Job Description

Year-round Internship Program - London

Department: Operations

Employment Type: Internship

Location: Grosvenor Hill

Description

Gagosian is pleased to offer a three-month internship position at our Grosvenor Hill location. We are continuously looking for committed and proactive individuals, with a strong interest and passion for art. Applicants must have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, multi-task and prioritise.

The Gagosian internship programme has been designed to be an inclusive and development focused experience, to enable candidates to learn essential business skills, build industry knowledge, grow their professional network and to develop specific art related interests, with the guidance and support from experienced Gagosian colleagues.

We believe that our Gagosian interns are integral to the functioning of the gallery. Through focused development, we aim to attract and retain a diverse pool of talent.

Please note that applicants must have full right to work in the UK at the time of application and throughout the duration of the internship to be eligible for consideration.

The three-month internship will support the personal and professional growth of the candidate to enhance future career opportunities, both at Gagosian and in the wider art world.

Key Responsibilities

• Everyday operations, supporting colleagues across sales, artist liaison, research and events
• Undertaking in depth research and artist-based projects, press and outreach, assisting with sales presentations, participating at gallery openings/events, recording results at major auctions.
• Providing support to Front Desk with visitor enquiries and essential administrative tasks (including mail send-outs, publications and stock management, managing incoming external email requests, preparing the offices for client meetings, expenses).

Development programme

• Attention will be paid to an individual’s interest in a particular field, and efforts will be made to facilitate these where possible. Supervisors will tailor the intern’s development plan by assigning specific learning objectives that will reflect and benefit this. These will be achieved through larger research-based projects that will be presented to other members of staff in their final weeks in the gallery.
• Professional networking will be encouraged through regular interaction with gallery directors, hosting local gallery intern events, attendance of exhibition openings (both gallery and institutional) and global internnet working opportunities.– Provision to develop skills in Photoshop, Artnet and Google Sketch up.
• Following the programme, interns can sign up to tailored communications about special gallery events and networking opportunities for our internship alumni.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Bachelor’s Degree in the Arts, Humanities and Economics or equivalent to apply.
• A strong desire to pursue a career in the art world.
• Flexibility, attention to detail and a desire to learn are essential.
• Proof of right to work in the UK

Skills and Abilities

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (for PC) and Google Docs.
• Proficiency in other languages is advantageous, but not necessary.