Digital Manager & Production Assistant

Overview

We are looking to hire someone to help manage the digital side of the gallery and to assist our production / studio team.

The role is full time:

Monday-Friday 10am – 6pm. + 1 evening event per week: 6pm – 9.30pm

We are offering between £30,000 and £36,000 depending on experience

• Managing the Eames websites – uploading new shows and event data as well as managing upgrades and add-ons around our online presence.
• Designing and creating digital presentations in collaboration with the sales team to illustrate artworks in clients’ spaces.
• Photographing artworks: working with the images digitally to make them as accurate as possible. Working in collaboration with Cataloguing and Marketing teams to ensure works are uploaded and ready in time.
• Managing the storage of artworks:
  Working with team to organise the Atelier and other Eames spaces to manage the storage of artworks – then maintaining a useable and clear system of storing and accessing these works for the team to use.
• Mounting and building displays for artworks.
• Picture hanging: assisting to hang exhibitions / in the studio / off site at fairs and occasionally at client’s houses.
• Working with Databases – managing the design and updating the function of the database, whilst sometimes assisting with keeping it up to date and also using it to produce labels for artworks.
• Designing digital and printed media: flyers, posters, catalogues, signage, etc as needed. Also liaising with suppliers to have this work printed.
• Films:
  Working with the team to create, edit and upload short films and social media promotions.
• Joining Client Evening Events – once each week helping to prepare for the events – from hanging, audio and visual set up, helping to prepare and serve refreshments, then once the event is open, being a part of the event: talking with clients about artworks and assisting with sales and locating artworks.

You will be joining a friendly team and a fast-paced gallery with a high turnover of works, so we are looking for someone comfortable working autonomously and can hit the ground running.

• Artlogic Websites: experience and knowledge in Artlogic websites (or similar)
• Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Lightroom
• Artwork Photography and editing
• Highly organised with a good ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
• Graphic Design formatting for digital and printed outputs
• Experience in search engine optimisation and online marketing and social media

• Experience in File Maker – or similar databases
• Experience in commercial art galleries
• Knowledge and passion for modern and contemporary printmaking
• Holds a clean UK driver’s license
• Confidence and care in handling artworks on paper
• Experience hanging artworks

Eames Fine Art is an established, commercial art gallery based in SE1 over three venues. We specialise in original artworks by print makers from all periods in history, from Rembrandt to Rego. We also work with a formidable and exciting group of contemporary artist print makers.

Specialising in original prints means that we manage a high volume of artworks and that we must be knowledgeable about art from a very broad range of styles and periods. We pride ourselves on being personable, relaxed and for making original art available and accessible to everyone. Our venues are welcoming and comfortable but also well ordered, smart, clean and organised.

Eames Fine Art offers a collaborative and interesting working environment, with the opportunity to play a key role in a respected and established art gallery in a vibrant part of London.

We are a small team and start each morning with a meeting to check in with our workloads and responsibilities as well as to discuss forthcoming events and meetings.

We expect all members of the team to be loyal, to work hard, and to take great pride in producing excellent results. It is important to get the basics right – to lay a good foundation – so that we can all have the space to come up with and implement creative and exciting ways of presenting, sharing and selling art to our clients.

To apply for this position please send your up-to-date CV with a covering letter and two examples of your design work to:

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