Gallery Manager

**Gallery Manager is responsible for the day to day sales and marketing areas of running the art gallery and will communicate directly with artists and dealers under the direction of the owners/Business Manager. The role of art gallery manager demands a combination of artistic awareness, business acumen, interpersonal skills and practical abilities**

The responsibilities include:

- Analyzes sales data/trends
- Giving detailed presentations on proposals and analyzing their effects upon implementation
- Motivating and inspiring employees to meet sales targets that match the company’s goals, including opportunity report.,Establishing daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly targets to act as a guideline that enables measurement of individual and group performance
- Hiring, training and orienting new hires
- Extending the client base
- Ensure smooth day to day running of the art gallery including logistics scheduling
- Managing day to day priorities along with scheduling.
- Working closely with individual artists, developing relationships with new artists, and extending relationships with established artists from the gallery roster
- keeping up to date with industry developments and market trends

Requirements and Skills
- Previous experience in gallery sales, management and leadership
- Ability to communicate, present and influence all levels of the organization, including executive and C-level
- Proven ability to drive the sales process from plan to close
- Proven ability to articulate the distinct aspects of products and services
- Solution forward thinking
- A comprehensive understanding of all aspects of gallery business management including accounting, marketing, sales and HR.
- A background in fine arts, art history, art education, or related field is required
- Excellent listening, negotiation and presentation skills
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills

**Salary**: From $25.00 per hour

Additional pay:

- Bonus pay
- Commission pay

**Benefits**:

- Flexible schedule

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Whistler, BC V8E1B8: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Retail management: 5 years (preferred)