Join the Craft Alliance Team!

The Manager of Retail Operations and Visitor Services is a full-time position that oversees all aspects of the front of house for Craft Alliance, from the operation of the Craft Alliance Shop to the staff in our Visitor Services position.

The Manager of Retail Operations and Visitor Services is a full-time position that oversees all aspects of the front of house for Craft Alliance, from the operation of the Craft Alliance Shop to the staff in our Visitor Services position.

As the teaching artist at Sumner High School, you will plan a 16-week syllabus with the support of Craft Alliance’s Community Programs Manager to align with St Louis Public Schools (SLPS) standards, grading, and evaluations. At the semester’s end, you will unveil a student-led, permanent mural you guided them to create and install on the premises. 

Craft Alliance collaborates with local partners at schools, educational centers, community centers, and institutions to produce community-driven murals each year. The Mural Arts Program Teaching Artist is responsible for planning and leading classes at our partner institutions in the creation of a permanent or semi-permanent large-scale art piece.

The coordinator ensures quality student and visitor customer service and supports all Community Programs, including Crafting a Future, ArtSmarts, School residency programs, and Free Family Saturdays, among other initiatives. Coordinating responsibilities include staffing, collaboration with education and exhibitions, data entry, scheduling, ordering supplies, reporting, and tracking members, partners, and participants. 

Craft Alliance seeks fibers/textiles artists, jewelry, metalworking, and woodworking mentors for Crafting-A-Future, a portfolio-building program for arts-interested teens. Mentors design a 9-week course curriculum with a co-teacher and Community Programs Manager to transfer craft skills and professional knowledge to students in one of this year’s studios.

Teaching Artists will collaborate with the Community Programs Manager to establish a lesson plan, materials, and supplemental needs for craft instruction, including single events and workshops. Instruction may be held at Craft Alliance or may be held at Craft Alliance, festivals, or other community-centered locations, festivals, and block parties.