Commercial Gallery Assistant
Location: 730 11th Ave. SW
Terms: 35 hours per week
Wage: Determined upon experience
Successful candidates will:
- Hold a minimum of a bachelor of fine arts and at least one year of gallery experience.
- Have a Driver’s License and clean driving record.
- Have excellent written communication skills and ability to create professional content.
- Demonstrate excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.
- Be capable of juggling a variety of projects.
- Have excellent knowledge of the Adobe Suite.
- Have knowledge of photography.
- Demonstrate integrity: focused on high quality outcomes.
- Demonstrate discretion, tact, initiative and sound judgment skills.
- Demonstrate formal artwork installation knowledge.
- Be confident with use of power tools.
Duties include but not limited to:
- Handling and unpacking of artwork while ensuring the safety and security of artwork at all times.
- Assist gallery director with all aspects of day-to-day gallery practices, including administrative tasks.
- Press distribution, social media updates, website maintenance.
- Gaining comprehensive knowledge of gallery artists to interact with visitors.
- Installation and deinstallation of artwork/handling of artwork.
- Inventory control.
- Daily maintenance of gallery: cleaning of surfaces, floors etc.
- Crating and packaging of artwork.
This position is an entry level commercial gallery position, which combines 50% administrative and 50% technical (physical) aspects of gallery life.
Please forward cover letter, resume and references to assistantdirector@newzones.com by March 26 2022.
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