Gallery Assistant (Full-time) – Amanda Wei Gallery

Amanda Wei Gallery is seeking a Gallery Assistant with high self-motivation and passion for art.

The Role

The successful candidates will be part of the gallery team providing administrative, coordination and sales support on all gallery day-to-day operation, exhibitions, art fair participations and projects. The Gallery Assistants shall maintain an elegant, welcoming atmosphere in the gallery and providing general assistance to visitors.

Responsibilities

• General management and daily maintenance of the gallery

• Responsible for administrative tasks which include but are not limited to: updating artwork databases and customer contacts, preparing and maintaining documents (e.g. briefs, information decks, proposals, presentations, schedules, lists, reports)

• Arrange logistics for local and overseas exhibitions, art fairs and delivery to the clients

• Liaise with artists, curators, contractors and any related parties to plan and organize exhibitions and art fairs

• Participate in exhibitions and art fairs and help with sales

• Edit and translate artists, exhibitions and relevant materials

• Create marketing materials including press release, written and visual content for online platforms, and correspondences for internal and external circulation in both Chinese and English;

• Ad-hoc duties or projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree or above

• Minimum 1-year work experience; experience in gallery, museum or art-related field would be preferred but not required

• Excellent command of written and spoken English and Chinese

• Energetic, committed, flexible team player with a self-starting, ‘can do’ approach and a strong sense of initiative;

• Strong skills in communication, interpersonal relations, coordination, time management and problem-solving;

• Ability to thrive in an extremely fast-paced work environment that is multicultural and spans multiple time zones;

• Willing to travel abroad and to Mainland China
• Skilled in the Mac operating system and Microsoft Office (skills in SketchUp and Adobe would be a strong asset);
• Immediate available preferred

Applications should include:

A resume clearly outlining your employment history, skills, and qualifications (reference check might be conducted);

Please send your application to office@amandaweigallery.com.

Salary to be discussed. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.