Established in Venice Beach in 1975, L.A. Louver is currently seeking a full-time Sales Assistant to work alongside and support the gallery’s Directors.
 
This will be a perfect opportunity for an early career art professional who is interested in investing their energy, excellent judgment and creative problem-solving talents toward the gallery’s sales efforts within a highly collaborative team environment.
 
Essential: You’re innately detail-oriented, with superb communication skills (both in-person and written), a gift for advance planning and organization, the ability to tenaciously manage and meet deadlines, a strong research acumen, and enthusiasm for and knowledge of contemporary art.
 
Pluses: Experience and understanding of commercial gallery operations, sincere curiosity about the art market, and a long-term interest in developing a career in art sales.

This is a full-time, salaried position with full benefits.
Work schedule: Tuesday-Saturday, 10am – 6pm, plus additional hours as required.

Duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
·      Works closely with the Directors to develop and coordinate sales strategies
·      Performs client and institutional research
·      Tracks, synthesizes and documents client interest in database, generates interest/call lists to direct outreachand targeted mailings
·      Serves as point of contact for incoming sales requests and inquiries, coordinating responses
·      Conducts weekly Sales Meetings, including creating agendas/reports, taking minutes, and following up on action items
·      Assists Directors in sending and monitoring offers, including organizing images, fact sheets, press packs and all other relevant documentation
·      Responsible for post-sale tasks, including invoicing, communicating and memorializing terms
·      Collaborates with Directors on curation and conceptualization of Online Viewing Rooms, and works with Web master to oversee design and execution
·      Manages all online sales platform content (Artsy, Artnet) and coordinates responses to inquiries
·      Responsible for auction and art market research, including weekly auction alerts and real-time sales results updates
·      Performs sales and pricing research, and assists with art valuation appraisals as directed
·      Researches and confirms fact sheet information for incoming consignments and outgoing presentations
 

Qualifications:

– BA in Art History or related field
– Two years of experience in a contemporary art gallery, arts organization or relevant organization
– Proficiency in other languages would be an added value

Tech:
– Fluency in Mac OS, Microsoft Office Suite and G Suite required
– Familiarity with Artbase or other art collection database would be ideal
– Adobe Acrobat/Photoshop proficiency

To apply, please email cover letter and resume to work@lalouver.com.

Qualified candidates will be contacted directly. No calls or walk-ins, please.