Seasonal Visitor Experience Host (NYC)

artechouse; New York (NY); On-site; USD 26,174; Part time

Job summary

A leading experiential art gallery in New York City is looking for a Seasonal Staff member to join the Visitor Experience team. You will serve as an ambassador, ensuring positive experiences while maintaining safety protocols for both art and visitors. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment, notably during weekends and holidays. This role offers $19 per hour and a chance to engage with innovative art installations.

Qualifications

• Experience in a visitor services or hospitality role is a plus.
• Ability to stand/move about in public spaces during shifts.
• Adherence to a dress code of black and white garments.

Responsibilities

• Act as an ambassador for ARTECHOUSE through positive customer service.
• Welcome visitors and deliver an introduction talk.
• Ensure the safety of the artwork and guests on the gallery floor.
• Maintain knowledge on current installations and artists.

Skills

Excellent oral communication

Interpersonal skills

Flexibility and positivity

Ability to learn ticketing software

Crowd management

Tools

Ticketing software

Office software

Job description

We are seeking a Seasonal Staff to be part of the Visitor Experience (VE) team in our New York City location. VE Hosts act as the ambassadors of ARTECHOUSE and are responsible for ensuring positive visitor experience as well as the safety of the art and technology. Weekend and Holiday availability required.

CORE RESPONSBILITIES

• Act as ARTECHOUSE ambassador to the general public through positive and timely customer service for all of our visitors both in person and over email.
• Work collaboratively with the team to ensure positive visitor experience.
• Welcome visitors and deliver an introduction talk to position their experience.
• Ensure the safety of the artwork and other guests by being a vigilant presence on the gallery floor.
• Maintain a well-informed, working knowledge on the topic of the featured artist(s), installations on view and the digital medium overall.
• Perform opening, closing and mid-shift duties to ensure a clean and ready space for the visitors.
• Utilize ticketing software in order to assist guests with ticket purchases, check‑in and other ticketing needs.
• Proactively engage with visitors to assist with their experience.
• Manage crowd control and visitor traffic flow with the ability to anticipate opportunities to assist visitors and allow for as smooth an operation as possible.
• Educate people about ARTECHOUSE’s mission and current installation.
• Embody and exemplify the values of ARTECHOUSE in every interaction with visitors.

WHO YOU ARE

• Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills.
• Flexibility and positivity in dealing with new experiences and people.
• Comfortable with speaking to small groups of people.
• Experience with, or ability to learn, ticketing and office software.
• Ability to spend shifts walking/standing/moving about in public spaces.
• Available to work weekends, holidays, and evening hours.

REQUIREMENTS

• Previous experience in a visitor services role or in a hospitality position a plus.
• Staff must adhere to a dress code of black and white garments.

COMPENSATION

$19 Hourly

WHO WE ARE

We are a growing team of creatives and innovators who dream big. We are ambitious, hard working and value ideas and execution. We believe in our mission and every day we work hard to make the impossible possible in our effort to push creative innovation all while empowering, educating and inspiring. We pride ourselves in working with some of the world’s groundbreaking artists, and together bringing to life experiential and immersive large scale installations and exhibitions to a global audience. Learn more about our core values https://www.artechouse.com/values

WE VALUE

We believe in the transformative power of art, science and technology and are committed to inspiring a new generation of genre‑pushing artists to create with technology, educating the public about these new, exploratory mediums, and empowering artists and partners with tools and platforms that support and amplify their work.

Diversity, inclusivity and hard work. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

* ARTECHOUSE will never interview job applicant candidates over a Wire App. If you are invited for an interview, you will be contacted by a member of our recruiting team from an email ending in artechouse.com