Gallery assistant, jewellery and object sales

Organisation/person name: 
AVID Gallery
Work type: 
Permanent: Part-Time
Work classification: 
Retail Services
Job description: 

We require a part time person to join our small friendly team.  The position is initially for 5 hours a day on Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays, but some flexibility to cover other days occasionally will be an advantage.

The position entails:

  • customer service and sales of hand made jewellery and object art
  • exhibition set-up and display and help with openings
  • liaison with artists for repairs, sizing and orders
  • receiving incoming work and sending items to clients
  • help keep gallery and stockroom areas clean and tidy

The person we are seeking must:

  • have a mature positive attitude towards sales and customer service in a commercial gallery
  • have a good eye for the display and arrangement of jewellery and objects
  • be fit and able to lift and carry objects, and able to climb a ladder to adjust lighting or hang objects
  • enjoy serving people and being part of a team
  • appreciate art objects and jewellery and be able to articulate the merits of the work
Opportunity location: 
Wellington Central
Key skills sought: 

Appreciation of NZ jewellery and object art, a good eye, a mature attitude, sales experience, physically fit

This opportunity is: 
Paid
Salary low $: 
0
Salary high $: 
0
Closing date: 
Wednesday, 19 May 2010
Contact details: 

Applications by email only to: dorothy@avidgallery.co.nz.

We will make a short list of all applicants who meet the stated criteria, and will respond to those people within three days of the closing date.

 

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