Bari Ziperstein Studio is hiring a temporary full-time Studio Prefabrication Associate. The Prefabricator must have a working knowledge of the best practices for clay processes including rolling slabs, extruding, and mold forming in order to assist with the fabrication of high-quality, large slab-constructed ceramics.
Bari Ziperstein Studio / BZIPPY
Sun Valley, CA
Seeking a Temporary Full-Time Clay Prefabrication Associate
Full-Time: 5 days a week, 8.5 hrs / day
(Mon - Fri 9-5:30)
Temporary employment: Nov 1, 2024 - end of March 2025
Position Overview:
Bari Ziperstein Studio is hiring a temporary full-time Studio Prefabrication Associate. The Prefabricator must have a working knowledge of the best practices for clay processes including rolling slabs, extruding, and mold forming in order to assist with the fabrication of high-quality, large slab-constructed ceramics. Past experience with the use of a pugmill for is also a plus.
Applicants must have 1-2 years of slab construction experience - especially focused on the methods and equipment used to create parts for large-scale slab-built ceramics. This includes the slab roller, hump molds, the extruder, and pugmill. Wheel throwing and coil building skills are not transferable for this studio’s construction methods. This is a temporary position from November 1st, 2024 - end of March 2025.
Who we are:
Bari Ziperstein Studio encompasses four creative enterprises.
At the core is Bari’s art practice. Materially experimental and conceptually driven, Bari’s sculpture practice engages ideas of consumerism, propaganda, and the built environment.
BZIPPY is a ceramic furniture and housewares company producing open edition wares. Inspired by architecture and industrial design, BZIPPY builds on a taxonomy of slab-based forms to deliver high-quality, handbuilt functional ceramic objects.
Bari Ziperstein Collectible Design (BZCD) focuses on the design and construction of limited edition and unique functional ceramic functional sculptures. BZCD pieces are highly-engineered forms aiming to push the physical boundaries of clay.
Everything we do at Bari Ziperstein Studio is approached through three equally important pillars:
1. Creativity. All day, every day.
2. Honoring the long, intersecting histories of art and design through material curiosity, intellectual rigor, innovation in engineering, and informed, intentional aesthetic choices.
3. Respecting and valuing labor of all kinds through teamwork, fair compensation, and recognition that everything we make is conceived of, designed, engineered, fabricated, and cared for by human beings.
At BZS, we apply the same intensity of focus required to bring our objects into the world to the design and execution of our operations.
The setting for this position is within a 9,000 sq ft artist studio in Sun Valley, CA that houses the design, production, and sale of ceramic sculpture. With 16 full-time employees, the studio is a business first and an artist studio second.
To be considered: Please submit a resume, cover letter, and portfolio of past ceramic slab-built work.
Position Responsibilities Include:
PREFABRICATION DUTIES
Additional Duties and Responsibilities:
Physical Demands:
Qualifications:
To be considered: Please submit a resume, cover letter, and portfolio of past ceramic slab-built work.
Candidates selected for an interview will be provided with a more detailed job description. In the event that you would like to receive more specific information about this position prior to submitting your resume, please send us a message. First round of interviews are held virtually, second round of interviews are held on site and include a skills assessment.
Please contact the studio with any questions regarding this open position.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $21.50 per hour
$21.5 - $21.5 per hour