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Newlands House Gallery
Newlands House Gallery opened in March 2020, and has staged eleven exhibitions of world class artists from the 20th and 21st century. The gallery occupies an 18th century townhouse in the centre of Petworth, a beautiful market town in the heart of the South Downs, noted for national trust art collection at Petworth House.
About The Role
As the gallery approaches its fifth anniversary, Newlands House Gallery is looking to recruit an experienced Gallery Director to take the gallery to the next phase of growth. The Gallery Director will represent the gallery locally, nationally and internationally, supporting the gallery's ambition to stage world class exhibitions and events focussed on great artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Responsibilities
The Gallery Director will be responsible for establishing a programme of three exhibitions a year and will use their strong network of artists and gallerists to assist in the success and reputation of the gallery. The gallery holds non- national museum status with the Arts Council, and the Gallery Director will be responsible for ensuring that environmental conditions are properly managed and security maintained and ensuring that the UK facility agreement with the Arts Council is maintained and renewed.
Other:
- Liaise with the marketing and communications department to develop audiences, including specific campaigns
- Liaise with the Events Manager to arrange events at the gallery including private views, dinners, talks, presentations and gatherings
- Ensure the smooth running of the operations of the gallery, working in harmony with the Gallery Assistants and CEO
- Extend and manage the subscriber base to increase the number of art pass holders and improve our loyalty programme Keep up to date with industry developments and increase awareness of the gallery in the arts world
- Manage a team of gallery assistants to provide career development and motivational support
- Liaise with the CEO and Finance Director to maintain and renew the Temporary Admissions account with HMRC
- Oversight of the gallery shop and gallery merchandising to ensure the gallery maximises online and in store retailing General administration including budgeting.
Qualifications & Skills
- Suitable candidates should hold a Batchelor’s degree or Master's degree in the arts, whether history of art, art business management or related topic
- Substantial experience in management of an art gallery and art sales
- People management experience with excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong organisational skills and a positive engaging personality to lead a team
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Teams, Outlook, Excel,)
- Knowledge of or willingness to learn software packages.
We Offer
- Holiday entitlement is 28 days per annum including Bank Holidays for fulltime roles.
- Holiday is calculated on a pro-rata basis for part time roles.
- Learning and development opportunities
- Staff discounts at all group outlets
- Refer a Friend Scheme Bonus of £100
- Company Pension Scheme
- Employee Assistance Scheme
LOCATION: Petworth, West Sussex
EMPLOYMENT: Permanent, Full time
HOURS: 40 hours per week, Monday to Sunday based on a rota
SALARY: Dependent on skills and experience
