Gallery Assistant

Karma

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Title: Gallery Assistant

Schedule: Full Time. Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-6pm

Primary location: Karma, Los Angeles

Proposed start date: Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities:

Front desk:

  • Answer main phone line, efficiently fielding and directing all inquiries and requests -Receive and sort mail, distribute to appropriate staff member

  • Field general email accounts

  • Greet visitors, acting as first point of contact with all members of the public

  • Engage visitor inquiries concerning the gallery, exhibitions and artists, provide visitor walkthroughs as needed

  • Replenish and furnish exhibition materials ie. checklists and press releases

Gallery space support:

  • Open and close the gallery every day

  • Maintain work and gallery areas, ensure all gallery supplies are stocked and organized in offices,

bathrooms, stock rooms etc.

  • Provide onsite assistance with openings and events

  • Act as proxy to gallery director, liaising with facilities vendors, cleaners etc.

Administrative support:

  • Provide support to artist liaison teams

  • Assist with compiling and formatting gallery documents as needed

  • Assist with event coordination as needed, booking venues and sending invitations, update event spreadsheets, providing onsite assistance

  • Administrative support pertaining to billing and expense cataloging as needed

Requirements
  • Ideally 1-2 years experience in museums or galleries

  • Familiarity with and interest in contemporary art

How to Apply

Please send resumé and cover letter to hiring@karmakarma.org with the following subject line: Gallery Assistant, LA

Contact
Posted on August 22