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dot-art Gallery Manager, dot-art

  •  North West
  •  Â£25k-30k
  •  Full time
  •  Closes May 4, 2025
  •  Lucy Byrne
  •  lucy.byrne@dot-art.com
  • #Visual arts

Description

Job Summary

dot-art would like to appoint a Gallery Manager to run our public facing exhibition space and support the Managing Director and Project Managers in the administration and marketing of a wide range of activities and projects.

Job Description

Job Title: Gallery Manager

Salary: £27,000

Hours: Full time - 9.30am-6pm, Tuesday-Saturday

Contract Length: Permanent

Location: dot-art, 14 Queen Avenue, Castle Street, Liverpool, L2 4TX

Responsible to: Board of Directors

Reporting to: Managing Director

The Role:

The Gallery Manager will have full responsibility for the day to day running of the gallery, from greeting customers, taking orders and answering the phone, to hanging exhibitions. The role is also the first point of contact for potential and current artist members and for providing information on the range of services we offer to both artists and non-artists.

The Gallery Manager is responsible for maintaining the dot-art website, marketing activity for all aspects of our work including all our social media accounts. Ideally you will have experience of working with WordPress as well as Photoshop and/or Illustrator.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to be part of a small but vibrant team, working on a wide range of projects and activities. The role is an integral part of the organisation and will be expected to contribute to all aspects of our work.

Job Purpose

To manage the dot-art Gallery on a day to day basis and provide administrative and marketing support for the activities of dot-art. To act as first point of contact for artists, customers and learners, providing information, taking bookings and processing sales, as well as keeping accurate and comprehensive records. To undertake marketing activities both on and offline to build new audiences and communicate effectively with existing ones.

Job Requirements

Essential

  • Educated to A Level
  • Knowledge of the arts sector in Liverpool and the North West.
  • A genuine interest in the arts sector and the visual arts in particular.
  • A professional, confident and outgoing personality.
  • Experience in a customer facing environment.
  • Proven ability to work on own initiative and as part of a small team.
  • Excellent organisational skills, self-motivation and the ability to manage a diverse workload in an ever-changing environment.
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Excellent IT skills and PC literacy, including a working knowledge of Dropbox, Office and Outlook.
  • Experience of managing social media accounts.

Desirable

  • Educated to degree level.
  • Experience of promotion and marketing for creative programmes and events.
  • Experience of working with WordPress
  • Graphic design experience / ability to use InDesign and Illustrator.
  • Ability to write web content to communicate with a wide audience.

Job Responsibilities

Main Duties:

Exhibitions:

  • Plan (with support from Managing Director) an annual programme of exhibitions
  • Install and de-install exhibitions
  • Arrange and attend launch events
  • Produce supporting information

Artist Support:

  • Artist Recruitment
  • Artist Liaison
  • Artist Membership Administration
  • Artist Forum Administration
  • Artist Web Portfolio Creation
  • Artist Web Portfolio Updates

Courses:

  • Taking bookings
  • Marketing / promotion
  • Producing and distributing marketing materials
  • Updating website
  • Updating listings sites

Marketing:

  • Maintenance of dot-art website, using the WordPress platform
  • Design and management of Mailchimp newsletters
  • Design and management of Eventbrite events
  • Management of dot-art's Social Media channels (Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky & LinkedIn)
  • Copywriting for website
  • Design of marketing materials, within brand guidelines

General:

  • Customer enquiries (face to face / phone / email)
  • Taking framing orders
  • Taking printing orders

Useful Links

How to Apply

Complete this form: https://form.jotform.com/dotart/dot-art-gallery-manager-2025. It will ask for a covering letter and CV as well as your contact details and any weblinks you would like to share.

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