Gallery Assistant

Drawing Room is currently recruiting for a new pool of Gallery Assistants to join our small but dedicated team. Gallery Assistants will be responsible for the smooth day-to-day running of Drawing Room’s gallery spaces and shop, acting as the main point of contact and public face of the gallery during opening hours.

As we prepare to open the doors of our brand new gallery in September, our vision is to establish Drawing Room as an arts venue that is cherished by our local community, visitors and staff alike. To make this vision a reality, it is crucial that Drawing Room’s team of Gallery Assistants are dedicated to creating a welcoming and inclusive space for everyone that comes into contact with us.

The responsibilities of this role will be primarily Front of House focused, but there will also be scope to develop new skills assisting with Drawing Room’s communications, events and exhibitions management. If there are particular skills/insights you know you would like to gain whilst working with Drawing Room, please make these clear in your job application so we can do our best to accommodate you.

We particularly encourage applications from candidates who are local to Bermondsey and the surrounding areas. All applicants must be open-minded and excited to engage with people from a variety of different backgrounds, embracing the diversity of our local area.

It should be noted that currently we are only able to offer Gallery Assistant shifts on a casual/freelance basis. During open exhibition periods, Gallery Assistants can expect to be offered a minimum of 2 shifts each week. The dates of our upcoming open exhibition period are September 22nd 2023-December 10th 2023.

EXPERIENCE
- Experience of working in a Visitor Services environment, preferably within a gallery setting

SKILLS
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- Confident IT skills across Microsoft Office and Outlook
- Strong verbal communications skills with the ability to communicate to a wide range of people

QUALITIES
- Punctual and reliable
- A positive and collaborative approach to working within a small team
- A keen interest in contemporary art and galleries
- Personable, with a genuine interest in people
-Ability to work independently, taking initiative on day-to-day duties
- Constructive attitude with an openness to personal and professional development
- A commitment to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion within the arts

DESIRABLE
- Experience working in a retail environment
- Basic knowledge of using Premiere Pro and/or Photoshop (to edit images/videos for uploading to social media/website)

Drawing Room is a not-for-profit gallery, library, shop and online resource that is dedicated to opening up the world of contemporary drawing to everyone. It is internationally renowned for stimulating debate around the nature and purpose of drawing today. Through free exhibitions, artists’ talks, courses, engagement projects and a unique library it nurtures the production of drawings and promotes understanding of them. Currently working in the Bermondsey and Elephant & Castle area, Drawing Room has both an international following and meaningful connections within our local community of Southwark.

Drawing Room is currently in the process of moving to its new, permanent premises in Bermondsey, reopening to the public on 22nd September 2023 .