Title: Gallery Assistant
Schedule: Full Time. Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-6pm
Primary location: Karma, Los Angeles
Proposed start date: Tuesday, September 13, 2022
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
Ideally 1-2 years experience in museums or galleries
Familiarity with and interest in contemporary art
Please send resumé and cover letter to hiring@karmakarma.org with the following subject line: Gallery Assistant, LA