The Director, Sales and Artist Relations responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

Sales:

• Develop client relationships and generate gallery sales through art fairs, presentations, exhibitions, and walk-in traffic

• Develop with owner, sales marketing plans, including annual and quarterly sales goals

• Research ways to expand sales and development of new prospects

• Create and develop client and potential client presentations via viewing rooms, private rooms, studio visits, and physical and PDF presentations

• Ability to participate in physical presentations of work, studio visits and art fairs

Operations / Artist Relations:

• Assist in all Gallery operations including sales, logistics, marketing, exhibitions, art fairs and management

• Act as the main liaison between the gallery and our artists regarding all projects, exhibitions, and presentations

• Alongside the owner of the gallery maintain relationships with all gallery artists and artists we are doing collaborations with

• Keep updated on latest career news from all our artists

• Comfortable with, and physically capable of, light art handling, installation, and shipping tasks

• Managing vendors and external relationships including shippers, mounters, printers, framers, craters, art handlers, suppliers, etc.

Programming and Exhibitions:

• Assist owner and guest curators to extend and continue meaningful programming, including exhibitions and art fairs

• Assist in planning and executing new exhibition opportunities

• Researching new artists, guest curators and art fair opportunities

Art Fairs:

• The Gallery has a rigorous art fair schedule, and the Director will be central to its continued success

• Strategize with owner of the gallery and senior staff on sales objective and goals

• Preparing international and domestic art fair applications

• Assist in Supervision of all logistics for art fairs: shipments of art, travel, installation, and support materials

• Professionally representing the gallery at art fairs

• Ability to travel and work at art fairs and other events as needed

• B.A. from four-year college or university (arts-related field preferred) MFA or MA preferred

• Minimum of 3-5 years as Gallery Director

• Minimum 8-10 years of experience in fine art sales, selling contemporary paintings, drawings, and photography

• Minimum of 3 years of experience as an Artist Liaison

• Experience working with museum curators

• Experience in working prominent art fairs (Art Basel, Frieze, etc)

• Understanding of handling fine artwork

• Experience managing project budgets

• Excellent organizational skills

• Excellent written and verbal presentation skills

• Team player and proven leader

• Experience managing staff across departments, locations, and time zones

• Ability to multi-task and prioritize

• Experience using an artwork database (Artlogic preferred)

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook

• Knowledgeable using the Adobe Suite (Photoshop, inDesign, Illustrator, etc), light coding, and project management platforms

• Professional Dress and Demeanor

• Excellent References