Job details:

- Copying
- Filing
- Distributing mail/information to faculty and students
- Making labels, tabs, and binders for projects
- Assisting on projects
- Some computer work in Word and Excel  

Job details:

Basic office support including filing, photocopying, distributing mail, and posting signs.

Job details:

- Answer phones and take messages.
- Open and put away mail in mailboxes of staff, students, and faculty.
- Help with booking models in the event of cancellations.
- Assisting other departments with mailings.
- Light filing and typing.  

Job details:

Office assistants are responsible for specific day-to-day operations of the office. Duties include (but are not limited to):

- filing
- data entry
- opening/ sorting mail
- light typing
- fulfilling shipping/literature requests
- special projects

The ideal candidate should be organized and detail-oriented, and must have some experience either working with the public or working in an office setting. We are looking for students who are both thorough and reliable. Some candidates may be considered for the Tour Guides Training Program.

Shifts available:  9 am–12 pm, 12–2 pm, 2–5 pm  

Job details:

Students may also train to conduct school tours (priority given to 2nd year students).  These students will give 1.5 hour tours to prospective students and their families.  They will serve as back-up tour guides for this fall and spring semester.  For many prospective students and their families, the tour is an important deciding factor on whether or not they should enroll here.  We are looking for students who are dependable, out-going, articulate, and are familiar with the School's programs, philosophy, and physical layout.

Shifts available:  The tour meets at 12 noon in the Admissions office Monday through Saturday.  

Job details:

Working under the ARC/IACE, and in close collaboration with Student Affairs, this position will help sustain and build partnerships between SMFA and local community organizations by supporting opportunities for student engagement beyond the school. For Fall 2008, this position has been created to assist in partnership development between SMFA and NOWAC (New Orleans Women Artists Collective). Building upon last year's relationship with NOWAC, responsibilities would include providing support for the "SMFA in NOLA" exhibition, facilitating a student-led fundraiser to support the rebuilding effort of New Orleans culture, and assisting the IACE develop further opportunities for students through this partnership.

Specific tasks would include administrative support, student representation at partnership meetings, collaborating with student leaders at SMFA and ProArts schools, and serving as a liaison with the Development Office, Student Affairs, SBlnc., and NOWAC.  Position requires strong leadership and communication skills, experience organizing events, knowledge of the SMFA school community, and a demonstrated commitment to art and civic engagement.

This position is 10 hours per week; schedule flexible and to be arranged.  

Job details:

Student would work in the Art Education Office/Classroom in the Mission Hill Building assisting Patty Bode, director of Art Education, with office management and research tasks.

Specific attention to assisting with documentation of library references for publication, organizing files, end of year details for Art Education Festival, maintaining Art Education classroom resource center and other tasks.

General computer skills with office software, photo manipulation and file arrangement. Strong organizational skills for managing classroom art materials and art reference media. Willing to learn skills for library "Ref Works" and "Blackboard."  Possible tasks might include video editing or graphic design work; students with such skills are encouraged to apply.

Sense of humor and warm personality a plus!  

Overview:

The Artist Resource Center (ARC) is committed to ensuring that all SMFA students and alumni have the support necessary to navigate their chosen career path by providing professional resources, curriculum, advising, and concrete oppurtunities in the fine arts. We encourge students to tap into the wider arts community that includes both for-profit and non-profit organizations and businesses. We encourage professional partnerships that bring the power of art to other disciplines. We encourage and support our students as future entrepreneurs.

Responsibilites:

The ARC is seeking applicants with strong computer and writing skills to enter artist resource information into our Web-based index artSource, and into our office databases (Microsoft Access). Other responsibilities will include answering phones, taking messages, keeping job books up-to-date and orderly, photocopying, and researching arts-related information.

Requirements:

Requires organizational and communications skills, and comfort with handling a variety of tasks simultaneously. Experience using Access and Excel is a strong plus.

Benefits:

Students will have first-hand access to information on arts-related job and internship opportunities as well as grant, residency, and exhibition listings. Students will gain a broader knowledge of the local and regional arts community.

Hours:

10 hours per week preferred, flexible schedule.  

Job details:

The Office of Continuing Education is a very busy office and requires someone with strong customer service skills, patience, a sense of humor, and the ability to multitask. Duties include answering phones, greeting customers, responding to e-mail inquires, Web site research, and regular work in Access, Excel, and Microsoft Word. 

Must be familiar with Continuing Education courses, enjoy dealing with a diverse public, research art and education programs, assist with mailings, labels, copying, faxing, etc. Requires comfort in working with students, faculty, and general public.  

Job details:

Students should be available to work roughly 10 hours per week.  Knowledge of office-related computer programs (i.e. Excel, Word) is ideal but not necessary. Good handwriting is a plus.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Organizing files.
- Processing return mail via database updates.
- Drafting letters for the dean's signature and ensuring timely processing.
- Promoting Development initiatives through word of mouth, creating flyers, and stuffing mailboxes.
- Contact students when needed.
- Database updates/entries.  

Job details:

Arrange studio furniture for each class at the Main Building and Mission Hill. Possible additional responsibilities include assistance with annual school-wide Drawing Show and Open Studios.  

Job details:

Experienced student needed for four hours per week to do digital copy work for the new Digital Drawing Gallery on an LCD monitor in the Atrium. Work will require organization of image files into coherent presentations which will change weekly. May include digital photography and scanning. Ability to troubleshoot technical problems and assets. Self starter with knowledge of contemporary drawing preferred.  

Job details:

TA position for Mixed Media on Paper. (Fall 2008)

The TA will be assisting the faculty member in preparing and distributing materials to students, setting up the digital display projector, helping students on an individual basis to work with materials, and participating in the group critique of work. 

Some knowledge of paper, mixed media, and various drawing materials is expected. The content of the course includes collage and an exploratory approach to mixed media.

Needed for three hours per week.   

Job details:

Student needed to perform a variety of library duties, including maintenance of the library collection, processing of new art books, processing new serials, retrieving books from stacks and departmental libraries for public use, shelving, etc.

Special projects may include working on:

- Library database
- Assisting the cataloger with searching
- Maintaining new online circulation system
- Staffing the reference desk
- Assisting public patrons with research

Library experience, typing skills, foreign languages, and computer experience desirable but not required. We will train if necessary.

Library hours: Monday–Friday, 9 am–5 pm
Library location: 300 Massachusetts Avenue, 2F
(across from Symphony Hall)
 

Job details:

Under the direction of the manager of New Media, the technician will provide audio-visual for the Museum's programs and meetings. This will include lectures, exhibitions, electronic signage, special events, and other programs. This is a part-time position totaling 10 hours per week for the duration of the semester.

Essential Functions:

- Deliver, set up, and operate media equipment for hundreds of events annually held at the Museum's auditoriums, meeting rooms, restaurants, and galleries.
- Strive for excellence in customer satisfaction, providing timely delivery, accurate set up, and skilled operation of relevant equipment, from projectors and computers to microphones and sound systems.
- Maintain media components and systems within the facilities, including routine daily checks of installed exhibitions that incorporate media.
- Participate in sound checks and other setup checks needed to ensure the quality execution of events.
- Provide technical assistance and instruction as needed to ensure end users can successfully operate equipment such as projectors and laptops.
- Provide audio and/or video documentation of events as needed.
- Complete basic multimedia production tasks ranging from format conversions, DVD burning, PowerPoint assembly, and other production as needed.
- Comfortable with both Windows and Macintosh operating systems.

Secondary Elements

- Assist in cleaning, storing, and otherwise maintaining equipment in good repair.
- Professional attitude and organized work habits a must.
- Excellent written and spoken communication and well-developed collaboration skill required.
- Afternoon/evening shift will require evening and weekend work and occasional on-call or holiday work. Exact schedule to be determined.
- Morning shift, require early morning work (some days beginning at 7 am) and occasional on-call or holiday work. Exact schedule to be determined.
- Perform other duties as required.

The Museum reserves the right to change job descriptions.  

Job details:

Student will work directly with registrar staff (six total) at the Museum of Fine Arts assisting with many aspects of administration. Duties include the registration, cataloguing, and documenting art work both on loan to and owned by the MFA, electronically and "on paper." Assist with the keeping of the permanent records for exhibition and loans, and with data entry of computerized inventory of museum objects into the Museum database.  Type and maintain lender/donor records, including documents issued on behalf of the MFA. Other miscellaneous projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

Must have: attention to detail (including proof-reading), word processing, and typing experience accuracy on all levels.

Clerical, office, or library experience desirable. Knowledge of art history and/or museums is helpful but not essential. We will train students on our database.

Job details:

The Gallery Learning section of Museum Learning and Public Programs at the MFA is looking for art students to staff our new gallery demonstration carts. These carts will be used to teach visitors about the different artistic techniques in the galleries. They will include tools and materials as well as artist-created demonstration panels showing the different techniques. This is an informal program, allowing visitors to stop by the cart, ask questions, and learn more about the techniques they see in the galleries.

The carts will be in the galleries on Saturdays and Sundays, 11 am–4 pm. Staff will not be actually demonstrating, because of the close proximity of the Museum's artwork, but will explain the techniques in an informal teaching environment. The carts to be launched in 2008 feature painting and mosaic, and we seek students familiar with these techniques.

Training will be provided as well. This position is an opportunity for students to work with the public, gaining teaching skills and sharing their own experience as artist.  

Job details:

The Family Art Cart is a program designed for children ages four and over. It features hands-on self-guided activities and Art Cards, which are designed for children and adults to do together in the Museum galleries.

As an attendant of the cart, you must have exceptional customer service skills and a willingness to learn about the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 

Responsibilities:

- Giving accurate information about activities, programs, and directions.
- Recommending and handing out activities
- Setting up and maintaining the cart
- Organizing families information (ids and personal information).

The cart operates weekends October through June, from 11 am–4 pm.  This position requires a commitment to work on Saturdays, 10:30 am–4:30 pm.  

Job details:

Galley assistant monitors the Gallery during exhibition hours.

Principal duties:

- Greet vistors
- Enforce rules (i.e. no food or drinks)
- Ensure that visitors do not touch artwork or mishandle interactive pieces
- Periodically check artwork for any technical pr physical problems
- Alert exhibitions staff of any problems with artwork or other issues
- Answer questions about the current exhibition, and encourage comments to be recorded in the Comment Book.
- Open the Gallery and start up all equipment in the morning.
- Close the Gallery and shut off all equipment in the evening.
- May involve office work and assisting in running opening receptions and lectures.

Experience required
- Applicant must be responsible, dependable, and attentive

Hours/days per week available: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 10 am–5 pm. Thursdays 10 am–8 pm.  

Job details:

Assists manager of Exhibitions and other installation staff in installing and dismantling exhibitions.

Principal duties:

- Aid in wall construction
- Painting of walls and touch-ups
- Hanging and/or installation of artwork
- Art handling

Experience required
- Light construction experience and a familiarity with hand and power tools is helpful.
- Applicants should be able to work under pressure to meet deadlines during high demand periods.

Hours/days per week are flexible and irregular. When installation takes place, it is Monday through Friday 9 am–5 pm.

Applicants are encouraged to apply for the gallery assistant position as well to maintain consistent hours.  

Job details:

Working with the staff of the Lectures and Courses Department, as part of the larger Department of Contemporary Art & MFA programs, this position will support the planning, coordination, administration, and execution of a large and exciting array of courses and lectures throughout the fall and spring seasons.

Overall, this position would assist with the office projects pertaining to the marketing of and preparation for lectures and courses as well as general office support as needed. 

Other tasks could include assisting with:  editing and proofreading, correspondence with artists and/or their representatives, preparing contracts and letters, taking messages and returning phone calls, greeting course or lecture attendees and helping facilitate a smoothly run program.

The hours for this position could be anytime on M–F between the hours 9–5, preference for Tuesdays.

MS Office skills are especially crucial to this position.  

Job details:

Students are responsible for the monitoring of darkroom facilities. Some shifts will include a start-up component and begin at 8:30 am. There may be some weekend shifts. 

Responsibilities include mixing of black and white chemistry, warm up Color Processor, and general clean up of Area. Students must have familiarity with mixing photographic chemistry and photographic safety procedures. Students must be timely and prepared. Must be able to work independently.  

Job details:

Students are responsible for the oversight of printing, print credits, and monitoring student's use in The Digital Lab. This job requires troubleshooting and ability to multi-task. Students should have familiarity with a MAC and must know Photoshop CS2. Students should have some knowledge of scanners and Epson printers. It is recommended that you have taken at least one digital photography course.  

Job details:

The following classes need a TA.  Please contact Jeannie for details.

1- Photo 1, Julia Hechtman, Monday 9–5
2- Color 1, Julie Hechtman, Wednesday 9–12
3- Photo 2, Sandy Stark, Friday 9–5
4- Photo 1, Melissa Boyajian, Thursday 9–5  

Job details:

Photo Foundation 1 Assistant

Ability to assist in demonstrations of:
- 35mm camera body
- Mechanics of the aperture and shutter settings
- Ability to use hand-held light meters
- Knowledge of processing and printing B&W 35mm film and 8x10 enlargement paper
- Help in directing discussions on course readings and class critiques
- Basic knowledge of Photoshop and negative scanning

 

Job details:

Office assistant needs to be energetic, motivated, and reliable to assist in the daily functions of the Student Affairs Office. 

Responsibilities include, but are not are limited to:

- Basic receptionist tasks: greeting visitors, answering phones, word processing, photocopying, faxing, assisting with office mailings, posting notices, maintaining bulletin boards (physical and electronic), assisting with student events and programming by making posters, planning, set-up, and break down of events. 

- Student should be interested in learning more about the functions of the Student Affairs Office in order to better assist those seeking assistance.

- Sense of humor and professional demeanor a major plus.  

Job details:

The School Store is located in the Atrium at the SMFA. Clerks will assist with sales at our over-the-counter operation and ring payment into POS system. Other duties include restocking, pricing, and putting away inventory, opening and closing procedures. A general knowledge of art materials is a plus as well as previous retail experience. Other qualities we are looking in an employee are intelligence, punctuality, honesty, maturity, and a strong sense of responsibility.

We will train.  

Job details:

Entry level Media Lab monitor reports to the media services supervisor and is responsible for documenting any problems encountered in the Media Labs as well as assisting faculty, staff, and students with the login process and printing. Applicant will generally work under the supervision of the Media Services supervisor and/or the Media Services assistant. 

Responsibilities are listed below and are to be considered a guideline that may be changed without notice.

Primary Duties

- Properly document all problems encountered with during each shift in the Media Lab.
- Open and close office, classrooms, and printer room when appropriate.
- Assist users in logging on to computers, logging on to e-mail, and printing.
- Perform tasks as instructed.
- Enforce rules of Media Lab and report infractions.
- Perform Large Format Printing when applicable.

Secondary Duties

- Use time not spent performing primary duties to become proficient in the use of computers on the school network ad well as hardware by way of actual use of these devices by reading software/hardware manuals and other documentation.
- Supervised use of diagnostic, maintenance, anti-virus, and other Media Lab management software packages.
- Supervised maintenance of hardware. Specifically all keyboard, monitor, network, and other cabling associated with Media Lab workstations.  

Job details:

Student will assist recycling project manager with maintenance (non-custodial) of newly introduced recycling program, including:

- General day-to-day management of the recycling program
- Transport of recycling bins to and from multiple locations
- Execute duties according to prescribed schedule
- Keep up maintenance logs
- Other duties as needed in support of a new program

Requirements:

- Participant should have general interest in introducing and supporting "green" efforts at the Museum School.
- Applicant should be available for flexible hours to meet scheduling demands set by recycling project manager.  

Job details:

Students who take this job must be available from Orientation and advising week to the end of Review Boards. This position requires discretion and the ability to deal tactfully with difficult situations.

Tasks include basic office duties such as: filing, stuffing mailboxes, answering phones, answering questions from faculty, students, and staff at the window, data entry, assisting with registration and Review Boards.

When inquiring about the position, please bring a list of prior work experience or resume to the office.  

Job details:

Advanced Media Lab monitor reports to the Media Services supervisor and is responsible for documenting any problems encountered in the Media Labs as well as assisting faculty, staff, and students with the login process and printing. Applicant to this position must have strong computer skills and a working knowledge of software, hardware, and use of Macintosh computers on a networked environment.  Will be required to work unsupervised.  

Responsibilities are listed below and are to be considered a guideline that may be changed without notice.

Primary Duties

- Properly document all problems encountered with during each shift in the Media Lab.
- Open and close office, classrooms, and printer room when appropriate.
- Assist computer users with logging on the computers, logging on to e-mail, and printing.
- Perform tasks on a daily list, or as instructed.
- Enforce rules of Media Lab and report infractions.
- Software and Hardware troubleshooting an problem resolution.
- Perform Large Format Printing when applicable.

Secondary Duties

- Use time not spent performing primary duties to further develop hardware and software skills.
- Assist in the research and testing of software and hardware in addition to assisting in resolution technical issues with same.
- Participate in Media Lab planning process.
- Installing software as required
- Hardware maintenance
- Assist the Media Lab supervisor and assistant in training of entry-level monitors.   

Job details:

The Sound Area lab monitor maintains the condition and security of the lab, provides access to the lab, and supports students working in the lab.

Duties:

- Sign in to the lab log book
- Supervise the room at all times to prevent the theft of or damage to equipment.
- Never leave the lab unattended.
- Report problems in writing or e-mail to the Sound Studio manager.
- Keep the sound room clean.
- Prohibit the entry of any food or beverage into the lab for any reason.
- Remove all trash from the lab at the end of each shift.
- Safely power up and power down all equipment.
- Remove any non-standard patches
- Coil and replace cables on the wall
- Cover mixer.
- Replace chairs under the tables in an orderly fashion.
- Organize each station with its proper equipment.
- Ensure that the room is ready for the next mornings class.
- Provide technical support to lab users
- Have a good working knowledge of Protools 7.0 LE, Max/MSP4.5  Jitter, and Ableton Live 6.
- Maintain an atmosphere conducive to work.
- Admit users to the Sound Studio A201b according to the Sound Area Lab Policy.
- Follow all the guidelines described in the Sound Area Lab Policy.
- Perform other duties in A201 or A201b as directed by the Sound Studio manager.  

Job details:

The teaching assistant will aid faculty during weekly video classes. Applicant should be comfortable with the course material and are required to have previously completed the class in question (Video 1 and
Video 2) or be a graduate student.  

Job details:

Monitors are responsible for overseeing the school's video area (B115) at night, when students are independently working on video projects. The monitor aids students, answers questions, makes sure the room is clean, and closes up at the end of the night.

Shifts are Monday–Friday, 5–10 pm and Saturdays 12–8 pm. A monitor may work one or two shifts per week.

Proficiency in Final Cut Pro is essential. The student must have successfully completed video coursework (Video 1 or equivalent) and feel comfortable aiding other students.  

Job details:

This is a date entry position. The excel sheets will accompany digital images created by the Visual Resources Library.

Student needs to have strong knowledge of Art History and have experience with Excel. Organizational skills and attention to detail necessary.

The Museum of Fine Arts Libraries and Archives has become a member of ARTstor, an image collection over 900,000 images of art.  The School of the Museum of Fine Arts' Visual Resources Library's Digital Image Collection will be hosted by ARTstor in January. VRL's digital images and excel sheets will be submitted to ARTstor. ARTstor's institutional Hosting Program will use excel sheets to create their ARTstor Core Database for the VRL's Digital Image Collection.

Join the VRL Team!  

Job details:

Professional responsibilities include digital photography and slide scanning. Fine Photoshop skills a must for custom color correction and image enhancement of both digital raw files and high resolution slide scans. Must be a digital wizard!

Caring about image quality essential. Must be self-motivated, organized, and reliable.

We create digital images requested by SMFA's Visual and Critical Studies and Studio faculty and by students. These images are added to the Visual Resources Library's Digital Image Collection. The mission of the VRL is to support the curriculum of the school and provide efficent digital imaging services.

A great place to work and see a lot of art.

Join our digital team.  

Job details:

The Woodshop needs monitors to run the shop while the managers or faculty are not present.

Main duties:

- Make sure students work safely and have been trained on each tool and machine they use
- Keep shop in good order and clean
- Make sure tools are put away and floors, benches, and machinery are well swept
- As time permits, help students with projects and equipment