Description
Lévy Gorvy Dayan is seeking a highly motivated Associate Director with experience in gallery administration, operations and exhibition management and a passion for contemporary and modern art to join our London team with immediate effect. This role is a key operational part of the London team.
Reporting to the Senior Partner, Europe, the Associate Director, plays a key role in the day-to-day operations and administration of the London Gallery.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Gallery Administration
- Daily Operations
- Building and office management
- Staff management
- Weekly team calls
- Exhibitions, art fairs and special events
- Manage the London master calendar for exhibitions, fairs, auctions, museum events and other art industry happenings of note
- In collaboration with Senior Partner and finance, create and track the exhibitions P & L, sourcing more favourable quotes from each vendor
- With the Programming and Content Manager and sales assistant, create meeting agendas and track project deadlines
- Oversee all stages of exhibition and art fair coordination from install to deinstall, including coordinating art handlers, shipments, facilitating customs formalities, imports and exports
- Plan and organise special. events, outsourcing materials, supplies, vendors and hiring necessary additional staff
- Artist/Estate liaison
- Assist artist and estate management (if requested)
- Assist Senior Partner with artist development through updating artist profiles and reviewing artist strategies
- Sales Support
- Assist with sales when required
- Draft consignment and loan agreements and invoices (if requested)
- Aid Senior Partner in business development through review and update of client profiles and strategic client outreach
SALARY: £35-45K D.O.E
PLEASE CONTACT FOR FULL JOB DESCRIPTION
EDUCATION: BA or MA in Art History; focus on or interest in twentieth-century to contemporary art, preferred.
EXPERIENCE: 3+ years of experience in a similar role in an art gallery (preferred), auction house, museum, or comparable environment. Knowledge of gallery operations, administration and logistics, in particular, artwork transportation and customs procedures. Experience with budgeting and basic accounting is needed. Must be tech-savvy.
PERSONAL QUALITIES: Must be an excellent communicator, detail-oriented, and proven success in bringing structure and energy to an organisation. Must be a creative problem solver, reliable and flexible.
LANGUAGE: Fluent oral and written English.
LOCATION: In-office 5 days per week required.
SCHEDULE: Tuesday-Saturday
Must be authorized to work in UK.
Submit your CV and cover letter as one (1) PDF file with the subject line "Associate Director London - First Last Name"