Neon Bending Specialist

Neon Bending Specialist

The Neon Bending Specialist plays a critical role in delivering high-quality, engaging educational programs for K12 students and community members participating in The Neon Museum's Glow on the Go outreach program. This position offers a flexible schedule of 30-40 hours per week and is therefore recognized as full-time and fully eligible for benefits and retirement plan. The Neon Bending Specialist focuses primarily on demonstrating the entire neon bending, processing, and installation procedure in our mobile neon bending studio. The role also manages the studio, ensuring that supplies are organized, workspaces are clean, and safety protocols are strictly adhered to. Additionally, the Neon Bending Specialist provides internal training for TNM team members so that they can confidently and accurately speak about the process and science of neon bending.

The ideal candidate has experience creating neon signage in an artistic, educational, or commercial setting. They will be familiar with the science behind neon lights, experienced in bending letters as well as shapes, and excited to share their knowledge and expertise with both youth and adult audiences.

MUST include 2-5 work samples with your resume that reflect your early neon work as well as a more recent piece.

Essential Job Functions

• Demonstrate the complete neon bending proceduredesign, bending, processing, and installationto students and members of the general public.
• Interact with participants and answer their questions in a friendly and clear manner.
• Ensure safety in and around the mobile bending studio, strictly adhering to safety procedures while monitoring and escalating potential risks.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and well-organized studio, ensuring that supplies are replenished and the studio is fully prepared for each Glow on the Go outing.
• Provide training on the science and process of neon bending for TNM staff, ensuring they can speak confidently and accurately when engaging with the public.
• Travel up to 90 miles in a personal vehicle or carpool with other TNM staff to provide learning opportunities for schools and communities across Clark County.
• Collaborate with team to ensure proper staffing for all Glow on the Go school visits, museum activations, and community outreach events.
• Support setup and breakdown for student and family education activities.
• Assist with the administrative tasks, including tracking, evaluation, and printing.
• Help organize and inventory education program supplies.
• Adhere to departmental and organizational policies and procedures.

Qualifications & Skills

• 2+ years of consistent bending in an artistic, educational, or commercial setting.
• Proficiency in bending, especially letters, processing/bombardment, and installation.
• A solid understanding of the science behind the neon bending process, including properties of gas, reasoning for each step of the process, and electrical engineering concepts.
• Demonstrated strict adherence to protocols when working with open flames, high heat, and high-voltage equipment.
• Demonstrated customer service mindset and ability to work positively with youth, families, and educators.
• Versatility, flexibility, and the ability to remain calm and focused in dynamic, public-facing settings.
• Must successfully pass a background check.
• Valid driver's license and access to a vehicle required.

Work Context

• Full-time position (30-40 hours per week, depending on candidate preference) with flexible scheduling around scheduled programs.
• Requires roundtrip travel of up to 180 miles in a single day.
• Ability to work indoors and outdoors in seasonal desert temperatures and in close proximity to other people.
• Ability to stand for up to 3 hours.
• Requires regular and consistent attendance.
• Occasional evening or weekend hours required.
• Ability to use a computer and office equipment.
• Ability to lift 25 pounds.

Benefits

• Access to the mobile neon bending studio for their personal use, by arrangement.
• Subsidized employee health insurance, including dental and vision coverage.
• Employer-contributed 403(b) retirement plan.
• Fifteen days paid vacation annually, increasing with tenure, or accrued pro-rata.
• Additional 10 days observed paid holidays per annum.
• Paid sick leave.
• Museum store discount and other discount programs.
• Counseling and advice benefits.
• Employee complimentary museum ticket program for friends and family.

Our Values

Our work ethos is underpinned by our three values:

• To create a sense of belonging, for both team members and guests, providing a voice for sharing feedback
• To be scholarly in our work and known as a source of researched and original material
• To offer fun engagement that encourages commitment in team members and creates lifelong memories for guests
• Excellence

Equal Opportunities

The Neon Museum is an Equal Opportunity Employer that complies with the laws and regulations set forth under EEOC. As required by the Americans with disabilities Act reasonable accommodations will be made for qualified individuals with disabilities to help perform the duties and tasks of this position.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The Neon Museum is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Embracing the diversity of our community, and our workforce, is an important part of our values as an organization, as is striving to ensure equity and inclusion in all our practices.