Gallery Archivist

Salon 94

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Salon 94 is seeking to hire an experienced employee to join our Archives, Media, and Design department. We are seeking a leader who can oversee all media, archives, imaging, design, and communications. Attention to detail in all tasks as well as strong organizational skills, time management skills are required. This is a full time, regular position, with a Tuesday to Saturday 10:00am-6:00pm schedule.

Responsibilities

The core responsibilities of this department are threefold:

  • Maintain all internal media including press and image assets on server and database as well as text documents such as artist biographies and c.v.’s.

  • Facilitate all image licensing and media requests between–and on behalf of–artist studios, estates, galleries, and institutions.

  • Oversee all external media such as social media, website, exhibition announcements, newsletters, and, in conjunction with other staff, sales .pdfs and press releases.

Additional duties of the department to include:

  • Editing and labeling images in post-production

  • Overseeing photography of exhibitions

  • Collecting documentation—both photographic and textual–of off-site exhibitions and art fairs

  • Ensure smooth operations between with sales team, retained PR firm, press outlets, and general public

  • Additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

You must have extensive experience with photography, gallery archives, Artbase, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, and general Mac platforms. Gallery experience is a must as is fluency in modern and contemporary art. Experience with managing outside consultants on website redesign preferable. You must have the ability to plan and execute long-term projects and be able to establish and manage priorities.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified applicants should send a resume and cover letter to jobs@salon94.com with “Archivist-First name Last name” in the subject line. (For example: “Archivist-John Doe”, “Archivist-Jane Doe”)

Absolutely no telephone calls or walk-ins.

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Posted on October 17