About the Gallery
The gallery began with an itinerant model which allowed it to gradually form a roster of contemporary artists. An impulse to expand alongside the advancing careers of these artists led to the establishment of a permanent gallery space in Fitzrovia in 2019. The gallery is artist-centric, collaborating closely with those it supports to build its platforms. On occasion, the gallery seeks to produce exhibitions that highlight those who have influenced its creative community, with the aim of presenting pivotal figures to a new generation. Alongside exhibition making, the gallery is committed to publishing and producing a range of publications from artist books to exhibition catalogues and monographs. The distribution of literature is key to the gallery’s commitment to improving accessibility to contemporary art. Publications by the gallery are held in the archives of MoMA and Tate.
About the Role
Our client is seeking to hire a full-time, permanent Gallery Manager FOR THEIR London location. This is a diverse role with core responsibilities including registrarial duties and sales administration. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the day-to-day running of the gallery. They will work alongside, the Gallery Director, Exhibitions Manager and Artist Liaison and will regularly liaise with artist’s studios and clients. This position is well suited for a driven individual with experience working on ambitious projects in a small team, who is well organised and motivated to work in the arts. This is a senior managerial role and thus the ideal candidate will have at least two years of experience working in a similar role with a proven focus on logistics and sales administration.
The Gallery Manager will be in charge of various activities in running the art gallery. The tasks of the Gallery Manager will range from general administration, developing client relationships, organizing, and supervising fairs and exhibitions.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Responsible for all registrarial tasks within the gallery. This includes but is not limited to, managing the Artlogic database; organising artwork logistics; maintaining records of artwork storage.
- Responsible for managing all pre- and post-sale administration. Including, creating sales documents, maintaining client information via Artlogic, taking minutes during sales meetings, and liaising with clients to organise shipping.
- Assisting the Exhibitions & Research Manager with gallery and external exhibitions, including assisting with the coordination of installation and de-installation of exhibitions; sourcing materials; booking and liaising with contractors; art fair logistics; handling artworks and carrying out condition reports.
- Coordinating communications, including preparing social media visuals and captions; updating the website and preparing mailers.
- Responsible for managing gallery documentation, including updating Artist CVs and Portfolios; meticulously organising files and documenting information.
- Responsible for maintaining the gallery library and bookstore, Including tracking stock levels and shipping books.
- Copyediting and proofreading literature including press releases, commissioned texts, and transcribed conversations for publication.
- Responsible for ensuring front and back of house areas are clean and organised with supplies and materials and managing the day-to-day running of the gallery.
- Monitoring climate conditions, logging visitor numbers and running errands.
- Providing a warm welcome to gallery visitors which includes having advanced knowledge of the gallery programme and confidently answering visitor questions.
Skills & Experience
Required
- At least 2 years of work experience in an arts or office environment
- Exceptional organisational skills
- Great attention to detail
- Excellent command of the English language, including strong writing skills
- Excellent computer skills including proficiency in Artlogic, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe
- Indesign, Mailchimp, Microsoft Suite, and Google Workspace
- Strong social media skills
- Ability to be proactive and manage multiple deadlines
- Strong and clear communicator, able to work maturely within a team environment as well as independently
- Interest in Contemporary Art
- Interest in Graphic Design
- Previous experience in a registrarial role
- Experience condition reporting artworks
Desirable
- Proficient in Graphic Design
- Proficient in SketchUp (or other comparable 3D modelling software)
- Previous experience in a registrarial role
- Previous experience using Articheck
- Previous work experience in a commercial gallery or auction house
- Previous experience working in a small team
Location: Fitzrovia, London
Start date: ASAP
Terms: Full-time Permanent
Hours: Monday – Friday, 10 am – 6 pm. The gallery will be making a rota, so would need people to be flexible to work a Saturday a month in order to allow others members of staff to take a full two days normal weekend.
Salary: £30k – £35k+