpt from a longer piece is fine. If the piece was written for an employer or client, please remove
confidential information and make sure you are permitted to share it.
If you do not have an existing sample like this, write up to half a page about a work of art, an object,
a creative practice, or a person you find interesting.
We are not looking for specialized art-historical language or a particular writing style. We are interested in
how you pay attention, listen, organize information, and communicate clearly while respecting someone
else’s voice.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. For full consideration, apply by 10/30/2026.
Our hiring process typically includes a 20–30 minute screening call, an interview with the hiring team, a paid
working session in the Studio for finalists, and reference checks.
Any additional writing or project work requested of finalists will be completed as part of the paid working
session; NIAD does not ask candidates to produce substantial new work without compensation.
Please email rather than call with routine questions so that we can respond consistently to all applicants. If
email is not accessible to you, call 510-620-0290 and ask for the hiring contact.
