Duties include (but not limited to):

Manage and oversee all aspects of studio administration:

• Oversee day-to-day operations to ensure productivity and organization

• Designate and track schedules for exhibitions, production deadlines and travel itineraries

• Monitor budgets and studio costs

• Facilitate accounting operations including invoicing, tracking payments/honorariums

• Upkeep database and organizational systems, including digital and physical archives

• Maintain studio supplies/stock to keep productivity fluid and at its highest capacity

• Maintain all common areas within the studio, including establishing needs and repairs, and overseeing upgrades/maintenance

• Manage and oversee all staff including (but not limited to): determine daily, weekly, monthly and yearly goals/tasks for studio team; initiate protocols for a clean working environment; ensure that tasks are being completed from A to Z; facilitate hiring, training and human resources needs; upkeep health and safety regulations

• Evaluate and improve operations on a consistent basis, identifying and advancing the shifting needs of the studio

• Supervise on-site and off-site storage facilities, including the studio’s inventory of artworks and equipment

Facilitate communication in-house and externally:

• Point of contact between the studio and representing galleries on all exhibition related tasks, commercial and institutional

• Liaise with representing galleries in New York and Los Angeles on all logistics, including weekly meetings

• Dialogue with vendors, curators, writers on a need-be basis; field general inquiries

• As outlined above, delegator of daily and weekly tasks to studio assistant team and freelancers to achieve consistency and efficiency

• In consultation and collaboration with representing galleries, facilitate and communicate the artist’s interests and wishes for all press and publication requests, image reproductions, studio visits, exhibition queries, lectures/talks/crits

Co-lead on project-based duties:

• Project Manager on upcoming studio move (to a location in the area); organize timetables and overall plan of approach; supervise contractors, electricians and various technicians; identify needs for services and schedule/budget action items

• Point of contact in the studio on all special projects and commissions including New Orleans-based property and ongoing installation

• Logistics coordinator on sound-based works, installations and performances in collaboration with galleries

Requirements:

• Degree in Art Administration, Art History, Studio Art OR equivalent work experience.

• Substantial experience working in an artist’s studio or art-based administrative role.

• Excellent administrative skills, extremely organized and detail-oriented with a high level of accuracy.

• The candidate should be self-motivated, capable of working independently and proactively to solve problems at hand.

• An interest in contemporary art, art production and a familiarity with various studio practices are necessary.

• An ideal candidate will have experience and familiarity working with sculptural materials and processes.

• Knowledge in sound, video, and multimedia highly preferred as this is central to the artist’s practice.

• Knowledge of PC and Mac platforms, Microsoft Office, and Photoshop required; Premiere, InDesign, Illustrator, photography, videography, sound editing, and digital inkjet printing are a plus.