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Art Consultant /Artist Manager/Art Curator/Gallery Director

Barakat Gallery HK Limited

  • Company Industries:Wholesale / Retail

Job Information

  • Post Date:2019-01-21
  • Career Level:Middle
  • Location:Central
  • Salary:Base salary + high commissio
  • Employment Type:Contract, Freelance, Full Time, Internship, Part T
  • Job Function:Customer Service - Supervisor/Officer  General Management  Public Relations - Event Management  

Job Description

Job Summary

  • Further to our expansion in business to "fresh territory this is an exceptional opportunity to gain valuable experience by working full-time in one of the most prestigious and worldwide renowned ancient and contemporary art galleries.

Person specification and qualifications

  • The ideal candidate will have successfully completed studies relevant to History of Art and/or Art Management for Fine or Visual Arts. A superior academic qualification in the same sectors is also much desirable.

Responsibilities and Duties

Main Responsibilities

  • Handling client enquiry and make sales
  • Planning, developing, presenting and managing smaller or larger scale projects relative to exhibitions, energetically liaising with internal and external collaborators.
  • Organise the hire and/or purchase and maintenance of equipment required for exhibitions
  • Compose and provide exhibition information and relative material to the other sections of the gallery as well as handling and referring exhibition-related and artwork- related enquiries
  • Collate marketing/publicity/catalogue material, including liaising with the exhibition team, art lenders, designers, photographers, art publishers, etc.
  • Prepare condition reports and regularly undertake condition checks
  • Proactively and dynamically contribute to the further development and management of the gallery

Duties may include

  • A wide range of day-to-day organizational and administrative tasks, focusing on arts marketing, managing the gallery's incoming and outgoing stock.
  • Actively involved in the appearance, maintenance and facilities of the gallery on a daily basis, to ensure it runs efficiently and smoothly.
  • You will daily report and liaise with Mr. Barakat, not only known as one of the world’s most important collectors and dealers of ancient art but  a prolific and accomplished artist  himself, and his team of collaborators in both London, Beverly Hills and Seoul.

Qualifications and Skills

Key Skills

  • Ideally, you must have a proven track record of working experience in a museum or art gallery or art foundation in a similar role, both or either in Hong Kong as well as abroad, for a period of at least five years.
  • Besides the qualifications of a strong academic background with exceptional research skills, you need to come with great experience in handling a variety of artworks of diverse material.
  • You should be fluent (oral and written) both in Chinese (including Cantonese & Mandarin)  and English. A third language would be of a great advantage.
  • Motivation and creative flair, with an attention to detail are a must
  • You must have great communication and negotiation skills, you must be supremely able to build and maintain relationships as well as enjoy working effectively and evolving within a team
  • You must also be a focused individual and a flexible professional, with knowledge and a genuine interest in ancient and contemporary art.

Job Type: Full-time

Job Location: Hong Kong Island

Required education: Master's

Required experience: art gallery, museum, auction house: 5 years

Required languages: Chinese English Cantonese

Company Info

www.barakatgallery.com

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