Gallery Director

Kessler Collection; Saint Augustine (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Kessler Hotels seeks a Gallery Director to lead the Gallery department, overseeing operations, inventory, and client relations within our luxury hospitality setting. The role focuses on ensuring sales goals are met, coordinating with marketing, and managing vendor and artist submissions.

Qualified candidates will have 3 years in gallery or 5 years in luxury sales, a bachelor’s in business, and strong leadership and organizational skills to drive long-term strategy and growth.

Qualifications

• Strategic leader able to align operations with organizational goals.
• Proven ability to lead meetings, motivate teams, and manage multiple projects.
• Strong knowledge of art and curating collections.
• Experience in gallery or luxury sales environments.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Gallery department operations and ensure implementation of standards.
• Manage inventory, pricing, and client records for the gallery.
• Coordinate marketing timelines with marketing and directors.
• Support vendor interactions and artist submissions for representation.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Engagement

Art/curation knowledge

Retail/gallery operations

Team management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or related field

Job description

Kessler Hotels

Kessler Hospitality’s portfolio of artistically inspired boutique hotels features unique design, luxurious accommodations, enriching ambiance, and intuitive service. With properties throughout Colorado, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina, each hotel’s exquisite art, music, and cultural influences are intentionally approachable. Designed to inspire and create unforgettable experiences, Kessler guests are immersed in refined Bohemian luxury, whether at a cutting-edge downtown icon, a premier luxury lodge, Savannah’s entertainment destination, or an elite ski lodge. As the founding member of Marriott’s Autograph Collection, Kessler Hospitality has long championed bold, original hotels, each carefully created with distinctive style and the Individualist traveler in mind.

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Kessler Hotels

Kessler Hospitality’s portfolio of artistically inspired boutique hotels features unique design, luxurious accommodations, enriching ambiance, and intuitive service. With properties throughout Colorado, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina, each hotel’s exquisite art, music, and cultural influences are intentionally approachable. Designed to inspire and create unforgettable experiences, Kessler guests are immersed in refined Bohemian luxury, whether at a cutting-edge downtown icon, a premier luxury lodge, Savannah’s entertainment destination, or an elite ski lodge. As the founding member of Marriott’s Autograph Collection, Kessler Hospitality has long championed bold, original hotels, each carefully created with distinctive style and the Individualist traveler in mind.

Location

Casa Monica Resort and Spa, Autograph Collection will immerse you in the rich history of our famed St. Augustine hotel, from ornate chandeliers to extraordinary art galleries. Originally built in 1888, this hotel is nestled in the heart of St. Augustine’s Historic District and within walking distance to popular sites such as Flagler College, Lightner Museum, Castillo de San Marcos and St. George Street. Our beautifully appointed accommodations entwine vintage Moroccan charm with luxury amenities.

Connect your mind and body with a soothing skin treatment at Poseidon Spa before indulging in the bold flavors of Mediterranean cuisine at our on-site restaurant, Cordova. Enjoy the service of our dedicated team, modern technology, and premier catering. From our Old-World grandeur to the unrivaled location, Casa Monica Resort and Spa is anything but ordinary.

Overview

The overall objective and purpose of the Gallery Director is to support the operations of the Art Gallery. Areas of oversight include, but are not limited to, Marketing, Website, Inventory Management, Art Sourcing, Art Curation, Artwork Care, Gallery Sales Volume, Client Outreach, Expansion, and Retention. Key success factors include support of gallery operations, inventory management, and marketing to ensure sales goals are achieved at the Gallery.

Responsibilities

Primary areas of responsibility include, but are not limited to the following:

• Oversee the operations of the Gallery department, ensuring the implementation and execution of KQA and BSA
• Correct sales tickets (directors, controllers, salespeople) and commissions percentage as needed
• Help with credit/exchange sales transactions
• Maintains proper tracking of all merchandise sold at the Gallery
• Train Consultants on Point of Sale Systems
• Submit transfer reports/invoices to controllers
• Enter RTAs (Return to Artist)
• Follow up on payment status with vendors and property controllers
• Manage inventory, including ordering all approved owned jewelry and merchandise for the gallery
• Follow up on payment status with vendors, corporate controllers, and property controllers
• Review submissions by vendors and new artists for potential representation in the gallery, with Corporate Gallery Director
• Set/send marketing timeline to marketing department and directors
• Manage client records, including merging records, updating client history/interests, adding affiliations to client history, marking clients inactive, purging bad email/mailing addresses
• Pull mailing and email lists from SpinnSoft and submit with marketing requests
• Manager website to ensure art inventory is up to date
• Submit Artist Consignment statements on a monthly basis

Qualifications

To perform this role successfully, an individual must have experience achieving desired result(s) in their areas of responsibility. The requirements listed below are representative of observable behaviors and essential knowledge, skill, and abilities required of a successful incumbent.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA’s)

• Strategic business leader - Works strategically to devise plans in alignment with organizational goals.
• Cultivates engagement - Builds loyalty to the company and not to themselves. Proven ability to host/facilitate effective meetings, motivate teams to produce results with tight timeframes while simultaneously managing several projects.
• Generates alignment - Ensures proper time and effort is spent to build high level performance and consistency throughout collection.
• Leads with courage - Provides a culture of accountability.
• Execution of plans - Utilizes our systems, tools and resources to accomplish results and achieve goals
• Knowledge of art and curating collections of art.
• Knowledge of automated financial and accounting reporting systems to track and monitor financial results.
• Special Knowledge of gallery/retail operations systems and reporting.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to devise and execute short and long term strategic plans.

Key Partnerships

To perform this role successfully, an individual must cultivate successful relationships with the following individuals to achieve alignment and support.

• General Manager
• Property OPS team

Supervisory Responsibilities

Supervisory and leadership responsibilities include achieving results through providing direction and accountability of the following Grand Performers within the culture and policies established by the Kessler Collection.

• Gallery Sales Consultants

Minimum Qualifications

Education, Certifications, Work Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related experience and/or training equivalent – required
• Fine Art Sales Experience – required
• Hospitality or related industry experience – preferred
• 3 years of Gallery or 5 years of luxury sales experience – required
• Experience in similar size organizations – preferred

Work Environment / Conditions

The work environment/conditions described herein are representative of those that an incumbent may experience.

• Must be comfortable working in a shared space, with constant noise, without the use of a private office.
• Must be able to cope with frequent changing priorities and deadlines with a high degree of optimism, professionalism & collaboration.
• Schedules may vary from week to week based on business demands in excess of 40 hours with or without notice.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an incumbent to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. *Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions & physical demands of this role.

• While performing the duties of this job, the incumbent is regularly required to move 10lbs on a daily basis.
• Push, pull, and lift up to 50lbs on a weekly basis.
• While performing the duties of this job, the incumbent is regularly required to travel by foot, car, bus, airplane or other means of transportation which require sitting, waiting and standing for long and short periods of time.