The Center for Life and Work

Informational Guides

• Cover Letter Guidelines
• Resume Guidelines
• Action Verbs
• Writing Accomplishment Statements
• References
• Interviewing Guide
• Thank You Letter Guide
• Create a Thirty Second Introduction
• Artist Bios and Statements
• Marketing and Self-Promotion
• Networking
• Finding An Internship
• LinkedIn Guidelines
• Staffing Agencies for Artists
• Grant Writing Overview

Email clw@calarts.edu to receive feedback on your professional package.

Student Employment at CalArts 

Check out the Internal Student Job Board for available work-study and non work-study employment opportunities.

Important information regarding student employment:

• Hourly wages are at least the federal minimum wage but may be higher, depending on the position. Minimum wage is $12.00 per hour.
• Work-study students must complete timesheets on time and accurately for each pay period before they will be paid. 
• Students are paid every other week and paychecks may be picked up at the Cashier's Office.
• During regular academic semesters, domestic students may work a maximum of 8 hours a day and 25 hours per week.
• International students may work up to 20 hours a week.
• During breaks, students may work a maximum of 8 hours a day and up to 40 hours per week.

Student Job Descriptions

• Administrative – Provide general administrative support for a CalArts faculty member, academic or administrative office, or class, including answering phones and email, filing, assistance with communications and mailings, and other duties as assigned.
• Non-Technical Support – Serve as drivers, responsible for equipment maintenance or room maintenance.
• Technical – Provide technical support that requires technical knowledge for cameras, labs, lighting, installations, and production.
• Instruction – Serve as Teaching Assistants, Research Assistants, student tutors, and researchers.
• Community Arts Partnership – a variety of positions are available with the Community Arts Partnership, a co-curricular program of CalArts that offers free, after-school and school-based arts programs for youth ages 6-18 in every discipline taught at CalArts. Programs are offered at public schools, community centers and social service agencies, covering a thousand square mile radius across Los Angeles County.

More information regarding federal work-study and student employment can be found under Financial Aid.