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DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Sales
- Working alongside Head of Sales in conversations with collectors, artists and institutions
- Assist in monitoring online sales platforms
- Interacting with the public in front-facing capacity including answering phone calls and fielding visitors and collector’s questions.
- Supporting the design and development of digital sales tools
- Support our current loyal client base, as well as proactively building and nurturing new customer relationships
- Monitoring and research global art markets and implementing sales strategies
- Work with other teams (Marketing, Curatorial) to provide content and support for exhibition related matters.
- Ensure timely follow up with clients after exhibition and art fairs
- Generate accurate and timely invoices to clients
- Respond to email inquiries and other inquiries through 3rd party sales channels such as Ocula and Artsy
- Maintain up to date and comprehensive client information
- Build customer service relationship for effective and comprehensive coverage
- Update Gallery Manager daily on customer’s general business
- Achieve monthly and yearly sales targets
- Manage specific portfolios under his/her responsibility.
Market Research and Observation
- Work with colleagues to transform market intelligence into sales opportunities
- Attend gallery and museum exhibitions to increase visibility in the art world
- Work closely with Gallery team to plan, organise and install art fair booths in specific markets
- Monitor any possible market changes or shifts in customer’s demand and preferences.
Exhibition/Fair Management
- Responsible for air fair applications
- Completing all administration tasks relating to the participation in fairs, including submission of forms and artworks
- Lisie with fairs to ensure all relevant information is received prior to event.
- Assist with press and catalogue entry and preparation of fair materials
- Coordinating transport to ensure all artworks arrive and depart safely.
- Assist with all on-site aspects of art fairs
- Assist with move-in and move-out of art fairs
- Prepare shipment to client for sold works after the fair
- Working closely with exhibitions team ensuring exhibition-related programmed are aligned with direction of exhibitions
- Working with other department heads to ensure teams run smoothly and maintain harmonious working methods and communications
- Directly line manage 3-4 staff ensuring these staff members feel supported, nurtured and equipped with the relevant information to carry out their duties effectively
Administrative
- Provide general support to visitors
- Provide information by answering general questions and requests
- Carry out administrative duties such as filing, typing, copying, binding, scanning etc.
- Handle sensitive information in a confidential manner
- Oversee and supervise the work of junior staff
- Provide administrative support for gallery activities and manage curatorial projects
JOB HOLDER’S SPECIFICATIONS
- Comfortable being in a front-facing in-person role.
- Possess a post-graduate degree preferably in the Arts/Arts History/Art Management
- Keen interest in and strong knowledge of SEA art history
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications
- Thorough knowledge and appreciation for the artist represented by the Gallery
- Strong organisational, project management, and inter-personal skills, able to work independently
and as part of a team
- Able to withstand work pressure and customer’s demands
- Able to work on weekend and at after hour events
- Ability to treat sensitive information with appropriate discretion
- Entails moderate physical duties daily
- Travel is required
- Punctuality in all aspects of the position
- Dress Code: Smart Casual
Summary of role requirements:
- Looking for candidates available to work:
- Monday: Morning, Afternoon, Evening
- Tuesday: Morning, Afternoon, Evening
- Wednesday: Morning, Afternoon, Evening
- Thursday: Morning, Afternoon, Evening
- Saturday: Morning, Afternoon, Evening
- 1 year of relevant work experience required for this role
- Working rights required for this role
- Expected salary: $2,500 - $3,000 per month
