Ceramics Consultant

About Make

• **MAKE** is a part workshop, lab, studio, and garage, offering a diverse range of programs focused on building creative skills and process learning in making, design, engineering, and art.
• It is supported by a wide range of professional-grade machinery, tools, and facilities.
• **MAKE** is home to a community of entrepreneurs, experimenters, designers, artists, DIY enthusiasts, hobbyists, learners, and creators.
• Our mission is to support and grow a culture of making in Abu Dhabi, providing makers with the resources and knowledge needed to turn ideas into reality.
• Our mission is built on two key pillars:
• Enabling the makers' community through our makerspace and services
• Building community capabilities through educational programs
• We welcome makers of all ages and experience levels - from beginners to professional designers.
• MAKE is a place where people with different creative abilities come together to explore, learn, and create.

Job Summary

Workshops & Programme Delivery

• Develop and deliver ceramics workshops and programmes tailored to varying skill levels
• Conduct participant evaluation and integrate relevant techniques and practices

Technical Support & Consultation

• Provide expert guidance to community members across a range of ceramic projects
• Support both functional and sculptural work from forming through finishing

Studio Operations

• Oversee ceramics studio operations, including:
• + Community firings
• + Inventory management
• + Firing logs
• + Adherence to studio protocols

Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration

• Collaborate with other disciplines such as woodworking, metalwork, electronics, and digital fabrication to support integrated projects

Community Engagement

• Actively contribute to a vibrant and inclusive ceramics community
• Encourage knowledge sharing, collaboration, and creative exploration among members

Health, Safety & Environment

• Ensure safe and compliant studio operations
• Maintain equipment and enforce studio protocols
• Provide safety guidance and ensure appropriate PPE usage
• Promote responsible material handling and disposal

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Ceramics, Fine Arts (Ceramics), Design Crafts, Ceramic Design, Material Design, or equivalent proven experience
• Advanced knowledge of clay bodies and forming techniques, including:
• + Hand-building
• + Wheel throwing
• + Mould making
• + Slip casting
• Strong understanding of ceramic finishing and firing processes, including glazing and kiln operation (electric and gas)
• Ability to guide participants in developing both functional and sculptural work
• Experience in developing and delivering educational programmes, including lesson planning and participant assessment
• Familiarity with digital tools related to ceramics (e.g., 3D modelling for mould making) is an advantage