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.

Files

• Commercial Gallery Assistant Position Newzones PDF