Gallery Intern

David Zwirner, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

David Zwirner is seeking a Gallery Intern to support the Los Angeles team. The intern should be curious, highly personable, motivated, and responsible, with strong communication and interpersonal skills. The candidate will work closely with all gallery departments including front-of-house, sales, registration, marketing/press, and operations.

The internship lasts about five months, beginning ASAP and ending in March. Schedule is 3 days/week Nov–Dec and 5 days/week Jan–Mar.

Qualifications

• Interest in contemporary art and gallery program.
• Willingness to learn about the contemporary art market.
• Ability to work well with a team.
• Personable, hardworking and discreet.

Responsibilities

• Support front-of-house operations and greet visitors professionally.
• Assist with front desk calls and general inquiries.
• Maintain general office and kitchen supply inventories.
• Aid in shipping, receiving and distribution of mail/packages.
• Ensure pristine appearance of work stations and gallery spaces.
• Support gallery openings and events and collaborate with sales team.
• Prepare and update printed materials throughout the gallery.
• Assist with data entry and data review projects.
• Support assembly of materials for exhibitions and on-site events.
• Participate in special projects as requested.

Skills

Team player

Strong communication

Highly personable

Organized

Time management

Willingness to learn

Art interest

Job description

At David Zwirner, we look to be an industry leader in our field, with our artists at the center of what we do. Our global exhibition program expands beyond our locations in New York, London, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and Paris, representing seventy artists and estates. Home to innovative, singular, and pioneering exhibitions across a variety of media and genres. Active in both the primary and secondary markets, David Zwirner has helped foster the careers of some of the most influential artists today.

Who will work well with us:

• The ideal candidate is someone who is passionate and interested in the arts/larger creative arena or is eager to learn. Previous experience and a background within the commercial art world is not required.
• We welcome all individuals entering the workforce, those moving into a new stage of their career or vocation, making a change, returning to work, and those wanting to learn and grow within the industry, to apply.

About the Opportunity

Gallery Intern

David Zwirner is seeking a Gallery Intern to support the Los Angeles team. The Intern should be curious with a willingness to learn, as well as highly personable, motivated, and responsible, with strong communication and interpersonal skills. The candidate will work closely with and learn from all gallery departments, including front-of-house, sales, registration, marketing/press, and operations. This position requires professionalism, curiosity, flexibility, and dedication.

What you’ll do:

• Work closely with the Gallery’s front-of-house team.
• Greet visitors with professionalism and warmth.
• Provide support when necessary with fielding and directing incoming phone calls.
• Assist with the maintenance of general office and kitchen supply inventories.
• Aid in the shipping, receiving, and distribution of mail and packages.
• Ensure the pristine appearance of work stations.
• Support gallery openings and events.
• Work with the Gallery’s sales team.
• Prepare and update printed materials throughout the gallery.
• Support data entry and data review projects.
• Aid in the assembly of materials for exhibitions.
• Events support.
• Collaboration and support related to on-site events, both public and private, as well as exhibition openings.
• Special projects as requested.

What we would like you to have:

• An interest in contemporary art and the gallery’s program.
• A willingness to learn about the contemporary art market.
• The ability to work well with a team.
• Highly personable, focused, and hardworking nature.
• A positive, helpful, team-player attitude.
• Ability to exercise diligence and discretion, be extremely organized, and possess a strong sense of time management.

This internship is expected to last approximately five months, beginning ASAP and ending at the end of March. The schedule will be 3 days per week from November through December and 5 days per week from January through March. The gallery is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10AM – 6PM, with additional hours for occasional evening events. All interns are paid LA minimum wage of $18.42/hour. No lodging or commuting expenses will be provided.

David Zwirner is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Gallery is firmly committed to equal employment opportunities in all facets of its operations. The Gallery makes decisions concerning hiring and terms and conditions of employment without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable law.