Studio Monitor Program

Studio monitors enable the Pottery Northwest studio to stay open for students and studio access members after hours when there are no staff members onsite. In exchange for working a 3-hour shift each week for the duration of the quarter, studio monitors receive free and ongoing studio access membership.

What does a studio monitor do?

Studio Monitors help community members with basic studio questions, retrieve bags/boxes of clay for members, serve as the point people in case of injury or emergency, complete simple studio cleaning and tidying tasks, and close and lock up the studio safely at the end of the night. Outside of this, studio monitors are free to work on their own projects while on shift.

Available shift times are everyday from 6pm to 9pm. Only evening shift times are available.

We currently do not have any openings for studio monitors. Add your name to the waitlist to get notified when spots open up.

 
 
 

  • Only individuals who have previously taken at least one quarter of class or studio access at our Pioneer Square studio are eligible to become studio monitors. This ensures all of the monitors are familiar with our studio logistics, policies, and procedures.

    Studio monitors must be at least 18 years old, able to lift 25-50 pounds, and be comfortable closing up and leaving the studio after 9pm.

    If you are interested in the monitor program due to financial need, please visit our tuition assistance page for more options.

  • Studio monitors must commit to at least one full quarter (10 weeks) of working one shift per week. Shift days and times are scheduled prior to the quarter start and can be rescheduled if conflicts arise.

    Studio monitors remain in their roles indefinitely until the monitor or the studio staff chooses to discontinue the relationship.

  • In exchange for working weekly shifts, studio monitors receive free and ongoing studio access membership.

    This means that studio monitors do not need to register for studio access each quarter so long as they remain a studio monitor in subsequent quarters.

  • At this time, we only have a need for evening studio monitors. All studio monitor shifts take place daily from 6-9pm.

  • We currently do not have any openings for new studio monitors. Due to the fact that spots only open up when current monitors choose to vacate their position, we are unable to predict when the studio monitor application will open again.

    Due to the ongoing daily needs of the studio, we cannot reserve a studio monitor position for anyone, nor can we delay a studio monitor’s start date to a later quarter. Similarly, if a studio monitor needs to take a quarter off, we cannot hold their studio monitor position for them while they are away.

    Get notified when the application opens next by joining the waitlist.