Staff: Guest Experience

Node Foundation; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

NODE Foundation is seeking motivated individuals to welcome guests and guide them through experiences designed by the NODE team and collaborating artists in Palo Alto.

As a front desk ambassador, you will greet visitors, support gallery operations during events, and assist with exhibition design and installation when needed. You will help guests engage with digital and onchain art in a friendly, educational environment.

Qualifications

• Genuine interest in technology, art, or design with personal projects to showcase.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to connect with diverse audiences.
• Curiosity and enthusiasm for learning about digital and onchain art.
• Reliable, punctual, and able to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary front desk contact for guests.
• Support gallery operations during events, setup, guest assistance, and maintaining the visitor experience.
• Assist with exhibition design and installation support as needed.
• Guide visitors through NODE experiences, explaining artworks and helping them engage with digital and onchain art.
• Create a welcoming and educational environment for all visitors.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Guest engagement

Curiosity

Reliability

Flexible hours

Art & tech interest

Job description

We are looking for motivated and curious individuals to join our team and bring guests of NODE into the future. You'll work at the intersection of art, design, and technology to explain, educate, and guide visitors through experiences designed by the NODE team and the artists we work with.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for guests at the front desk, providing warm welcomes and answering questions
• Support gallery operations during events, including setup, guest assistance, and maintaining the visitor experience
• Assist with exhibition design and installation support as needed
• Guide visitors through NODE experiences, explaining artworks and helping them engage with digital and onchain art
• Create a welcoming and educational environment for all visitors

Requirements

• Genuine interest in technology, art, or design with personal projects to showcase
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to connect with diverse audiences
• Curiosity and enthusiasm for learning about digital and onchain art
• Reliable, punctual, and able to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, creative environment
• $35/hour
• Work in a startup environment on cutting edge technologies
• Opportunity to network and receive mentorship from industry-leading professionals
• Exposure to emerging trends and practices in digital and onchain art

About NODE

NODE is a nonprofit foundation dedicated to transforming how digital art is experienced. NODE is both an idea and a place - built with artists, by artists, and for artists.

NODE is the antidote to sterile galleries and stagnant institutions. NODE is part exhibition space, part learning lab, part cultural engine- designed to give digital art a home that matches its energy and potential. It challenges how we think about art, who gets to create it, and how we engage with it. It celebrates code as culture, and believes the future of art is collaborative, alive, and always evolving.

From Palo Alto to every connected device worldwide, NODE brings together a network of creators who understand that art has the power to bring us closer. We host experiences that evolve and deepen as more people engage. We create spaces - both physical and digital - that invite interaction, experimentation, and dialogue. We partner directly with artists to protect and preserve their code and creative legacy. We collaborate with universities and forward-looking institutions to nurture and inspire the next generation of digital creators. Because it takes a network to make art work.

Our Ten Commandments

• Have serious fun
• No one leaves empty-handed
• Bring a beginner's mindset
• Make people feel at home
• Everyone has something to offer
• Rules are meant to be broken
• Experience comes from doing
• There's always a place for Punks

Interview Process

• On-site interview & gallery visit (30 min)