Gallery Visitor Experience Associate (Weekend/Evenings)

City of Burlington, Vermont; Burlington (VT); On-site; USD 19,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

City of Burlington seeks a friendly gallery staff member to engage visitors at the Church Street gallery, providing art interpretation and information about BCA programs. The role involves assisting with installations, merchandise sales, and visitor surveys, with training provided in museum best practices.

Shifts are mainly Saturdays and Sundays, with occasional evening hours. The position supports diversity, equity and inclusion, and requires strong communication, reliability, and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and ongoing training.
• Strong interpersonal and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work weekends and evenings.
• Professional, reliable, and punctual.
• Experience with art installation is a plus.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Open galleries and ensure artworks and spaces are ready for public viewing.
• Welcome visitors and orient them to exhibition locations and themes.
• Support gallery volunteers onsite.
• Provide information about BCA programs and services as needed.
• Implement simple visitor surveys and collect feedback.
• Sell merchandise and artworks.
• Close galleries, secure the building, and activate alarms.
• Support installation needs at the BCA Center and off-site locations.
• Provide administrative support for exhibitions and programs when not assisting visitors.

Skills

Diversity & inclusion

Interpersonal communication

Weekend/evening availability

Professionalism

Teamwork

Independent work

Art installation experience

Job description

BCA is looking to add an active, qualified member to our gallery staff team to share high-quality contemporary art with the public and support a dynamic exhibition program. The primary responsibility of this position is to provide friendly audience engagement and customer service at our Church Street gallery, offering art interpretation and information about BCA programs. Gallery staff have the opportunity to assist with exhibition installations, both in the BCA Center and within the community, and to support programs and other tasks as needed. We provide training to help you feel confident in museum best practices. Gallery staff shifts occur primarily on Saturdays and Sundays, with one or more evening shifts per month.

Union Affiliation:Non-Union
Pay Grade:$20.50 Hourly
Remote Tier 1: Zero (0) days remote/week.

• Open BCA Center building and galleries and ensure art works and spaces are ready for public viewing
• Welcome visitors and orient them to exhibition locations and themes
• Support gallery volunteers onsite
• Provide information about BCA programs and services as needed
• Implement simple visitor surveys and solicit general feedback
• Conduct sales of merchandise and art works
• Close galleries, secure, and alarm building
• Support installation needs at the BCA Center and off-site locations as needed
• Conduct administrative support for exhibition and other BCA programs when visitors are not present

• Ability to actively support City diversity, equity, and cultural competency efforts within stated job responsibilities and work effectively across diverse cultures and constituencies
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion as evidenced by ongoing trainings and professional development
• Ability to work weekends and eveningsrequired
• Strong interpersonal and oral communication skills required
• Experience with art installationpreferred
• High level of professionalism required, including punctuality and reliability
• Ability to work both independently and within a team

Promoting a culture that reveres diversity and equity.

The City of Burlington is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we are strongly committed to creating a dynamic and equitable work-force that mirrors the population and world that we serve. We do not discriminate on the basis of political or religious affiliation, race, color, national origin, place of birth, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, crime victim status, veteran status, disability, HIV positive status, or genetic information in employment or the provision of services.

In addition to being an equal opportunity employer we actively encourage applicants who can contribute to our growing diversity to apply.

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