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Tattoo Artist & Piercer Jobs in Riverside, CA
Arcane Ink is a five-person studio in Riverside, California, and we hire slowly. We look for artists and piercers with a defined specialty, California Body Art Practitioner certification, and a portfolio of healed work they stand behind. Front desk roles suit people who are organized, kind to nervous first-timers, and comfortable talking about price honestly. Apply below with your portfolio link.
What we look for
Four things matter here
A defined specialty
We are built on specialist matching, so we hire artists who have one style they own rather than artists who do a bit of everything.
California certification
Every artist and piercer at Arcane Ink is California Body Art Practitioner certified. If you are not yet, we will tell you what the process looks like.
Clean, unhurried work
Single-use needles, sterile setup, written aftercare and honest advice about what will not work. That standard is not negotiable.
A portfolio, not a pitch
Show us healed work and fresh work. We care about line quality, contrast and how your pieces settle.
Apply
Send us your work
Fields marked with an asterisk are required. Portfolio link matters more than a cover letter.
Questions about working here?
Call or text the studio and ask for the hiring contact. We answer honestly, including when a role is not open.
4505 Allstate Dr #110, Riverside, CA 92501
Tue–Sat 11am–7pm, Sun 11am–3pm, closed Monday
ClosedOpens today 11:00am