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Gallery Assistant

Tim Melville needs a friendly (and very organised!) assistant to work alongside him in his Auckland dealer gallery.

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Tim Melville Gallery

Closes

Mar 28, 2025

Posted on

Mar 12, 2025

Opportunity type:

Full time employment ,

Region:

Auckland ,

Written by

Tim Melville
Mar 12, 2025

Tim Melville needs an Assistant to manage the Gallery’s office and admin, as well as to be a friendly welcoming face for our front of house.

 

The position is multi-faceted and rewarding and you will build invaluable connections with a broad range of art world professionals.

 

Alongside daily face-to-face and email interactions with the gallery’s clients you will work with emerging, mid-career and senior New Zealand, Māori, Pacific and Aboriginal artists.

 

The job also entails stockroom and website management and the cataloguing and packing of artworks.

 

Your attributes include:

 

A working knowledge of contemporary New Zealand and International art 

A particular interest in Toi Maori 

Excellent written and oral communication.

Excellent organisation and a strong eye for detail.

You must be comfortable working alone.

You must be familiar with Microsoft Office, Adobe and Photoshop. 

 

Depending on the exhibition programme flexibility may be required in terms of the hours and days worked, however the job will entail no less than 37 hours per week. 

 

Previous gallery experience is desirable. 

 

Starting mid-May 2025

 

Please email a covering letter with your CV and the names of 2 referees to tim@timmelville.com

 

Closes Friday 28 March