Job Overview

Come thrive in sunny Calgary, Alberta, where the Rockies are in your backyard, the city hums with a more affordable lifestyle, great food and cultural scene, plus lower taxes. Don't let moving distance stop you. We can help with relocation expenses. If you embrace hard work, thrive on variety, enjoy sharing your knowledge, and value offering a great experience to all who walk through our door, then Welcome!

Requirements

· Must have a minimum 2–3 years of professional glassblowing experience (actively blowing glass professionally for the last 12 months).

· Basic, efficient coldworking skills

· Prior “make-your-own” teaching experience

· Assisting experience preferred

· Willing to work weekdays, evenings, and weekends.

· Strong safety focus and knowledge of emergency procedures.

· Consistently self-motivated, organized, punctual and reliable. Have your own car.

· Cool-headed, sense of humour, explicit communication skills.

· Enjoy sharing your knowledge one-on-one, with small or larger groups

· Like collaborating with a team on teaching, creative/design/production, and/or mundane tasks.

· Have safety certification or must complete appropriate safety course (costs covered by studio).

Bonus Points

· Design software capabilities

· Installation experience

· Packing and shipping experience

General Duties

· Open and close the studio – including lighting up, shutting down equipment, and furnace charging as scheduled.

· Cycle and unload annealers.

· Coldworking workshops and production pieces.

· Help with daily and general studio cleanliness and maintenance.

· Support marketing/sales and customer service activities as requested.

· Attend team meetings regarding scheduling, production, projects, and new services.

Production

- Based on skill level and experience, work on assigned production with or without an asssitant.
- Assist with production.

Teaching Responsibilities · Set up and clean up bench(s) for make-your-own workshops or private lessons.





· Clearly communicate and safely demonstrate the use of tools and techniques to help ensure clients have a successful hands-on experience.

· Make safety a priority for all activities.

· Teach/mentor private lesson students on glassblowing and coldworking processes.

· Apply a calm, fun spirit to working with all sorts of people (13 years old and up). Appreciate our focus on ensuring clients have a fine experience with fascapple glass.

Hours Per Week

· 30 to 40 hours per week

· During the busy holiday season, be open to pitching in if another team member gets sick.

Compensation

· Base salary: $28.00 to $30.00 per hour

· Opportunity to boost earnings through client tips, more technical production work, working on big works team, assisting with custom commissions.

· Monthly 4-hour glassblowing slot on a medium glory hole with an 18-pound glass allowance. Includes use of tools, regular annealing (front and top loading) cycle, and cold shop time. Details to be discussed during interview.

· Potentially sell work in the fascapple glass gallery online and in studio.

To Apply

· Send a letter of interest describing qualifications and a resume (PDF) to [email protected]. Let us know of unrelated job experience—best and worst.

· Feel free to get in touch with any questions.

· Include up to 8 images of your glass work. Images should be a maximum of 5 MB and labeled with your name. If submitting a video, include a link in your application. If you post regularly, share your instagram handle.

Provide reference names and contact information (phone + email). Folks who can speak to your production, teaching and your character as an artist and human being in this world.

Pay: $28.00-$30.00 per hour

Expected hours: 30.0 – 40.0 per week

Benefits

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Flexible schedule
- On-site parking
- Relocation assistance

Application question(s):
- On average, how many hours a week have you been glassblowing in the past 12 months?

Experience:
- glassblowing : 3 years (required)

Language:
- English (required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Glassblower/Studio Instructor - Relocation Assistance Provide (Calgary)
🏢 fascapple glass
📍 Calgary