Gallery Associate & Designer

NetYourJob; Tauranga; On-site; NZD 30,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Arte Haus in Mount Maunganui is seeking a creative, design‑savvy individual to join our small team. This part‑time role blends gallery sales, client experience, design, content and photography, primarily for Arte Haus with potential design support for Frank & Co.

You’ll welcome visitors, learn about our artists, help clients find pieces and guide them through to a sale, while bringing the Arte Haus brand to life through social media, newsletters and exhibitions.

Qualifications

• Strong design background and visual judgement.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, especially InDesign, Illustrator & Photoshop, and Canva.
• Loves art, interiors, photography and great design.
• Has an eye for photography and creating engaging content.
• Warm, confident and personable with clients.
• Natural sales instinct and enjoys helping people.
• Organised and able to juggle creative and customer‑facing work.
• Enjoys learning about art and sharing that knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Assist gallery floor sales and guide clients to selections.
• Create and curate design content for social media.
• Photograph new works and support visual storytelling.
• Prepare Mailchimp newsletters and digital campaigns.
• Coordinate exhibitions, launches and artist profiles.
• Produce signage, gallery collateral and online advertising.
• Support sister studio Frank & Co as needed.

Skills

Design background

Adobe CC

InDesign/Illustrator/Photoshop

Canva

Photography

Sales mindset

Interpersonal skills

Organised

Tools

Shopify

Wix Studio

Mailchimp

Canva

Job description

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• Join the team at Arte Haus - Mount Maunganui

Arte Haus is a contemporary gallery in downtown Mount Maunganui, representing an evolving collection of New Zealand artists and makers across original art, photography, ceramics, sculpture, glass, jewellery and objects.

We share our creative space with Frank & Co, a strategic creative studio working across brand, design, digital, websites, advertising and communications.

It's a creative environment where there's always something new to photograph, a story to tell or an idea to bring to life.

The Role

We are currently looking for a creative, design-savvy person with a love of art and an easy way with people to join our small team in downtown Mount Maunganui.

This is a varied, hands-on role combining gallery sales, client experience, design, content and photography. Your primary focus will be Arte Haus, with the opportunity to provide design support across our sister creative studio, Frank & Co.

You'll spend time on the gallery floor welcoming visitors, learning about our artists and their work, helping clients find the right pieces and confidently taking them through to a sale.

You'll also help bring the Arte Haus brand to life through:

• Social media content, reels and campaigns
• Photography and visual storytelling
• Mailchimp newsletters and digital campaigns
• Exhibition launches and promotions
• Artist profiles and features
• Art cards, signage and gallery collateral
• Website and advertising creative

Please Quote Reference Number 18358

About You

We're looking for someone who:

• Has a strong design background and excellent visual judgement
• Is confident using Adobe Creative Suite - particularly InDesign, Illustrator & Photoshop - and Canva
• Loves art, interiors, photography and great design
• Has an eye for photography and creating engaging content
• Is warm, confident and personable with clients
• Has a natural sales instinct and enjoys helping people
• Can work independently and take ownership
• Is organised and comfortable juggling creative and customer-facing work
• Enjoys learning about art and sharing that knowledge with others

Experience with Shopify, Wix Studio and Mailchimp would be an advantage, as would experience in a gallery, design studio or creative retail environment.

This is a part time role working 20-30 hours per week. One regular weekend day is part of the role, when you'll be responsible for the gallery and working independently. Quieter gallery periods will give you time to work on content, communications and design projects.

If you're someone who can move seamlessly between helping a client choose a piece of art, creating a social post, photographing new work and designing beautiful collateral, we'd love to hear from you.

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