Job Description

Gallery Assistant

Department: Operations

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: 980 Madison

Compensation: $50,000 / year

Description

Gagosian is hiring a full-time Gallery Assistant to join its New York City team. Gagosian seeks a polished, energetic Gallery Assistant, with knowledge and passion for the arts, to work with the public in an administrative capacity. The ideal candidate will be friendly yet professional, maintain composure under pressure, has excellent judgment and ability to prioritize, a great memory for faces, and must have outstanding phone manner.

Duties include but are not limited to

- Manage reception area, juggle incoming and outgoing phone calls in a bright and professional
manner.
- Assist the Gallery openings, special events and meetings, such as the preparation of beverages,
room reservations, press packets, catalogues, etc.
- Update auction calendar and track relevant auctions.
- Assist the Publications Department with warehouse shipments.
- Management and upkeep of the gallery database.
- Prepare gallery finance reports, maintain credit card receipts, and review and pay shipping
invoices.
- Learn faces and names of those within the industry.
- Interact with gallery employees, interns, and clients at all levels.
- Receive, organize, and distribute mail to staff.
- Maintain a clean and tidy reception area.
- Prepare overnight shipments and messenger deliveries, book reservations for appointments,
order supplies, and schedule security guards.
- Ability to work after hours for certain client viewings, openings and events.
- Assist staff with ad hoc projects as requested.

Qualifications for the role

- BA and/or Master's degree in Art History or related field.
- Minimum one year's experience in a gallery or museum, including internship experience.

Benefits and perks

- Comprehensive benefits suite through Cigna, including a fully subsidized employee only level HSA plan
- MetLife pet insurance
- A 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match
- Employee discount on Gagosian products and publications
- Corporate memberships to museums
- Pre-tax flexible spending, dependent care, and commuter benefits Gagosian

Job Tags

Full time, Internship, Flexible hours, Night shift,

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