Project Assistant and Archivist

Job Summary

24 hours per week over 4 days on a 3-month Freelance Contract with potential to extend. £12.60/ hour calculated by the Living Wage Foundation. Rate negotiable depending on experience. Studio-based, in Central Bristol, therefore not a remote role.

Artelier is a leading international art consultancy and advisory company sourcing, commissioning and curating artworks for a range of international projects. We are seeking a professional and conscientious freelance individual to join our small and friendly team in Central Bristol, to provide assistance for projects. There is also possible scope for archiving and cataloguing an artist’s estate.

You will be working with 1 other freelancer, and an Artelier team member for the archival and cataloguing phase.

• Educated to 2:1 degree level or higher in an arts related subject such as Fine Art, History of Art, History, Museum Studies. If your degree is not one of these, please apply regardless stating why your graduate studies would fit this role.
• Experience in art handling.
• Proven experience of archiving and cataloguing.
• Experience in administration, working with bulk data on software such as Excel and Google Sheet.
• A keen eye for detail and artistic quality.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft software packages including word and excel and email applications.
• Excellent general IT and software skills, and quick to learn new software and features.
• Excellent communication skills essential for duties such as note taking and giving task updates.
• Friendly, conscientious, uses own initiative, can organise and prioritise own workload.
• Ability to work in a small team.
• An interest and passion for contemporary art.

• Project Management Support
  • Provide general project support, working closely with & reporting to the Project Manager.
  • Visit Artelier’s storage facility to coordinate deliveries, verify received items, conduct inspections and pack artworks.
  • Travel to Artelier’s framer in Bristol to carry out artwork inspections and prepare condition reports.
  • To purchase art materials, as required for projects.
  • To arrange collections and deliveries using online platforms.
  • General office admin, including answering the office phone & answering the door for packages.
• Archiving
  • Recording artworks into an inventory software.
  • Measuring and weighing artworks.
  • General art handling and art packing.
  • Handling, analysis and manipulating bulk data.
  • Condition reports.
  • Photographing artworks.
  • Provenance research.
  • Acquisition and financial research.
  • Recording conservation and maintenance.

Contact for more info : [email protected]