Holborn, Greater London (On-site)
Unpaid role, expenses paid
Voluntary

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Job description

Are you a local resident in the City of London or can easily commute to central London?

If yes - please join our team of Gallery/Exhibitions Assistants at the Elitha's by NIAS Art Gallery. This is a valuable opportunity to improve or enhance your curation, networking and retail merchandising expertise.

Our ideal assistants are reliable, well presented, have a positive attitude and are always keen to learn, share and take on new ideas.​

 

Job Summary
Job Title: Gallery  Assistant
Salary: Voluntary
Working Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 10am – 6pm (Flexible shifts)
Reporting to: Team Leader
Location: NIAS Creative Campus, Holborn, London

The NIAS Gallery is a part of the NIAS Creative Campus projects. The Gallery offers experienced local artists, upcoming artists and collectors opportunity to exhibit their works within prestigious city centre locations. NIAS Creative Campus  creates accessible community spaces by turning abandoned commercial properties to temporary useful purposes, for the benefit of creatives and young entrepreneurs. It also facilitates access to premium spaces for creative performers to hone their craft.

We are currently recruiting for two Gallery/Exhibitions Assistants to support our latest artists' led exhibition series in the City of London EC1.

Main responsibilities:

  • Provide quick and accurate responses to enquiries by artists and visitors
  • Providing assistance to the Coordinator and Artists, including; booking artists, courier companies and other logistic companies to facilitate the exhibition
  • Promote the exhibition across all social media platforms
  • Assisting with curation/creative decisions & creating promotional materials
  • Ad-hoc duties at exhibition; managing guest list, showing guests to exhibition, help with setup and dismantling exhibits, photographing exhibits, etc
  • Update marketing and listing information on websites, google, online auction sites, etc
  • Any other relevant duties in support of the operations of the gallery

Requirements:

  • Have an interest in pursuing a career in events, logistics and fine art
  • Have excellent attention to detail and be organised
  • Work well in a multi-tasking environment
  • Excellent customer services skills
  • Having a proficiency with wordpress and/or Adobe Suites
  • Amateur photography & social media promotion skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills (English language)

What we are offering:

  • Travel Expenses
  • Reasonable Lunch Expenses (after probation period)
  • Industry links
  • Opportunity for growth through our training and development programme
  • Potential for career mentoring by experienced staff
  • Day/Evening shift

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: ElithasByNIAS0325

Posted by
National Institute for African Studies (NIAS) View profile Organisation type Registered Charity Company size 1 - 5
Posted on: 17 March 2025
Closing date: 16 May 2025 at 16:58
Job ref: ELITHASBYNIAS/0325
Tags: Communications, Marketing, Project Management, Business Development, Retail / Sales

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