Gagosian

Gallery Assistant

Gagosian  •  $50k/yr  •  New York City, NY (Onsite)  •  7 hours ago
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Job Description

Gallery Assistant

Department: Operations

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: New York, NY

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, serving as the first point of contact and handling all incoming and

outgoing calls in a bright, professional manner.

  • Assistant with daily gallery logistics, including preparing overnight shipments and messenger

deliveries, book reservations for appointments, receiving and distributing mail, ordering

supplies, and scheduling security guards.

  • Assist the Gallery openings, special events and meetings, such as the preparation of

beverages, room reservations, press packets, catalogues, etc.

  • Learn and recognize key industry figures, building a strong working knowledge of major

clients, artists, and colleagues.

  • Interact professionally with gallery employees, interns, and clients at all levels.
  • Update auction calendar and track relevant auctions.
  • Assist the Publications Department with warehouse shipments.
  • Manage the gallery database, ensuring all entries are accurate and consistently updated.
  • Prepare gallery finance reports, maintain credit card receipts, and review and pay shipping

invoices.

  • Maintain a clean and tidy reception area.
  • Mentor and oversee gallery interns, ensuring they are integrated into daily workflows and

supported in their professional development.

  • 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.
  • Ability to work after hours for certain client viewings, openings and events.
  • Must be able to consistently lift up to 30 lbs and be able to stand and walk for extended

periods during a shift.

Position Type

  • Full-Time/Regular/Non-Exempt/Salaried position with overtime.
  • Tuesday - Saturday Schedule.

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
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About Gagosian

Established by Larry Gagosian in Los Angeles in 1980, Gagosian is a global gallery specializing in modern and contemporary art that employs more than three hundred people at nineteen exhibition spaces across the United States, Europe, and Asia. In addition to its galleries, Gagosian is at the forefront of the digital marketplace with innovative online viewing rooms, timed to coincide with major art fairs, that include highly desirable works by today’s leading artists, transparent pricing, historical scholarship, and insightful market analysis.

Gagosian began publishing in 1986, becoming the first gallery to establish a publishing house that produces a vast range of catalogues raisonnés, monographs, artist’s books, scholarly exhibition catalogues, and limited editions. Today the gallery has published more than six hundred titles, rivaling the output of traditional arts trade publishers. The print and online editions of the Gagosian Quarterly provide unique access to artists in their studios and homes through insightful interviews and profiles of and by leading art world professionals. With locations in New York and London, the Gagosian Shop curates a coveted selection of rare books, art editions, unique collaborations, posters, jewelry, apparel, and Leica cameras.

Gagosian has long developed cultural programming and events with artists, including performances, exhibition tours, public talks, film screenings, and studio visits. The gallery has long been committed to working with and advising artists on all aspects of their legacy planning. In 2018 the gallery launched its Building a Legacy program, bringing together artists and their studio staff with experts in the field of artists’ estates, nonprofit foundations, and legacy stewardship through a series of symposia.

Industry
Arts & Entertainment
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
New York, NY
Year Founded
1980
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