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About the Role

David Zwirner seeks a full-time Gallery Assistant for its London gallery. Qualified candidates should be highly personable, proactive, motivated, detail-oriented, and have strong communication skills. Previous experience at a gallery, museum, or comparable arts organisation is required.

Responsibilities

• Greeting visitors with professionalism and warmth, and interfacing with the public
• Fielding and directing incoming phone calls
• Ensuring that front desk materials are always up to date and immaculately presented
• Managing various gallery and staff calendars
• Managing the shipping and receiving of gallery mail and packages
• Maintaining general office and kitchen supply inventories
• Maintaining the pristine appearance of the front desk area and the built-in book displays, while keeping exhibition materials stocked and orderly
• Assisting with contact database maintenance, exhibition preparation, vinyl production, and additional projects as needed
• Providing general administrative support for all departments
• Overseeing the general London mailbox and managing online sales enquiries, promptly directing queries to the relevant teams
• Assisting in the coordination of gallery events, including private views, talks, tours and receptions
• Conducting venue research and booking reservations
• Assisting with invitations and managing guest lists in tandem with the sales team
• Managing RSVP lists, seating plans and guest check-in
• Assisting in the management of the front desk bookshelf and books inventory
• Selling books, as well as updating and managing sales databases
• Presenting new titles and exhibition-related books in the staff meeting
• Assisting the Managing Director of DZ Books with research, drafting presentations, calendar management, booking travel, expenses etc
• Coordinating David Zwirner Books events

Requirements

• Previous experience at a gallery, museum, or comparable arts organisation is required
• Demonstrated familiarity with and interest in contemporary art and the gallery’s programme
• A detail-oriented, take-ownership approach, self-organisation, and the ability to manage multiple concurrent tasks and projects
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with data entry
• A positive and helpful attitude
• Eligibility to work in the UK is essential

Skills

• Communication skills
• Data entry

Location

• London

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Previous experience in the commercial art world is ideal
• Previous experience at a gallery, museum, or comparable arts organisation is required

Education Level

• A Bachelor’s degree in Art History or a related field

Benefits

• Competitive Benefits Package!
• Premier Access - to private on-site and off-site events, such as exhibition previews, book signings, talks, and walkthroughs with gallery artists and estate members, and external curators and scholars.
• Staff-driven projects and fundraising initiatives. This includes David Zwirner's commitment to Galleries Commit.

About the Company

• At David Zwirner, we look to be an industry leader in our field, with our artists at the center of what we do.
• Our global exhibition program expands beyond our locations in New York, London, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and Paris, representing over seventy artists and estates.
• Home to innovative, singular, and pioneering exhibitions across a variety of media and genres.
• Active in both the primary and secondary market, David Zwirner has helped foster the careers of some of the most influential artists today.
• David Zwirner has pioneered initiatives dedicated to the gallery’s long-standing commitment to kaleidoscopic storytelling, including: David Zwirner Online, David Zwirner Books, Dialogues, Utopia Editions, and Consignments.

Equal Opportunity

• David Zwirner is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• The Gallery is firmly committed to equal employment opportunities in all facets of its operations.
• The Gallery makes decisions concerning hiring and terms and conditions of employment without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable law.