Our client is looking for an intelligent Junior Fine Art Researcher to join their team. This role will provide critical research and support and work closely with a senior member of staff.
The Ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate critical awareness of key discourses within the art world.
Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
• In depth research of artworks
• Provenance research, attributions, and bibliography
• Cataloguing and documenting and updating database accordingly
• Writing entries based on specialist research (including provenance, bibliography compilation and illustration lists)
• Working on loan requests
• Working on publication projects
• Proof reading and fact checking
• Archival research
• Provide administrative support to senior staff
• Consult and liaise with experts, curators and institutions internationally to obtain artwork/image/artist information and documents
Person Specification
• At least 2 years of experience working in the art world
• Educated to at least Masters level in a relevant Art programme
• Experience researching artworks, clients, sourcing and performing provenance checks
• Great writer academically; experience of writing for web highly advantageous
• Experienced in using gallery management software and databases
• IT literate
• Confident and able to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Detail oriented person
• Fluent in written and spoken English, with any additional languages highly desirable
• Highly motivated
Role is Full Time and Permanent
To start ASAP