Warehouse Assistant/ Art Handler (full time/ part time) – 3812 Gallery

3812 Gallery

With gallery spaces in the heart of Hong Kong and London, 3812 has both Europe and China written into its DNA.

We are recruiting a detail minded and attentive individual for the position of Warehouse Assistant & Art Handler. Your daily duties include load and un-load trucks, packing / un-packing of artwork, provide excellent service to our clients in our Private Viewing Room at our art storage facility. You will also be required to work effectively to securely receive, release, and process high value items from our facility.

Responsibilities:

• Handling Fine Art
• Manage overall artwork inventory/stock and logistic for the gallery, exhibition, events and sales.
• Basic duties include but are not limited to: Packing, installation, de-installation, condition reports, wall repair, and lighting.
• Ensure packing, handling and installation standards and protocols are met, as set by Artist or Lender.
• Up/Unloading trucks and crates from trucks, and daily moving of crates, artworks and other items in a safe and professional manner.
• Pulling artworks for release or delivery and putting away artworks in storage
• Care and maintenance of artworks, uphold safe storage solutions for inventory and arrange condition check and report when needed.
• Maintain inventory of tools and packing materials.
• Coordinate and purchase supplies from outside vendors, while tracking expenses and costs.
• General knowledge of consignment and loan agreements, including transport to museums, galleries, clients and artists.
• Conduct admin work included but not limited to release form, acknowledgment receipt , database management, artwork labelling, and document retention.
• Facilities maintenance (i.e. ensuring best practices with heavy machinery, security system oversight, lighting tracks and other problem solving).
• Responsible for receiving and releasing shipments and its arrangement.
• Coordinate local, domestic and international shipments of artwork and deliveries and manage relevant communications in a clear and seamless fashion, including customs documentation.
• Maintain warehouse consistency and cleanliness.
• Ad-hoc duties when required.

Requirements:

• High school diploma and college degree preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years of related experience working within the art logistic, gallery or museum background preferred.
• Fluent verbal and written English and Chinese (including Mandarin).
• Possess basic computer skills (MS Outlook Calendar, MS Word, MS Excel).
• Extensive experience safely handling and packing artworks with vast knowledge of installing artworks.
• Physical work and heavy lifting for typical 20 kgs per item, and able to working at height up to 4.5m on ladder or platform.
• Experience in artwork management, inventory management and logistic coordinator.
• Ability and willingness to work well within a team, as well as independently; enthusiasm and flexibility appreciated.
• Strong administrative, professional, organizational, confident, proactive, sociable and excellent attention to detail.
• A good team player who is responsible, result-oriented, independent, able to multitask and work to deadlines.

Visit www.3812gallery.com for more information.

Application:
If you are interested, please send your cover letter, CV and available dates to agnes.wu@3812cap.com with ‘Application – Warehouse Assistant & Art Handler – Full time/ Part time – Your Name’ subject line.