Berggruen Gallery seeks a highly professional and reliable person as a Gallery Assistant. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced professional to work in a cultural, creative, and challenging environment.
The ideal candidate for this position has an interest in fine art and excellent organizational skills, is highly motivated, and excels in an extremely fast-paced environment.
This full-time position is based in San Francisco, California, and reports on-site to the Directors and Owner. Working hours are 9am — 5pm, Monday — Friday.
Responsibilities
The candidate will be an assistant to multiple gallery directors.
- Assist owner and directors in the preparation of exhibitions
- Manage reception desk: greet clients in the gallery, answer and direct phone calls, coordinate materials and viewings for clients, ensuring art handling is finalized
- Assist with coordinating gallery events
- Act as the initial point of contact, greeting visitors, answering phones, responding to general inquiries, and overseeing the opening and closing of the gallery daily
- Administrative duties: office supplies, kitchen supplies, signage in the gallery, basic upkeep of gallery space, and personal errands for the owner and directors
- Assist with any unanticipated projects or requests
Qualifications
- BA Degree Required
- 1-2 years of experience within an office, gallery, auction house, or museum setting preferred.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
- Must be extremely organized and able to prioritize tasks as needed
- Must be highly detail-oriented and have excellent proofreading skills
- Strong computer skills required
- MS Office, Google Drive, and back-end operations on social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Linkedin)
- Design experience with Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) and photo editing preferred.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills with demonstrated ability to prioritize critical assignments and coordinate numerous projects simultaneously
- Flexible and adaptive to changing priorities
- Willingness to work long hours (50 – 60 hours per week) -flexibility to allow for periodic long work days and to support the gallery’s special events, which generally occur after work hours.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to [email protected]. Please include “Gallery Assistant” in the subject line. Calls to the gallery will not be accepted nor returned.
Berggruen Gallery
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